O.C.'s Pellet questions and answers!

[DiverDude]

Anyone have algae problems after starting pellets ?

I started getting several different types within a week of starting the pellets: red stringy stuff (cyano?) and the clear bubbles -some stuck to rock, some on the end of small tethers (like a marine buoy) (Diatoms ?) but worst of all, the Hair algae I'd finally gotten rid of is back with a vengence.

[Lance]

Originally Posted by DiverDude

Anyone have algae problems after starting pellets ?

I started getting several different types within a week of starting the pellets: red stringy stuff (cyano?) and the clear bubbles -some stuck to rock, some on the end of small tethers (like a marine buoy) (Diatoms ?) but worst of all, the Hair algae I'd finally gotten rid of is back with a vengence.

I got a little bit of cyano and some film algae but it went away after a week.

[DiverDude]

I started dosing Coral Snow a few weeks ago as well. Any chance the combination of the 2 has caused all these algae problems ?

[christyf5]

Originally Posted by DiverDude

I started dosing Coral Snow a few weeks ago as well. Any chance the combination of the 2 has caused all these algae problems ?

If anything I've found coral snow helps in getting rid of algae, not causing it. I've been using it to help get rid of green and red slime algae, not that its been helping but my corals look fabulous!