GHA after Dino

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I’m currently battling GHA or turf algae (maybe both). I had a long battle with Dino, which I finally overcame prior to leaving for vacation. I was using Neo nitro in conjunction with UV sterilizers to combat that issue. I went on vacation two weeks ago and came home to a giant outbreak of this. I knew it was coming as finding an organism to outcompete The dino was a goal.

I just added two Emerald crabs, a lawnmower blenny and a pencil urgent to my tank. I also grabbed a few more hermits. My question is should I wait and give the tank time to settle or should I just use Flux Rx?

My nitrates and phosphates are currently reading zero again so definitely don’t want to jump right back into the Dino issue. I’ve started dosing neo-nitro to bring the nitrates up. I feed 2x a day, but I’ve struggled with low nutes since I started.

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with manual removal, and the current update to your CUC, you should be able to battle this fairly easy. this will be much easier to fight off compared to the dino's, but you need something to out compete the growth of the GHA/suspected nuisance algae. do you have a sump? try your hand at some chaeto or similar macro algae.
 
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with manual removal, and the current update to your CUC, you should be able to battle this fairly easy. this will be much easier to fight off compared to the dino's, but you need something to out compete the growth of the GHA/suspected nuisance algae. do you have a sump? try your hand at some chaeto or similar macro algae.
I’ve got a little hang on the back refugee that I set up for the tank. It grows the stuff pretty well, but it’s obviously not out competing anything for me. My tank is not drilled so I do not have a sump. I will definitely start pulling it out by hand. I’ve pulled out some so far, but it’s pretty dang attached to the rock.
 

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I’ve got a little hang on the back refugee that I set up for the tank. It grows the stuff pretty well, but it’s obviously not out competing anything for me. My tank is not drilled so I do not have a sump. I will definitely start pulling it out by hand. I’ve pulled out some so far, but it’s pretty dang attached to the rock.
if it has a good hold on the rocks it could certainly be turf. maybe some hydrogen peroxide can help expedite the process. use a syringe to inject 1ml/10G directly to the affected areas.

last resort would be reef flux as you mentioned.
 

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Tooth brush and siphon expedites removal. I've had success and failure trying different methods from overdosing carbon (best), to excess CUC including urchin to peroxide with latter turning it white but not gone until I removed it. Seems at times old fashion elbow grease best along with the others to maintain.
 
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