I've fought hard this last year to keep my original reef tank looking good but have had nothing but bad luck.
It first started when I got hooked on zoanthids. I accumulated a lot of nice frags and the moment I about had my tank filled with corals, Zoa Pox wiped through and took out a good portion of it. I figured it happens and so decided to start collecting only large polyped zoas and palys that were pox resistant.
The next major bout was with hair algae, and again after much work and money I defeated it and moved on. Sure enough, once the hair algae was defeated, the Caulerpa crawled out of the cracks and put a strangle hold on my tank.
I have now been battling and losing the fight with Caulerpa for many months...and I've debated starting over with this tank so many times.
And now, this last month or so something finally took hold that makes the Caulerpa look harmless...Asparagopsis! It seemed so harmless at first I just ignored the half inch patch of it that showed up on the corner of a piece of live rock. From what I've read, this stuff is unbeatable and not your typical macroalgae. Thank god it hasn't shown up in my frag tank!!
I guess my only option now is to completely start over with this tank and wait for the next cataclysm...
Here's some pics of the enemy:
Jon
It first started when I got hooked on zoanthids. I accumulated a lot of nice frags and the moment I about had my tank filled with corals, Zoa Pox wiped through and took out a good portion of it. I figured it happens and so decided to start collecting only large polyped zoas and palys that were pox resistant.
The next major bout was with hair algae, and again after much work and money I defeated it and moved on. Sure enough, once the hair algae was defeated, the Caulerpa crawled out of the cracks and put a strangle hold on my tank.
I have now been battling and losing the fight with Caulerpa for many months...and I've debated starting over with this tank so many times.
And now, this last month or so something finally took hold that makes the Caulerpa look harmless...Asparagopsis! It seemed so harmless at first I just ignored the half inch patch of it that showed up on the corner of a piece of live rock. From what I've read, this stuff is unbeatable and not your typical macroalgae. Thank god it hasn't shown up in my frag tank!!
I guess my only option now is to completely start over with this tank and wait for the next cataclysm...
Here's some pics of the enemy:
Jon