Red Algae Elimination

[ocreef]

Looking for everyone's thoughts on the following below: Its comments from ReefLand Moderator LEE. He had some thoughts on how to eradicate Red Algae, which is good, but it seems he wanted to make it well known that I do not have a clue as to what I am talking about. My thoughts: There are different methods throughout the entire hobby, that is the point of a forum on the subject; however it sounds like this guy needs a laxative. Posted directly below for you to read is his comments to me, from my Original Post which was "Red Algae Help Please". Notice his brilliant ingenious answers to me (sarcasm implied here). Of course he has closed the original thread so no one else can read it. However here it is below for everyone to see. Comments welcome. Thanks ocreef

Re: Red algae help please
This thread began some time ago and I'm closing it. Clearly ocreef you have no experience with how to get rid of algae, see my answers next to what you wrote for numbers 1-4. Also just to let you know this (last) posit is in considerable error in some cases and less than optimal advice in others:

1. Don't need nor use crabs. Crabs are about the last/low end of the clean up crew you want to use. Search and you'll find why they don't make good additions to a community tank.

2. Reactors are absolutely not needed with regards to controlling this. As stated above the only reason(s) are dead spaces in circulation. These bacteria don't like water circulation. Increase circulation is all that's needed.

3. Phosphates are not the prime problem so controlling them (for this bacteria) is not the solution. Reducing organics will help.

4. Macro algae consumes phosphates, micro elements, and organics. Again, phosphates aren't the problem. See 3. A properly sized skimmer and use of carbon will handle the organics.

These bacteria are relatively easy to control. Once the aquarium has matured some, just find where they are growing and remove them (physically) and change the circulation in the tank so that the area where they were are now in flowing water; also you may increase circulation overall or for specific areas.

NOTE: These bacteria do not use silicates. Diatoms use dissolved silica to form their shells. Diatoms is what makes up 'brown algae' that often plagues newly setup aquariums.


LEE

[MyNameIsJoe]

I have read the original thread and don't really see anything out of line with LEE's post. Lee has a lot of experience and is a pretty reliable source.

"Clearly ocreef you have no experience with how to get rid of algae, see my answers next to what you wrote for numbers 1-4." Not sure where you got this from. I didn't see this line in the original post.

Don't take stuff so personal. Lee read your response and disagreed with your advice. Hence, he felt compelled to give his own advice as not to leave readers mislead.

Not sure why this thread was posted under the topic of Tanks, Filtration, and Basic Equipment when it has nothing to do with equipment. Oh! just noticed, ocreefdotcom sells aquarium equipment.

Is this shameless promotion, or is it a true post? Either way, this thread will probably get moved. Maybe to.. "Anything but reefkeeping".

[Parrothead]

I have read the original thread and don't really see anything out of line with LEE's post. Lee has a lot of experience and is a pretty reliable source.

"Clearly ocreef you have no experience with how to get rid of algae, see my answers next to what you wrote for numbers 1-4." Not sure where you got this from. I didn't see this line in the original post.

Don't take stuff so personal. Lee read your response and disagreed with your advice. Hence, he felt compelled to give his own advice as not to leave readers mislead.

Not sure why this thread was posted under the topic of Tanks, Filtration, and Basic Equipment when it has nothing to do with equipment. Oh! just noticed, ocreefdotcom sells aquarium equipment.

Is this shameless promotion, or is it a true post? Either way, this thread will probably get moved. Maybe to.. "Anything but reefkeeping".

I too read the post, and no where does Lee state you have no experience, and yes you can still read what is there, However what I do see is your little link at the bottom to your company, all you are doing is trying to seel things through our forum without being a sponsor, personally I think you should be banned for that, but I'm not a mod, maybe one will read this and agree