Algae from H***

[Delphinus]

Well, good luck sorting it out.

[Aquattro]

Here is a pic of the newest plague in my tank. Anyone ever have this and successfully get rid of it??

[Beverly]

Brad,

It almost looks like some type of caulerpa, but probably isn't.

If this was in my tank, I'd turn off the powerheads while picking it off the rock with tweezers. Having no water flow while picking the stuff off will prevent bits that escape the tweezers from floating off somewhere only to begin growing somewhere else. The bits that do come loose from the tweezers can then be picked up as long as you observe where they fall.

Of course, this is the PITA method of removal To even make a dent in the stuff, you will probably have to go at it for as long as you can stand it every day for a week or more, depending on how bad the infestation is. Then, as it grows back, as it inevitably will, take another round at it. You may not remove it all, but at least you may be able to get it to a manageable state.

Wish I had a suggestion that made it go away without all that effort. Whoever said reefkeeping was a passive endeavor wasn't very well informed, ime

[Aquattro]

Bev, it comes off fairly easily in clumps, so no need to kill the current. I'm hoping the snails eat it, and I have some enroute from J&L now. Unfortunatley they were a bit short on turbos, but a small army of astreas might help. I also got 2 unknown snails from the LFS, and they eat everything they touch. I'd love to get 50 of these!!

[AJ_77]

Go snails go!

Brad, where does this stuff (and the other stuffs) COME from? I first thought "it looks like caulerpa" as well...

[Aquattro]

Alan, I think it came from the ocean....

Seriously, I had this stuff take over my frag tank last fall, and it smothered everything. I'm not sure how it got introduced to my tank, but likely from an addition of LR or some other new substrate (frag mount, etc). I don't think it's caulerpa, but I'm not an algae expert. My tangs used to eat it, but they've lost their appetite for it now.

[ldzielak]

Sure looks like Caulerpa less the "grapes", maybe your fish are just getting a taste for fine foods

Lee

[LostMind]

Is it slightly brittle and grow in clumps?

I had something very similar and it was really easy to remove. After a few times of ripping it off my rocks, it never grew back...

[StirCrazy]

Hey Brad, that stuff was on the two frags I got from Safari, the rabbit fish made short work if it.. like 2 hours and it was gone.

Steve

[ldzielak]

I have a Fox Face Rabbit Fish for you if you need Brad. He likes Pocillipora too. I got him/her from Christy a while back.

Lee