Algae ID please

muck · #1 03-02-2007, 02:58 PM

Mexican Turbo Snails will make short work of that stuff.. (just make sure they are the Mexican variety as the others most likely wont touch it)

justinl · #2 03-02-2007, 03:59 PM

what about a foxface? In the RC thread some dude said he had a foxface that munched any kind of algae to no end. I plan to get a foxface anyways so that's why i ask.

Bartman · #3 03-03-2007, 02:31 AM

I have a Foxface in the tank now and he does not touch the stuff. He eats lots of other algaes but not the red cotton.

Der_Iron_Chef · #4 03-08-2007, 06:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by justinl

what about a foxface? In the RC thread some dude said he had a foxface that munched any kind of algae to no end. I plan to get a foxface anyways so that's why i ask.

Unfortunately, they'll also sometimes eat your corals!

Salinity Now · #5 03-09-2007, 04:01 AM

Scott, I too had the unpleasant duty of riding my tank of this ugly pestilence. Check your ph! I am willing to bet a boston cream donut and a XL double-double that it is lower than 8.2. I noticed that once my ph started to rise, (due to dosing Kalkwasser) this vile junk remarkably dissapeared.

Terry

Bartman · #6 03-10-2007, 10:19 AM

Well, my handheld pH meter shows 8.1, so.... I'll give it a try.

Thanks,
Scott.

Bartman · #7 03-08-2007, 06:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by muck

Mexican Turbo Snails will make short work of that stuff.. (just make sure they are the Mexican variety as the others most likely wont touch it)

I have called J&L, OA and other LFS here and they all say the Turbo Snails they carry are not the variety that will eat this stuff. Does anybody know where I can get them here? Failing that, where else could I get them?

Thanks,
Scott.