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Old 08-09-2010, 05:30 PM
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Hi Murm,

Nope - didn't buy it at big al's. Had the tank for almost 3 months now.

On another note...just noticed this morning some of my base rock is starting to turn purple . Thats "Coraline Algae" correct? This thing is finally starting to take off!
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Old 08-09-2010, 07:33 PM
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Trying to cure HA with livestock is like taking aspirin when you have cancer -it may make you feel a bit better but it's doing nothing to cure the underlying problem.

HA is caused by excess nutrients in the water and light. Remove either of those and it will die. Since other things in your tank need light, you're best to remove the excess nutrients

The good news is that in a new setup it's normal to have less than ideal water parameters. Use good water (RO or Ro/DI) and do regular water changes and learn to test your parameters regularly. It'll take a while but it will go away eventually.

I had bad HA when I started and it vanished. Recently, it's back so it means I slipped somewhere.

Manually removing as much as you can will certainly help (it'll make you feel better too !). Putting a Sea Hare in there temporarily (they will starve and die when the HA is gone) will also help. Some LFS rent them so ask around.
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Old 08-09-2010, 07:36 PM
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Hi Murm,

Nope - didn't buy it at big al's. Had the tank for almost 3 months now.

On another note...just noticed this morning some of my base rock is starting to turn purple . Thats "Coraline Algae" correct? This thing is finally starting to take off!
Ok good....seen a guy in there last week buying a bow front, rock sand and wanted to buy fish and coral for when he got home to set it up
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i had nasty hair algea for the first 3 weeks, picked up 8 turbo snails and an emerald crab and its all gone, now my coral beauty has nothing to pick at. Haven't had an out break in the past 2 months. Once you get your levels all in check it should work its way out of your system.
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Ok good....seen a guy in there last week buying a bow front, rock sand and wanted to buy fish and coral for when he got home to set it up
some people just dont know what they are getting into. I know first hand. but was very patient with everything, only had rocks and water for the first 3 months. Everything is now going great!

I would just hope the LFS would tell them no.
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