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Old 07-22-2011, 09:05 PM
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Angry How could I get rid of Grape Macro Algae!

I am really ****ed of , I remove the rock and scraped it even washed it with fresh water but they came back again I really dont know what to do, I search in the forums but could not find anything useful , some people like this stuff and even fish store sell it! but I dont like them , they grow really fast and take over the hole tank.

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Old 07-22-2011, 09:07 PM
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control your nutrients first and algae second.

do you test for nitrate or phosphate?
what size is the tank and what skimmer do you run?
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Old 07-22-2011, 09:09 PM
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Everything is under control the water chemistry is perfect , this is my only issue and it is not related to water chemistry
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Old 07-22-2011, 09:23 PM
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well, science might argue with you.
if you didn't have excess nutrients in your system, the algae would starve.

what test kit do you use for your phosphate?


Just saw this post of yours from a thread on the 11th...

My Tank is ReaSea MAX 34G, and I have only 5 small fish and corals.
My protein skimmer died 2 month ago but tank were running just fine without protein skimmer.

I would guess a lack of skimmer would be your most likely reason for this algae bloom.
If you're not running a skimmer, weekly 10% water changes should also do the trick.

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Old 07-22-2011, 09:38 PM
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I use API its something between 0 to .25
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Old 07-23-2011, 04:10 AM
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I use API its something between 0 to .25
You won't have readable measurements if the algae is utilizing the phosphates.
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Old 07-22-2011, 10:53 PM
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I am really ****ed of , I remove the rock and scraped it even washed it with fresh water but they came back again I really dont know what to do, I search in the forums but could not find anything useful , some people like this stuff and even fish store sell it! but I dont like them , they grow really fast and take over the hole tank.

You must of missed this one..........this is my question and responses.

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=76792
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Old 07-22-2011, 11:35 PM
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I did not missed that, I did brush the rock, but the came back after a week
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Old 07-25-2011, 03:52 PM
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I found out nice they get thicker it is easier to remove them from rock
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Hi did you end up getting rid of it all? I have the same problem right now and its really ****ing!
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