Snail recommendations to get rid of this algae?

[the_chef_pierre]

Still a new tank. Only just finished cycling. Unfortunately I'm in Canada so hard to get any good stuff here. Could just be the lights. I literally have nothing in there so far other than live rock (hard has some coralline on it) and a tiny poly on my liverock

 

[the_chef_pierre]

Here's another better pic. Sort of has branching. Could it be bryopsis or any other suggestions?

 

[the_chef_pierre]

Bryopsis?

 

[W1ngz]

Yeah, pretty sure that's Bryopsis.

 

[W1ngz]

Is it isolated to one rock? If so, pull the rock.
You have no corals yet, kill the lights. You're just feeding the algae.

 

[the_chef_pierre]

It's on all the rocks just not on any of the glass. I only put the lights on because of the coralline on my one live rock and the smelly paly I have

 

[W1ngz]

Unfortunately I'm in Canada so hard to get any good stuff here.

This isn't entirely true. Where in Canada?

 

[Nicholas Dushynsky]

I'm trying to avoid hermits as I plan on getting a pistol shrimp eventually. Could definitely pick up a turbo though. My lfs has those for sure

Why can't you have hermits and a pistol shrimp? I've had both in a 23gallon for over 2 years.

 

[the_chef_pierre]

Toronto. Only places I've seen that have ok stuff is big Al's and fragbox. Theres a few out in Vancouver but they charge a lot to ship

 

[the_chef_pierre]

I'll get some hermits but if its bryopsis I'm not sure if they will eat it or not

 

[W1ngz]

For bryopsis you need emerald crabs. Flucanozole or Vibrant would work also if you can get it. I don't normally recommend adding chemical cures to tanks, especially very young tanks, but bryopsis isn't something to play around with.

 

[the_chef_pierre]

Not sure how I could bryopsis so fast though. Been doing weekly water changes and my levels are good. No ammonia or nitrite and only 10 nitrate. Phosphate is only reading around 0.10

 

[the_chef_pierre]

Tanks only been running for a month

 

[the_chef_pierre]

The tank cycles super fast (around 3 weeks) and the algae started right after. So I've had it for around 1 week so far

 

[W1ngz]

Spores can make it anywhere. You may have added it from your paly or a snail.

 

[W1ngz]

Toronto. Only places I've seen that have ok stuff is big Al's and fragbox. Theres a few out in Vancouver but they charge a lot to ship

A lot of people like NAFB in Scarborough.

 

[the_chef_pierre]

It had started before i put the cuc in. I believe I can get an emerald crab, would that be good enough?

 

[S2G]

I dont know what eats bry everyone I know uses fluc for it

 

[W1ngz]

Maybe a few if you can. They're awesome little critters, just remember to buy some algae wafers or pellets for them once they eat the bryopsis, so they don't starve.

 

[the_chef_pierre]

Yeah, again, I feel like its gonna be impossible to get fluc here in canada. Even amazon doesnt sell it here, only through the american sites which dont always ship here