my algea

[MOX]

i am testing my photo posting skills
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/110373purple_algea11.jpg
an pretty ha

[zooqi]

Woww, it looks like you have alga and bacterica problem there. I will call you today if you are going to be around.

[MOX]

well thats just great
but i am free allday today watching the son today
here are some other picshttp://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/110373fd2.jpg http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/110373fd1.jpg http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/110373clown11.jpg
looks like the clowns hosting that crap

[MOX]

my phone is 322 0107
if you want to stop by just gimmy a call ill need to shovle the kids toys back to his room
hopefully i will be getting my turbos/hermits today if they arent lost

[Reef_Dweller_69]

Mo is that the same stuff that is in my tank?

[zooqi]

Yes, on the top left of your tank and if tangs can eat them that is good.

[Reef_Dweller_69]

After boiling that one big rock how long do it leave it in the change out tank water, and do I use a powerhead or not?

[zooqi]

You boil it and after it cools you should be fine putting it back in the tank. You might see some algae growing on it but it will go away.

[fishesRdelicious]

mox i noticed you dont have any sand, so is the whole tank bb
if so that might be the problem, there is alot of things you have to do compensate for the lack of sand
like big skimmer, flow,etc
also post your water parameters and your equipment
tangs dont eat this stuff i dont think anything does

[Reef_Dweller_69]

how long do you boil it

[zooqi]

If the water is boiling and you put the rock in it then wait untill it starts boiling again and leave it there for few minutes. Don't burn yourself and watch for kids around too. Does this look like something for DIY . MOX if you want I can take one of your rocks and boil it for you.

[Reef_Dweller_69]

Yes definately, I think this is a good DIY to show how to fix bad algae on rock with out the harm bleach. Boiling is better than toxic bleach any day.

[fishesRdelicious]

if you boil the rock it i'snt going to solve the problem and the algea will just grow back. you have to go to the sorce of the problem

[Reef_Dweller_69]

What could the sources be? I watch how I feed have very good water flow and skim ( get very good skimmate too), and my lights on at 9:30 of at 9. The one piece of rock had the green algae on it and the rest was plain base rock ( not live).

Mox when did yours start growing?

[fishesRdelicious]

well in mox's situation i think that his lack of sand is the problem. when doing barebottom you cant just suck all the sand out and expect everything to work. your taking liverock that needs the sandbed and putting it in a tank with none, so the rock doesnt have enough of the bacteria it needs on its own
check this out:
http://archive.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=650985
i am not saying you didnt do it right just that it might be the reason

[Reef_Dweller_69]

My tank has a 2" bed, so what could it be? Almost make me want to get all new rock. If I had the money I would get some new rock and replace 15 lb's. I hate to have to boil the one rock being it has a baby toadstool on it.

[fishesRdelicious]

what type of cleanup crew do you have
name your setup for me, all the equipment, water parameters, etc
there is a reason why algea grows so you can kill it
look in my gallery for the pictures of my tank a year ago and see the problem i had

[Reef_Dweller_69]

OK, 32lb's LS,aprox 40lb's LR (very nice coraline growing), 125+ obsoletus snails, 2 emerald crabs, 1-red foot turbo snail, 1- queen conch, 2-peanut worms, 1-peppermint shrimp,1-coral banded shrimp1-cleaner shunk shrimp, 1-LM Blenny,2-blue/green chromis, P-skimmer rated 180 gal (on a 35 hex), 130w pc, 914gph water flow, feed every other day, 10% water change once a week(haven't changed in a week though),
parameters are, ammo 0, NO2 0, NO3 0, PH 8.0, cal 460, temp 78-80.

By the way everything is moving to a new tank (55) this comming week.

[fishesRdelicious]

looks like everything is ok with the equipment, but i havent heard anything about those obsoletus snails, do they eat algea? with that many there shouldnt be any algea in the tank
in your case with only one or two pieces of rock with algea on it, then it might be best to just boil them and start over. that might be easier
if your moving the tank than just dont take the rocks that have algea on them to the new system

[Reef_Dweller_69]

The snails are illnassarius obsoleta aka (nassarius obsoleta, eastern mud whelk, and mud whelk). They are not algae eaters, but very good sand stirers and eat detritus. Mo might have a little more info than I do at the moment about this particular snail. The bury themselves in the sand bed therefore help keep thebed from becomming anerobic, and eat up any and all ( I do meam any and all) waste food left behind.
I really do need a good algae clean up crew, any suggestions where to get one?

[zooqi]

Algae will grow but that type of algae is just on one rock and it should come out. If is an algae that is nutrition and ligth source then it can be taken care of. If is algae that nothing will eat then it needs to come out. MOX has them around on different rocks but RD69 has most of it on one rock.

[Reef_Dweller_69]

OK, so I will boil the one rock. I'll try to frag that baby toad stool I found on it. The star polyps I can get those just about anywhere I guess, thanks guy's.

Mox, hope you get rid of that stuff with no problems.