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12-30-2002, 06:03 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: wash
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Oh horgie or any other algae expert
A friend is having a big problem with this algae overgrowing his tank, can anyone id it (I gave up on iding algaes) and possible a meathod for removal.
Mike
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12-30-2002, 11:10 PM
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Stress Monger
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Las Vegas, NV
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From the looks of it, it seems to hug close to the rock or whatever it's climbing, is this correct or does it also grow outward? Looks very similar to "gracilaria"...
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12-31-2002, 12:26 AM
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Birthday tracker
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Spartanburg, SC USA
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Mike, I've got that in my tank too  Turkey baster technique just isn't practical. I sure would like a solution too.
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12-31-2002, 08:45 AM
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A goof
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Plymouth, MN USA
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I have no idea what it might be, but have you tried getting a syiring with very hot RO water?
That might do the trick
Jon
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12-31-2002, 09:16 AM
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AKA Douglas Lowey
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Canadian
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Looks like a turf algae Mike. Besides the usual removal of nutrient "thingys", the only thing that worked well for me was, first, pick it short by hand, then add a pair of urchins & about 25 large deep water turbos.
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12-31-2002, 09:43 AM
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The Border Collie Mod
Join Date: Feb 2001
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Looks like Wrightiella blodgettii.
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12-31-2002, 11:17 AM
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Bubble Algae Warrior
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Maine
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i had some of that too (along with my hair algae) it looks kindalike red moss.... Lance (my urchin) ate that too  |
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12-31-2002, 11:59 AM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Windsor, Ontario
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Yep, red tuf algae (Gelidium pulsillum). Pretty tough to remove by hand and will keep spreading unless you can shade it or get a critter to eat it. Nasty.
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12-31-2002, 03:49 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: wash
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thanks folks
mike
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12-31-2002, 04:16 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Marietta GA
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What type of urchins eat that turf algae? I have some in my breeders tank I would like to get rid of?
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01-02-2003, 03:17 PM
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Bubble Algae Warrior
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Maine
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i havn't tried posting a pic here yet, but this is a pic of mine....
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01-02-2003, 03:21 PM
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Bubble Algae Warrior
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Maine
Posts: 4,362
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ok, good it posted...i don't know what type of urchin he is, but he does eat that maroon turf stuff, he glides over the bubble algae and eats some, and hair algae totally dissappears beneath him. Also, he really cleans right down to the rock, leaves little white/gray "railroad tracks" wherever he goes- but he also spends plenty of time cleaning the back glass at night so his trips to the LR aren't so frequent that they are really damaging...but people with a lot of coraline might not like this! I have very little, so i'm ok. |
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