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Chad 10-07-2003 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by teevee
I am beginning to get coraline algae on my back now. I mean my tank, not my body.

Speaking of algae though, my strawberry conch is really doing his job these days. Every few days I get little patches of cyano for some reason, but as soon as he finds it, an hour later it's all gone. I think it's a nutrient problem.
I would love it if someone could figure out my cyno problem.. I have done everything under the sun and still cannot get rid of it..

Chad

Quinn 10-07-2003 07:14 PM
Well right now my main problem is rampant macroalgae, mainly a mixture of dictyota and sargassum. I attacked it the other day with a toothbrush, basically just uprooting it (dictyota grows in loose mats), and I think I made good progress. If I do that a few more times I should be pretty much good to go. After that I am going to worry about microbubbles originating somewhere in my plumbing, and only then will I address the cyano.

UnderWorldAquatics 10-07-2003 07:15 PM
most of my tanks get cleaned 2x a week, the large mag float cleaning magnets work well on smaller tanks 100gallons and less, the rest of the tanks get cleaned with different models of the algae free cleaning magnets, someone mentioned that they had an acrylic tank.... I clean acrylic tanks with algae free magnets with acrylic cleaning kits, works great and no scratches!

Chad 10-07-2003 07:29 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by teevee
Well right now my main problem is rampant macroalgae, mainly a mixture of dictyota and sargassum. I attacked it the other day with a toothbrush, basically just uprooting it (dictyota grows in loose mats), and I think I made good progress. If I do that a few more times I should be pretty much good to go. After that I am going to worry about microbubbles originating somewhere in my plumbing, and only then will I address the cyano.
Don't get me started on micro bubbles.. My H.O.T. Magnum is shooting them into my tank every couple of minutes.. its like its building it up.. driving me nuts...

Chad

Bartman 10-07-2003 07:42 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by teevee
I am beginning to get coraline algae on my back now. I mean my tank, not my body.
Isn't coraline OK though? :question:

Quinn 10-07-2003 07:47 PM
Yes I should have clarified, I don't scrub my back (hehe) because of the coraline.

Skimmerking 10-08-2003 12:15 AM
YA I CLEAN mine every day and the the back is done by my wife LOL :BIG:

kari 10-08-2003 01:24 AM
Once every week or so-ish. But I'm a little lazy I figure.

martym 10-08-2003 02:22 AM
Daily as well. I guess my algae problem isn't as bad as I thought. :confused:

sumpfinfishe 10-09-2003 07:21 AM
Me too please! :exclaim:

I clean the front and sides once a week!
The back never, except by a few different kinds of snails.
The bottom, never ever :razz:

cheers, Rich :mrgreen:


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