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Old 01-31-2005, 09:29 PM   #1
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Green stuff growing on my rocks


Ok, I have a10 gal nano set up going right now thats been up for a month and a half. I had a thirty gal reef set up but had issues with space so I took it down and went smaller for the time being. Anyways I have this alge growing on my rocks and I can't seem to get it to go away. Its not like a hair alge or anything, its just a thin layer of green on my rocks that I cant even rub off. My water is perfect. I check all my levels at least weekly, do all the proper water changes ect. I have 110 watts of p.c. lighting on the tank. I have tried to limit the amount of light on the tank to see if that would take care of the alge but don't want to go less than 7 hours/day because of my crocea clam. I am adding liquid calcium every other week, magnesium every other week and bioplankton. I think the bioplankton is the problem. I can post a pic if needed. I want to get this problem solved so I can start adding more corals and what not to my tank.
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Old 01-31-2005, 10:11 PM   #2
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Does it look like the rock has been dyed in a way? Or is it a layer of fuzzy stuff? A pic would help a lot; on my smoother live where there is no coralline it is a green color (dyed looking), which is not detrimental in any way. Im sure it's no big deal, photo will help a lot.
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Old 01-31-2005, 10:31 PM   #3
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Ya it kinda looks like its dyed. I know its probablly not a problem but it ruins the astetics of the tank. I will post a pic tomorrow cause I am at my girlfriends place right now.
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Old 02-01-2005, 01:22 PM   #4
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There are lots of snails that will eat green film algae, if thats the problem. How much flow do you have in the tank?
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A couple of turbo snails can take care of that.
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Old 02-02-2005, 12:12 PM   #6
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Ok, someone is going to have to tell me how to put a pic on this site. Anyways I have alot of flow in my tank. My filter is putting alot of current in the tank and I also have a small power head on the job. As far as turbo snail I have 5 of them and they don't seem to touch the stuff.
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I like to use the html image tag, but you can also attach your photos to your post
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