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09-27-2004, 09:34 PM
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How do I get rid of these?
I have noticed these 2 algaes growing in my tank all of a sudden... The red looks like Cyano to me, I have no clue as to what the yellow stuff is though. And because these are both growing flat across the sandbed they are hard to get pictures of... !!!!
The files are rather large, I tried to leave as much detail in as I could!   Ugh!!! these are some crappy pictures sorry guys and gals! |
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09-27-2004, 10:01 PM
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Did they just appear today? They both kind of look like cyano to me? Are they both is small patches together or are they spread out throughout the tank?
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09-27-2004, 11:07 PM
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Small patches for the yellow stuff... I can only see it in the one spot. THe red stuff shows up in maybe 3-4 places. I tried to blow it off a rock with a powerhead and the stuff didn't budge...
Geez, I get rid of ALL the aiptasia with a most excellent Copperband and now this! |
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09-27-2004, 11:25 PM
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Mike as you know, a certain amount of algae in a tank is to be expected and as long as it don't get into the "plague" amounts, you should not have any problems. If it starts getting into enormous patches, then you have to worry! I am guessing that all parameters are fine and the skimmer is producing?
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09-27-2004, 11:34 PM
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Yup everything checks out good, and skimmer is definately working. (Gotta be the WORST smelling stuff on earth!) I am thinking maybe I need some more current, I have the mag12 on return, and 2 402's in tank for circulation. I think a couple more powerheads in tank are in order!
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09-27-2004, 11:42 PM
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best of luck with the algae battle. Im in the process of that fight right now.
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09-27-2004, 11:48 PM
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Oh yeah you could definitely use to increase the overall flow through the tank it sounds like. I would vote for getting 1 Tunze 6060, you'll be impressed!
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09-28-2004, 12:03 AM
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Ya I am sure, but those things are HUGE!!! I could hide a lot of powerheads, that Tunze looks crazy... But then Maybe Ninong would part with his cheap???
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09-28-2004, 12:22 AM
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Ninong already parted with his.
Really they are not all that big if you ask me; sure they're a bit bigger than a MJ 1200 but for the extra flow it's worth it!  |
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