beaker
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I have 2 tanks, both are having some algea issues...heres what i got
Tank #1
This tank is almost 3 years old. I bought it from a friend about 2 months ago (it was moved, water included) when i got it, there were no traces of algea in the tank. Now that ive moved it, i have a nice outbreak of brown algea (this came up within the last week) I figure its just a stage its going through, but is there anything i can do to make this clear up and stop it from becoming a bigger problem? Right now I only have a spotted hawk, bi-color blenny, stripped damzel, 2 percula clowns, and a anemone. (all which came with the tank)
Tank #2 (the big problem!)
This tank is about a year and a half old. It used to look like this:
I had to move about 6 months ago, it took the move pretty well, nothing died. About 2 months ago, i got this green stringy algea growning in it. I bought some more emerald crabs and a lawn mower blenny, as well as a rabbit fish. well, the rabbit fish died and the crabs and the blenny arent eating any of it. it has totally consumed my tank and i cant get rid of it.
I even tried this stuff recomended by my LFS, but it didnt work
Someone else suggested scrubbing my LR with a tooth brush and syphoning it out, but the problem is that i have a hundred or so baby brittle stars in there and they love to hang out in the algea
In this tank I have blue and red leg hermits, 2 large brittle stars and tons of babies, 2 emerald crabs, a cleaner shrimp, pepermint shrimp, lawn mower blenny and other fish that really dont apply to this.
As you can see here, its strangling my corals from all light, its kinda upsetting me and its a very bad eyesore in my livingroom. I didnt spend $$$ to harvest greens
-Brad
bradmartin1@hotmail.com
Tank #1
This tank is almost 3 years old. I bought it from a friend about 2 months ago (it was moved, water included) when i got it, there were no traces of algea in the tank. Now that ive moved it, i have a nice outbreak of brown algea (this came up within the last week) I figure its just a stage its going through, but is there anything i can do to make this clear up and stop it from becoming a bigger problem? Right now I only have a spotted hawk, bi-color blenny, stripped damzel, 2 percula clowns, and a anemone. (all which came with the tank)
Tank #2 (the big problem!)
This tank is about a year and a half old. It used to look like this:
I had to move about 6 months ago, it took the move pretty well, nothing died. About 2 months ago, i got this green stringy algea growning in it. I bought some more emerald crabs and a lawn mower blenny, as well as a rabbit fish. well, the rabbit fish died and the crabs and the blenny arent eating any of it. it has totally consumed my tank and i cant get rid of it.
I even tried this stuff recomended by my LFS, but it didnt work
Someone else suggested scrubbing my LR with a tooth brush and syphoning it out, but the problem is that i have a hundred or so baby brittle stars in there and they love to hang out in the algea
In this tank I have blue and red leg hermits, 2 large brittle stars and tons of babies, 2 emerald crabs, a cleaner shrimp, pepermint shrimp, lawn mower blenny and other fish that really dont apply to this.
As you can see here, its strangling my corals from all light, its kinda upsetting me and its a very bad eyesore in my livingroom. I didnt spend $$$ to harvest greens
-Brad
bradmartin1@hotmail.com
