View Full Version : What can help me keep algae under control?
Soccer
04-04-2003, 5:13 PM
About 3 months ago I added some grape curpela(spelling:confused:). Anyway it got out of control and I spent hours pulling the stuff out after it was drounding out my corals. Now that most has been plucked out It is starting to grow again. I am looking for some critters to get rid of it? It's a 30g reef with 1 true perc, couple turbos and hermits.
Thanx b ;)
Boogiechillin
04-04-2003, 5:53 PM
I personally wouldn't attempt to eradicate it - all that growth corresponds to a whole lot of nitrate and phosphate that you were able to remove without having to worry about water changes or nuisance algae growth. Healthy caulerpa growth just means that you're pulling nutrients out of the water as fertilizer instead of watching your corals & inverts suffer due to elevated nutrient levels. Yeah, it isn't much fun going in elbow deep every week or two to trim it down, but it beats lugging water change buckets more frequently. ;)
Soccer
04-05-2003, 10:02 PM
Yeah amen to that. I think when I move and get more room I am gonna set-up a fuge and.... abigger tank:D:p
Thanx booogie!;)