Problem tank.

USMC4Life · Jun 28, 2019

So hi all. I have not posted in a long time as I work nights and spend as much time I can with the kids. So here we go...

My tank is overflowing with algae. See pictures for a visual lol. I had a sea hair and nothing I have crabs that eat some but nothing. I do not want to scrub the rocks and kill every else lol. Any suggestions?

EmdeReef · Jun 28, 2019

How big is the tank? Looks like caulerpa plague. You’ll have to remove as much as possible but if a large enough tank, a foxface may help keep in check.

LiveWire · Jun 28, 2019

+1 on caulerpa. It will take you some time to hand pick it out of there but it is possible as it does not cling to the rocks very well in my experience.

LiveWire · Jun 28, 2019

Some extra info that may be of some help.

USMC4Life · Jun 29, 2019

EmdeReef said:
How big is the tank? Looks like caulerpa plague. You’ll have to remove as much as possible but if a large enough tank, a foxface may help keep in check.

Hi. It’s a 40 gallon

EmdeReef · Jun 30, 2019

You have to be very persistent removing it for a few weeks. A foxface will eat caulerpa but your tank is a bit small for an adult foxface. Sometimes tangs will also eat it but less likely - still not helpful for you tank. If you’ve already tried a sea hare I’m afraid manual removal and maybe a small foxface that you could rehome later may he your best bet.

USMC4Life · Jul 1, 2019

EmdeReef said:
You have to be very persistent removing it for a few weeks. A foxface will eat caulerpa but your tank is a bit small for an adult foxface. Sometimes tangs will also eat it but less likely - still not helpful for you tank. If you’ve already tried a sea hare I’m afraid manual removal and maybe a small foxface that you could rehome later may he your best bet.

I did the sea hare and it did not work. So I may try a juvenile fox face.

USMC4Life · Jul 29, 2019

Small update. I’ve been removing it for a while now but it’s still not going away. Take a look.

USMC4Life · Nov 12, 2019

Hi. I’m back. Update...
Got a baby hippo tang and it worked. The hippo was on sale and small so when he gets bigger I’ll find him a new home. As for the algae, the hippo tang is working its magic !