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06-07-2008, 05:20 AM
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Lawnmower blenny....
Ours attacks the stuff on sight..... Had a whole bunch growing on overflow box, power heads, return lock lines etc. He took care of it all... Cool little fish too! economical as well.... Better than any algae eater I ever had in freshwater........ good luck TJ
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06-07-2008, 05:39 AM
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What else do the blenny's eat besides algae?
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06-07-2008, 05:21 PM
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06-07-2008, 06:11 PM
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well i just went through the same exact thing the person i bought my established reef off of did not know how to work the lights so they had the actinic as the night moon lights and as a result the only thing to grow was algae and that kelp you have. i talked to a lfs employee about options and he suggested sea hare however they are ugly as sin instead i went with an emerald crab and an urchin, i got a snowball urchin with shorter spines and combined they work miracles. i still have a couple spots of algae but nothing near what it was (every rock was covered) and its only been two weeks and from what i have read once the algae is gone the urchin will readily take lettuce. the best part is they look much more appealing than a hare
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06-07-2008, 06:16 PM
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kdpuffer- thanks for the info. I have to agree, sea hare are horrible looking and I don't really want to put one in our tank. An urchin may be a better alternative.
dsaundry- I hope there's something as well. I guess I'll keep on doing some more research and see what I come up with.
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06-07-2008, 06:23 PM
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06-07-2008, 05:40 AM
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thanks for the replies...
niloc...unfortunately the regal is showing no interest in the algae. I will check the water tomorrow again, we use RO water and all of the cartridges and ro membrane were replaced when we started the tank. We are feeding a few things, we are mostly feeding frozen mysis, one cube a day and also some formula 2 flake. As for skimming, we are probably pulling out between 1-2 cups a day. We are doing weekly/week and a half water changes as well. I will look up that other type of algae as well. I hope we will be able to get rid of it. As for the lawnmower blenny...we're not sure if we want to go that route yet.
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