slim algae and anemone

[jonathan]

I recently got a bit of this brown slim algae in my tank from a LFS. It has not become a problem but has the potential. I want to get ride of it but don’t want to hurt my anemones. The alga reacts in that when the lights go out it goes away and when they are on it comes back. Can I turn my lights out for a few days to kill the algae and continue to feed the anemones silver sides or what have you or will they loss there symbiotic bacteria. Any suggestions on how to get it out would be great.

 

[tuningvis]

try cutting your lighting down or killing the lights for a night... IMO

 

[jonathan]

Originally Posted by tuningvis
try cutting your lighting down or killing the lights for a night... IMO
Thanks, I do of course turn my lights off for the night and they are on a normal daylight cycle. I have cut the lights for 2 days and it seems to help but not to get rid of everything and it comes back. And I dont want to hurt my anemones. What have other people done to fix this problem.

 

[laddy]

You may want to post this in the Clownfish and Anemone board.....you'll probably get a better response.