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Obnoxious overgrowth: What is the toughest algae to get rid of?
Oh no! The tank has been overrun with algae! It happens. Life gets in the way and we take our eye of the tank or maybe the algae sneaks up on us, but either way when there is algae it can often be dealt with by getting the water parameters in line, feeding a little less, dialing in the dosing, checking the lighting and flow, and manually removing as much as the algae as possible. Unfortunately, sometimes algae is persistent and hard to eliminate (or at least significantly reduce). What have you found to be the toughest algae to get rid of in your tank? Please tell us about your experience with stubborn and aggravating algae invasions.
Pro Tip: When fighting red turf algae, one approach is that if you can remove the affected rock then pull the rock from the tank and spray the red turf algae with a household mixture of hydrogen peroxide and let sit for a minute or two before rinsing and returning to the tank. Often the red turf algae will change colors to a brighter red before it disappears in a day or two.
Photo by @Thunder_reef
This QOTD is sponsored by Nutramar: https://www.qualitymarine.com/nutramar/
“Nutramar’s 100% natural food products are used by public aquaria and breeders around the world. They offer superior nutrition to your most finicky and delicate fish and invertebrates.
Oh no! The tank has been overrun with algae! It happens. Life gets in the way and we take our eye of the tank or maybe the algae sneaks up on us, but either way when there is algae it can often be dealt with by getting the water parameters in line, feeding a little less, dialing in the dosing, checking the lighting and flow, and manually removing as much as the algae as possible. Unfortunately, sometimes algae is persistent and hard to eliminate (or at least significantly reduce). What have you found to be the toughest algae to get rid of in your tank? Please tell us about your experience with stubborn and aggravating algae invasions.
Pro Tip: When fighting red turf algae, one approach is that if you can remove the affected rock then pull the rock from the tank and spray the red turf algae with a household mixture of hydrogen peroxide and let sit for a minute or two before rinsing and returning to the tank. Often the red turf algae will change colors to a brighter red before it disappears in a day or two.
Photo by @Thunder_reef
This QOTD is sponsored by Nutramar: https://www.qualitymarine.com/nutramar/
“Nutramar’s 100% natural food products are used by public aquaria and breeders around the world. They offer superior nutrition to your most finicky and delicate fish and invertebrates.
