Algae control in small system - Page 3

Canuckgod420 · #21 01-08-2012, 05:07 PM

Saw the system yesterday....looking freaking good!
Seems as though the few snails you have in there are doing a fine job buddy....give them time, they will get it done.

sunoka · #22 01-08-2012, 06:20 PM

+2 on the seahare.Quickest way to control the agee

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Originally Posted by ScubaSteve

+1 on the seahare.

PS. Dude, we haven't heard from you in a while. How's it been?

marie · #23 01-08-2012, 06:21 PM

Abalone are by far my favourite algae eaters.....they do get big but they are not as clumsy as turbos and very rarely knock frags over

Reefie · #24 01-08-2012, 08:13 PM

+3 on the Seahare! They are one of the most GENTLE creatures I have seen. It will knock over frags/corals that aren't affixed well, but on the ones that are, it will gently mow all the GHA right down to the rock. I've got 2 Tuxedo's that don't do as well as a job as the Seahare does!

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Originally Posted by sunoka

+2 on the seahare.Quickest way to control the agee

ashr · #25 01-08-2012, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by tang daddy

Running a phosban reactor with rowaphos or Gfo will help greatly aswell.

Id go with this idea.. and some turbo snails!

tang daddy · #26 01-08-2012, 10:24 PM

I suggested an algae scrubber to another member on here that had problems and it has worked very well for him, I am thinking of DIY ing one from a plastic waste bucket with a t off the return pump as I have enough room behind my tank....but first I want to see what Gfo can do as I bought a cheap reactor to try it out. I only have small tufts of hair algae in my display and my sump/refuge hardly grows any....

Millepora_Maniac · #27 01-12-2012, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by marie

Abalone are by far my favourite algae eaters.....they do get big but they are not as clumsy as turbos and very rarely knock frags over

I love them too, they are really expensive though (for a snail). I will get another one of those next time i am at J&L if they have any. I had two before but they died during my move.

Millepora_Maniac · #28 01-12-2012, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Canuckgod420

Saw the system yesterday....looking freaking good!
Seems as though the few snails you have in there are doing a fine job buddy....give them time, they will get it done.

Thanks buddy, i appreciate the encouragement. The snails are working i guess, but i still have algae. After so many years, i'm just sick of seeing it. LOL