I highly recommend a scarlet. I've got one red scarlet that walks around all day eating algae. He just picks and picks most of the day, and does a pretty good job.

Is that the best pic you have of the algae ??


Wendell

So far. I can get a better one though, if you think it might help.

Good to see things are looking up Brad :cool:

I was starting to worry with you :sad:

I think that hermits may play a big factor on the algae cleanup. In my tank for the last 6 years I always try to keep about 25 or so and you know how big mine is :rolleyes:

As for the color, I would say it's a little on the bright side, what happened to the blue that you had in there :question:

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Hey Brad,

Good to hear things are finally looking up for you. :cool: You do have one of the best tanks around, its great to hear its bouncing back.
That damned brown algae is frustrating. I have it too (then again what algae, do I not have? :rolleyes: I checked in my Algae book by Sprung and it isn't in there (useless POS). Perhaps I'll have to check my Reef Inverts by Calfo. I haven't found anything to eat it so far but maybe I'll try the red scarlets as well. I only have an army of 2 at the moment.

Christy :)

Brad, the best I can suggest for the algae is urchins. Just keep placing them back on the algae if they wander off. Kinda have to watch small frags though and likely sell them after algae is gone.

Brad, Glad to hear your system is well on its way to a recovery.
I looks great.
I would try Margarita or Astria snails first. that way your not introducing something that may be undesirable in other aspect.

Jason

Doug, I think an urchin would be too destructive in there. I have one in my RBTA tank, and it knocks everything over. It even took off with my pink zoos!

Jason, thanks. I don't think hermits would be bad, and they're easy to catch if they get too nasty. I also find scarlets are never ay trouble, unlike their blue legged cousins.

I have the algae covering my entire tank as well.. Nothing has eaten it yet.. I have tons of hermits (several types).. I tried an urchin, tang and a toothbrush... no luck yet.. My rock is 90% covered in the same junk..

Well you're a bundle of sunshine, aren't you!! :razz:
I thought those hermits you got last time (blue somethingorother) ate it?