scrape off algae on LR?
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beaslbob
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some do scrub their live rock to clean it.
turbo snales will eat the hair algae and do a very good job of it.
As the algae is removed there will be less algae to consume nitrates, phosphates and carbon dioxide. As a result your nitrates will go up and possibly the ph drop. the best solution is to add plant life you desire to consume the nitrates feeding the algae. that way you have pretty plants not the ugly algaes.
turbo snales will eat the hair algae and do a very good job of it.
As the algae is removed there will be less algae to consume nitrates, phosphates and carbon dioxide. As a result your nitrates will go up and possibly the ph drop. the best solution is to add plant life you desire to consume the nitrates feeding the algae. that way you have pretty plants not the ugly algaes.
dacia
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As the algae is removed there will be less algae to consume nitrates, phosphates and carbon dioxide. As a result your nitrates will go up and possibly the ph drop. the best solution is to add plant life you desire to consume the nitrates feeding the algae. that way you have pretty plants not the ugly algaes.
I agree that this is a great way to get rid of your algae problem, however, rather than the main tank as he suggests, I feel that lots of plants are better kept in the refugium or the sump. They still do their job there, but they keep your tank looking more like a reef than a lagoon. But, it's all up to what you prefer...
I agree that this is a great way to get rid of your algae problem, however, rather than the main tank as he suggests, I feel that lots of plants are better kept in the refugium or the sump. They still do their job there, but they keep your tank looking more like a reef than a lagoon. But, it's all up to what you prefer...
dacia
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:joy: I just tested the "scrub with a toothbrush" method. WAHLAH. No algae on the LR. 
:happy: :cheer: I didn't take it out of the tank, though. I set up my HOB filter on the tank, and it sucked up all the hair algae I scraped off. Well, most of it. My firefish went after some of it, too.
:happy: :cheer: I didn't take it out of the tank, though. I set up my HOB filter on the tank, and it sucked up all the hair algae I scraped off. Well, most of it. My firefish went after some of it, too.
kevinf
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Originally posted by Dacia
:joy: I just tested the "scrub with a toothbrush" method. WAHLAH. No algae on the LR.
:happy: :cheer: I didn't take it out of the tank, though. I set up my HOB filter on the tank, and it sucked up all the hair algae I scraped off. Well, most of it. My firefish went after some of it, too. Wonder if Sonicare would work better.
trigger reid
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i use a brush i just take it out of the water and give it a good scrub and then put it back in my tank :speak:
