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Old 01/09/2008, 07:25 PM
jdmcivicek9 jdmcivicek9 is offline
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green hair algae on the eggcrate

does anyone else have this problem???its not a whole lot but there is some and id like to get rid of it...what do you have in your frag tanks as a cleanup crew also fish wise what would you recommend for a 30 gal...
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Old 01/09/2008, 07:27 PM
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sorry didnt mean to double post please delete one
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Old 01/10/2008, 01:16 AM
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I had the same problem. I just took out the shelves and cleaned them and put them back in a few times. Is this a new frag tank? Do you have any live rock in it? It probably just went through a big cycle and the algea grew like mad. Mine looked better than my lawn in the summer. I added some more live rock from my main tank and now it is getting better.
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Old 01/10/2008, 02:21 AM
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i added 5 medium size snails so we'll see what happens and yes its a pretty new tank and i do have live rock in it
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Old 01/10/2008, 08:23 PM
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I don't have any snails or crabs in my frag tank due to their insidious die off(ammonia spike) and ability to knock over frags. Nor are there any fish. Therefore, I use a refugium with Chaeto and Halimeda. Also, Chemi pure Elite has ferric oxide which remove phosphates and silicates. Seems to be doing the job so far. Good luck!
 

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