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Old 11-25-2012, 07:54 PM
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Like I said its at the point where I'm not even enjoying it anymore. I remove as much as I can daily but it comes back so fast.....
I know what you mean, I have fought just about every pest algae out there. I have covered my tank up with a towel before now so I wouldn't have to look at it

Everyone telling you to lower your phosphates only goes so far. It sounds like your nutrient levels are already too low for your corals. Taking the rocks out and scrubbing during water changes helps (rinse the rock off in the old change water before placing back in the tank)
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Old 11-25-2012, 08:12 PM
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Have you tried turning the lights completely off for a few days? I've done this and it does help. Turbo snails are also helpful but are like bulldozers in the tank.
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Old 11-25-2012, 08:15 PM
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if you have a grazer and limit your light time, it might get everything under control... a friend used a couple emerald crabs
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Old 11-25-2012, 08:20 PM
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Have you tried turning the lights completely off for a few days? I've done this and it does help. Turbo snails are also helpful but are like bulldozers in the tank.
No I haven't I'm a bit nervous about it.
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Old 11-25-2012, 08:31 PM
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Ken, marie is dead right, your ha needs to be manually removed or the eying algae produces its own pollution.


Pull it all out even if it takes all day, refresh your gfo and clean your Skimmer. It will dossapear soon.

Hanna for phosphate to get a real reading.

Go blackout for 3 days minimum...no ambiant light.

Prodibio works but it wont harvest your algae you need to do that yourself, if you don't it takes ten times longer just waiting for it to die off
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Old 11-25-2012, 08:38 PM
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Manual removal helps but it'll still come back. It could still something in your rocks dieing from your Kent Carbon issue. If your upgrading anyways go rockless for a while and bite this in the butt.
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Old 11-25-2012, 08:55 PM
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Do I just need to get it all out to cook it? My tank will be ok (fish/corals) with now live rock for filtration?
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Old 11-25-2012, 09:04 PM
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Do half of your rock for now if you want and just do more water changes. I'm not a big fan of always putting my hands in the tank and disturbing things. Have you followed the Algeafix Thread? That dudes had good luck with his problem as well.
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Old 11-25-2012, 09:19 PM
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No i havent seen that one yet. If I black out the tank as well, will my corals mainly my remaining sps be ok? For how long lol..
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Old 11-25-2012, 09:29 PM
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Also my wife and I moved into my parents to save up for a down payment.. so space is non existent to set up buckets all over for cooking the rock. Would moving the rock to the sump blacked out with regular water changes serve the same purpose?
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