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mr_angryeyes
12-24-2007, 1:12 PM
OK as far as i can tell this is FAUCHEA SP. no good info on it anywhere.anyone have this or delt with it? Gimme your opinion and thanx so much!
as far as I can tell it will grow anywhere without extremely strong current.My params are all good so I dont know wether to worry or not.
No I haven't, didn't you ask this once before? If so you went to RC and asked the macro experts there already right? And Bob Fenner too?
daayda3
12-24-2007, 2:23 PM
oo its kinda purty....
i have a little bit, but i just left it cause the inverts were eating it...lol
tamableanimal
12-24-2007, 2:27 PM
It appears to be Nitophyllum also known as Red Dityota. Do you have any herbivores in your tank? If it is most herbivores love it. Also helps with nutrient export.
mr_angryeyes
12-24-2007, 5:13 PM
that would be great news if its beneficial this is my stocklist
2 yt damsels
1 small clown
1 shrimp gobie
1 coral banded shrimp
1 mithrax
several blulegs and atreas
2 nassarius
3 gal fuge full of caluerpa
tons of pod and worms
Any suggestions for a herbivore for a small reef?? even if I have to remove it later due to growth?
trippkid
12-24-2007, 6:31 PM
I know you said about a small reef, but my yellow tang and Hippo tang eat the heck out of that stuff. I have only gotten it(hitchiker) on some pieces of coral and the tangs eat it up instantly. Gone within a matter of minutes.
Matt
Pufferpunk
12-25-2007, 12:04 AM
Ugggghhh! The dreaded red turf algae scourge! It can take over your tank & choke everything out. Try to remove as much of it by hand as you can. The only thing that will eat it is Mexican turbo snails (I know, I've tried everything). I'm fighting the battle with it daily.
mr_angryeyes
12-25-2007, 7:12 PM
ugggghhh!! is right! the stuff is impossible to remove from rocks! scrubbing under water only trims it! and i cant run it under tap water or ill kill the whole rock! hmmm... it maybe snail and fish shopping day tomorrow good thing my frags are ready to trade!!Thanx for all the info guys and gals I appreciate it greatly!! OH and Merry Christmas to all!!!!
Pufferpunk
12-25-2007, 8:49 PM
Be sure to pick off all that off your frag plugs or you'll have some very unhappy reefers in the future.
Too bad it spreads like wildfire.. Otherwise i'd love to have something of that color in my tank.. lol It is kinda purrtty :)
clown-lover
12-26-2007, 6:57 AM
What about doing what I had to do when I first got my tank and the rocks were covered by LHA.. Put them into a tub of saltwater with a power head and heater and place into a dark place. I used a closet. Leave it in there until the stuff dies off the rock and then place back into your display tank. Remove the rest from your sandbed etc by hand.
Pufferpunk
12-26-2007, 11:48 AM
This stuff is growing on every inch of my rock. Grows on the glass, equipment & even in my overflow. I remove as much by hand as I can & let the snails do the rest. Best I can do... I'm stuck with the stuff.
mr_angryeyes
12-26-2007, 9:08 PM
Well picked up a couple turbos.....Mikey I think he likes it!!
Pufferpunk
12-26-2007, 9:13 PM
Told ya! Believe me, I've tried everything...