Algae on Birdsnest?
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Topic: Algae on Birdsnest?
Posted By: saltybuck
Subject: Algae on Birdsnest?
Date Posted: October 30 2010 at 12:55pm
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I got a frag rack to put in my tank to frag a birdsnest. Soon after I did, I had brown algae all over the frags. I tried to clean them off, but it just came back. I do not have the algae anywhere else in the tank. Does this mean they are dead? I have it close to the top. I have a 65 Gallon, 2 150W phoenix halides. 2 Koralia 3's, and 1 Koralia nano blowing right over the frag rack. Then my return pump is 900 gallons an hour, so I think i have good flow?
Thanks for the help...
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Mike
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Posted By: Laird
Date Posted: October 30 2010 at 3:49pm
I always have that problem on my high frag racks. What I do whenever it gets bad is take the entire frag rack out and dip it in vinegar and leave it out of the water for a day, the rinse it and put it back in. It's super clean, it's easy and works great. If your Frags are covered then I would just do a coral dip and put them somewhere in the tank where the crabs and snails can get to them.
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Indefinite hiatus from sw aquariums.
Once I have my glorious return I'll set back up the following.
50 Gallon rimless cube.
180 Gallons mixed reef paradise
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Posted By: Laird
Date Posted: October 30 2010 at 3:51pm
By the way, my tank doesn't ever get hair algae other than on the frag racks so I wouldn't worry that there is something wrong with your system.
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Indefinite hiatus from sw aquariums.
Once I have my glorious return I'll set back up the following.
50 Gallon rimless cube.
180 Gallons mixed reef paradise
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Posted By: CapnMorgan
Date Posted: October 30 2010 at 4:06pm
What is your frag rack made of? Eggcrate leaches phosphates for a couple months after hitting the tank, so expect hair algae to grow on it until it runs out of phosphates.
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Steve
http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40637&PID=356246" rel="nofollow - My Old 180G Mixed Reef
Currently:
120G Wavefront Mixed
29G Seahorse & Softies
Running ReefAngel Plus x2
435-8
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Posted By: Chad
Date Posted: November 02 2010 at 1:03pm
Is it a hairy algae or a slimey algae?
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What?! You pooped in the refrigerator, and ate the entire wheel of cheese?! I'm not even mad.... That's actually amazing!
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Posted By: Lewy
Date Posted: November 02 2010 at 1:17pm
I know this is someone else's thread but what is meant by a "coral dip?"
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40 gal w/ 20 sump
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Posted By: CapnMorgan
Date Posted: November 02 2010 at 1:26pm
It's always a good practice to dip all your new corals in a cleaning/disinfecting agent such as revive, coral rx, etc. before adding them to your tank. It will usually prevent you from getting pets like flatworms, red bugs, etc.
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Steve
http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40637&PID=356246" rel="nofollow - My Old 180G Mixed Reef
Currently:
120G Wavefront Mixed
29G Seahorse & Softies
Running ReefAngel Plus x2
435-8
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