red algae problem

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hallo i have this problem and i dont know what to do every 15 days i take out the red thing but nothing hapent. PO4: 0 PH: night 7.90 day 8.30 CA:380-410mg/l Mg:980-1020mg/l Dh:6-7.the lights open from 15:00 to 21:00,
and they are new aqua medic T5 Reef Blue(open 1rst). T5 Reef White 10K(open 3rd) .T5 Reef White 15K(open 2ond).

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I think it looks awesome...lol. Send some my way.
 
Eek, which one are you talking about? The cotton candy stuff is called Asparagopsis and it is HIDEOUS. It puts green hair algae to shame. The other looks like a whorling brown algae of some sort. Looks too complex to be another type.

You need to raise your magnesium and alkalinity and preferably keep the calcium more consistent. You may also wish to consider phosphate remover--if you are growing algae, you have phosphate whether a test indicates it or not. Either the concentration is just enough to cause a problem or the algae is sequestering it efficiently enough to fool the test. You need phosphate remover to compete with that process.
 
i don't know guys. i think it looks great and the colors are something, i tell you. i wouldn't do anything to it, but if you don't like if too much, just move some to refugium by hand.
 
If you're interested in combating it further, introduce some Turbo snails to the tank (they love the stuff) and try increasing Iodine levels to 1.8ppm or higher. Dosing Kalkwasser will help reduce it over time, as well.

Edit: It does look very similar to Dasya baillouviana (Chenille Red Flame Algae), as well. If it's this type of algae, sell it. ;)
 
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I was expecting a pic of the normal red slime everyone deals with.... but WOW.. I agree, that stuff does look nice. Too bad it is a hair algae, which is not nice at all.

Besides Turbo's, Rainford gobies love that stuff as well... well, the love normal green hair algae.. I am just assuming they will like the red/pink stuff, but you know about assuming things.
 
Slappy*McFish said:
If you're interested in combating it further, introduce some Turbo snails to the tank (they love the stuff) and try increasing Iodine levels to 1.8ppm or higher. Dosing Kalkwasser will help reduce it over time, as well.

Edit: It does look very similar to Dasya baillouviana (Chenille Red Flame Algae), as well. If it's this type of algae, sell it. ;)
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It's far too compact to be D. baillouviana. I'm not sure it is Asparagopsis, but if it is, it needs to be taken care of now. Beyond that, I'll have to disagree a bit. Out of experience, turbo snails are hit or miss and I definitely don't recommend raising iodate/iodide levels that high--seawater sits at ~.06 ppm of all forms of iodine . Levels as high as 1.8 ppm can be plain dangerous, especially to crustaceans--not to mention it would be difficult to control properly (or test accurately).

Edit: Kalkwasser may help some, but it needs to be carefully and meticulously removed without getting filaments everywhere. Turn everything off when you do it. Honestly, I wouldn't do it without doing a water change, that way you can siphon the debris off.
 
Amphiprion said:
I definitely don't recommend raising iodate/iodide levels that high--seawater sits at ~.06 ppm of all forms of iodine . Levels as high as 1.8 ppm can be plain dangerous, especially to crustaceans--not to mention it would be difficult to control properly (or test accurately).
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I see. I wasn't aware that those levels would be lethal or dangerous to crustaceans....so forgive any bad advice I may have given. Not my intention.

BTW, here are my resources...
http://advancedaquarist.com/issues/mar2003/chem.htm
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/april2003/chem.htm
 
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