What kind of Algae is this?

[djray77]

I just thought, with a blenny I will have to do a 30day QT time wont I? Blennies dont get Ich do they? Its like a lizard not a fish LOL jk

 

[flchamp89]

It works similar to a carbon source. I didn't get cyno from it. I think those that do are because they are over dosing or not exporting algae die off. Dose to water volume not tank size. It systematically attacks weakest algae first. It can take a while for it to work depending on the severity. Be patient with it.

 

[djray77]

Ok thanks for the info, I dont have a sump so its 75g tank minus 60lbs of rock and sand. So would saying 70g be way off or close?

 

[merereef]

Ok thanks for the info, I dont have a sump so its 75g tank minus 60lbs of rock and sand. So would saying 70g be way off or close?

Whats your magnesium levels? Why dont you try taking that rock out and manually removing it.. and see if it grows back.. once you have taken it out then test your levels after a day. Sometimes algea can consume phosphates quicker than you can test so raising it might not be the way to go.. i had this issue and once i got my levels under control i manually removed as much algea as possible and never grew back after adding clean up crew too

 

[djray77]

Taking the rock would be tough and I really like the scape I don't wanna mess with that.
My mag is at 1400. Would the amount I have really be consuming that much Phosphates?

 

[djray77]

I also bought the Kent Marine Tech M, I read that if you raise your mag to around 1600 it will kill off the algae. Have you guys ever used that stuff? Obviously I'm not gonna dump in vibrant and kent, just wondering which one would be the best method.

 

[merereef]

Taking the rock would be tough and I really like the scape I don't wanna mess with that.
My mag is at 1400. Would the amount I have really be consuming that much Phosphates?

You would be surprised... if you have hair algea you have phosphates.. try manually removing the hair algea off the rocks instead and your mag is ok so thats fine no need to tinker with those levels

 

[merereef]

I also bought the Kent Marine Tech M, I read that if you raise your mag to around 1600 it will kill off the algae. Have you guys ever used that stuff? Obviously I'm not gonna dump in vibrant and kent, just wondering which one would be the best method.

The reason im telling you to manually remove it is because once algea gets to a certain length clean up crew wont touch it.. so remove it manually and then add some snails to keep it under control you will probably find your tang will then keep it under control too. No need to dose the kent m

 

[jd371]

Out of all the algae I've encountered this is the worst and that includes dinos. I've been dealing with turf algae for over a year now and nothing seems to be working and I've tried everything. From snails to chemicals and nothing beats this stuff. I've been staying on top of it by manually pulling some out when doing a WC but it grows right back. Started Vibrant again and will continue dosing and manually pulling some out for now and see how that goes. I really hate this stuff.

I moved that millie because it was getting smothered by the algae. The algae is covering all the exposed rock now.

It's thicker than HA and is a darker green.

 

[djray77]

Mine isn't long enough to even grab ahold of, that's why I tried a razor to scrape it off. It's like a fuzz.

 

[reef lover]

Im not techy enough to explain the cyano. But the vibrant is a bacteria that outcompetes algaes. But once stopped the cyano takes advantage....theres a reaaaallly long thread on here about it.
And yes i would qt the blenny unless youhave a supplier who qts them before sale.
And im pretty sure the higher mag only works on bryopsis.

 

[djray77]

So I put my first dose of vibrant in today and my corals are looking super ticked now. Im not sure I like this, all their polyps have retracted and some have this stringy stuff coming off them now.

 

[flchamp89]

So I put my first dose of vibrant in today and my corals are looking super ****** now. Im not sure I like this, all their polyps have retracted and some have this stringy stuff coming off them now.

Did you dose tank volume or tank size?

 

[djray77]

Its says to dose 1ml per gallon, so I did 70ml. I have a 75g but with rock and sand, I was thinking 5gallon for that?
It also said for dirty tanks you can dose 2ml per gallon. Do you know what the stringy stuff is on the corals?

 

[Rwade]

I’ve dosed Vibrant along with carbon dosing for a couple of months and it removed the GHA in my tank. My corals and fish were never affected.

 

[Rwade]

Its says to dose 1ml per gallon, so I did 70ml. I have a 75g but with rock and sand, I was thinking 5gallon for that?
It also said for dirty tanks you can dose 2ml per gallon. Do you know what the stringy stuff is on the corals?

I think it’s 1ml for 10gal, 7ml for 70gals.

 

[flchamp89]

I think it’s 1ml for 10gal, 7ml for 70gals.

Correct.

 

[djray77]

OMG! your right why did I read that so wrong, what the heck do I do now? Now I'm panicking, no wonder everything is ticked Im such a dummy.

 

[flchamp89]

Vibrant works very well if dosed properly and exporting is kept up.

 

[flchamp89]

OMG! your right why did I read that so wrong, what the heck do I do now? Now I'm panicking, no wonder everything is ****** Im such a dummy.

Carbon and skimmer and I'd do a WC