Tank looking bad!!!

[foundanemo]

a few are snails but most are empty crab shell i bought. Again thanks for any help.

 

[gmidd]

Nice turn around!

 

[mopar9012]

wow, nice job. I dont know if I could turn it around to that.

 

[foundanemo]

so any advice on how 2 get rid of hair algae

 

[royal gang]

if your levels are right i would get a lawnmower blenny

 

[gmidd]

Originally Posted by foundanemo
so any advice on how 2 get rid of hair algae
I read that Pincushion Sea Urchins love hair algae.

 

[foundanemo]

thanks again all, i will continue to update on the status of my tank.

 

[sfoister]

Definately looks better than the first pic. Yikes. Good job there. Now it just looks like a snail graveyard.
***)

 

[beatlesfan]

Originally Posted by foundanemo
natural idiot
you mean natural fool. Anyone catch the referance?

 

[cyclops]

It is like night and day between first and second pic> how long do you run your lights?

 

[rbrockm1]

your first pic scares me. new ones are a lot better

 

[foundanemo]

Originally Posted by cyclops
It is like night and day between first and second pic> how long do you run your lights?
i was running them for like 11 hours which was a huge mistake.

 

[cveverly]

I think I would manually harvest the hair algae and try a lawnmower blenny if you have not already done so. I am a firm believer in macro algae in a sump. It seams to consume the nitrates and phosphates faster than the hair algae. However, not everyone has the room to run a sump. Just make sure you keep up on the water changes, maintenance on the RO filter and change your halides every 9-10 months.
BTW, great job on the recovery so far!

 

[foundanemo]

Alright here is an update for every one perc clown, lownmower blenny, toadstool and (green ricordea that are splitting). Take a look at the pics before and after. I wanna thank everyone for all their help.

 

[sign guy]

looks much better! did you win the ugliest tank contest

 

[foundanemo]

nope I feel I got cheated.

But it worked out in the end I got a happy tank. :happyfish

 

[azfishgal]

WOW!!! Great job. So what exactly did you do to change it? Will help those who might be having the same problem.

 

[reefkprz]

I'm thoroughly impressed..... I don't know what else to say.
maybe keep up the good work (or improving)

 

[peter1215]

Originally Posted by foundanemo
nope I feel I got cheated.

But it worked out in the end I got a happy tank. :happyfish
so how did you get rid of all that brown algae? Ive been getting a lot of green hair algae on my rocks and cant get rid of it

 

[foundanemo]

I have a few things I changed, RODI water 100% difference in algae control, daily maintenance, slowly build up my lighting amount.