Bally's 40B

[Ballyhoo]

Looks great as usual Bally! I added some ID's in case they help.

Thank you Greech!! Spot on with the ID's as usual



here are some more photos including the rest of the corals.
FTS:

A green fuzzy mushroom that my clowns host:

Digitata:

Green Acans (color morph names are always welcome ):

Red/green purple brain in the rear, Rainbow acans on the right and a light icy blue acan on the left:

Red acans:

Zoas:

Sunset Monti, purple birds nest and some kind of sps:

Purple tip sps, and a confusa coral:

 

[Ballyhoo]

Fighting a losing war with Gelidium algae...don't know how it got in but it is taking over

 

[tolawdjk]

Interstingly enough I was doing some reading last night and ran across a discussion on this algae. Mexican turbo snails seems to be effective. However this is entirely anecdotal and i have no personal experience.

 

[Ptrick125]

Cool corals!


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[Ballyhoo]

Interstingly enough I was doing some reading last night and ran across a discussion on this algae. Mexican turbo snails seems to be effective. However this is entirely anecdotal and i have no personal experience.

Bf hates turbos because of how much they knock things over... he wants to try a tuxedo urchin (which I think will do the same thing, but there's no changing his mind) and some emerald crabs. I think that it will eventually come down to the turbos...just have to wait and see lol

Cool corals!


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Thanks!!

 

[Khemul]

The Tuxedo wont do the same as the Turbo. A Turbo knocks things over by accident as it eats. The Tuxedo will actively search out your frags and turn them into fashion accessories...

 

[Ballyhoo]

Here are some more pictures!!

 

[Ptrick125]

How much do you usually spend on your corals?


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[Ballyhoo]

How much do you usually spend on your corals?


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The 3 montiporas, the acans, and one of the riccordia. The rest were free frags from the local club.
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[greech]

I feel your pain Bally. I have almost the same issue going. Just about 4 years with no significant issues and then I get got hit with turf and bubble algae. The good news is that my corals have never looked better ! The tux urchin is really your best bet and as long as your frags are glued down, the tux won;t be able to try them on. I also have 2 large turbos in my tank and they have never knocked anything down (agin, the frags have to be glued).

The only other think I can suggest is peroxide. Either a whole tank treatment, targeted rock dipping (not corals) or draining the water level down and applying the peroxide to affected areas before refilling. There are a couple of really good threads out there on this and I highly recommend that you read them thoroughly if you decide to go this route. Lots of people have had excellent success with peroxide.

FWIW, your corals look great!