So I'm near my wits end in battling algae in my tank. I'm doing everything I can currently do, so I'm considering bringing in some big guns. My main problems are bubble algae and a short green algae that is a mix between almost turf-like in some areas and wiry in others. Neither are the typical green hair algae. I know the foxface or some tangs can be effective, but my tank is a 45 cube, so neither are ideal solutions.
I've tried everything short of tearing the tank down and acid dipping the rock. I'm currently doing ~2 g daily water changes via an auto water change setup, running GFO/carbon reactor and skimming. RO/DI is the only water that enters the tank.
I've been reading more on urchins, and it sounds as if they could be promising. Although they eat coralline algae, I don't have much on my rocks now because it is typically covered in a thin layer of green algae all the time. If the urchins also eat bubble algae, as I've heard they often do, as it stands the all-you-can-eat buffet is open for business.
Oh, and manual removal has put big dents in it, but there is so much BA in areas that are inaccessible by me that I feel it is almost pointless.
Any recommendations on a good urchin to pick up, or other advice that I may have overlooked?
I've tried everything short of tearing the tank down and acid dipping the rock. I'm currently doing ~2 g daily water changes via an auto water change setup, running GFO/carbon reactor and skimming. RO/DI is the only water that enters the tank.
I've been reading more on urchins, and it sounds as if they could be promising. Although they eat coralline algae, I don't have much on my rocks now because it is typically covered in a thin layer of green algae all the time. If the urchins also eat bubble algae, as I've heard they often do, as it stands the all-you-can-eat buffet is open for business.
Oh, and manual removal has put big dents in it, but there is so much BA in areas that are inaccessible by me that I feel it is almost pointless.
Any recommendations on a good urchin to pick up, or other advice that I may have overlooked?