alage on tank glass????
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jerryatrick
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Manual removal... I have 3 turbo snails and they still can't keep up. What kind of lights to you have and how long are you running them during the day?
girlina4x4
Member
I just use a magnet to get it off. But to prevent it, decrease lighting periods, increase flow, and cut back on feedings.
tdog7879
Member
Originally Posted by JerryAtrick
http:///forum/post/2730310
Manual removal... I have 3 turbo snails and they still can't keep up. What kind of lights to you have and how long are you running them during the day?
216 watts t-5 on a 90 gall....light are directly on top of the tank and run on a 9 hr day. I guess i should have said it was a upgrade to light fixture but everyday i have to use my magnet and my corners are real bad. I also have 1 turbo snail and 1 zerba snail (huge). Do you think adding more water flow slow it down???? Will the green crust like alage turn into purple after tiime?
http:///forum/post/2730310
Manual removal... I have 3 turbo snails and they still can't keep up. What kind of lights to you have and how long are you running them during the day?
216 watts t-5 on a 90 gall....light are directly on top of the tank and run on a 9 hr day. I guess i should have said it was a upgrade to light fixture but everyday i have to use my magnet and my corners are real bad. I also have 1 turbo snail and 1 zerba snail (huge). Do you think adding more water flow slow it down???? Will the green crust like alage turn into purple after tiime?
jerryatrick
Active Member
Originally Posted by tdog7879
http:///forum/post/2730378
216 watts t-5 on a 90 gall....light are directly on top of the tank and run on a 9 hr day. I guess i should have said it was a upgrade to light fixture but everyday i have to use my magnet and my corners are real bad. I also have 1 turbo snail and 1 zerba snail (huge). Do you think adding more water flow slow it down???? Will the green crust like alage turn into purple after tiime?
If it is really bad then I would slowly decrease your lighting schedule and increase the flow. I don't think that the green crust like algae will turn purple.
I have to clean my glass every other day.
http:///forum/post/2730378
216 watts t-5 on a 90 gall....light are directly on top of the tank and run on a 9 hr day. I guess i should have said it was a upgrade to light fixture but everyday i have to use my magnet and my corners are real bad. I also have 1 turbo snail and 1 zerba snail (huge). Do you think adding more water flow slow it down???? Will the green crust like alage turn into purple after tiime?
If it is really bad then I would slowly decrease your lighting schedule and increase the flow. I don't think that the green crust like algae will turn purple.
I have to clean my glass every other day.
tdog7879
Member
Originally Posted by JerryAtrick
http:///forum/post/2730395
If it is really bad then I would slowly decrease your lighting schedule and increase the flow. I don't think that the green crust like algae will turn purple.
I have to clean my glass every other day.
with what??
http:///forum/post/2730395
If it is really bad then I would slowly decrease your lighting schedule and increase the flow. I don't think that the green crust like algae will turn purple.
I have to clean my glass every other day.
with what??
bizzmoneyb
Member
even with decent flow in my tank i have to clean the glass every few days with my mag float, and use this cleaning kit i bought that is a pole with different shaped pads that help with the corners, etc.
socal57che
Active Member
There are different colors of coralline algae. (green, pink, white, purple, red) I use a magfloat every few days and a metal blade scraper when it gets too too hard for the magnet.
I visited a fellow reefer who was using a magnet with a heater in it. It killed the coralline then it turned white and came right off. WAY KEWL!
I visited a fellow reefer who was using a magnet with a heater in it. It killed the coralline then it turned white and came right off. WAY KEWL!