Hey All! One of the next projects in my tank is to completely eliminate nuisance algae in my tank which has some spots of Valonia and short turf algae.
I don't have an infestation of epic proportions, but enough to make the bubble algae noticeable and make me rethink where I'd want to place new frags. I've tried the various extracting methods (cutting, scrubbing, siphoning) and emerald crabs to limited success. I want to stop short of adding a Foxface which would quickly grow too large for my tank, or dosing Vibrant which would require me to stop my Chaeto reactor. Also, with Vibrant I'm not sure I'd be fully equipped or want to dose Nitrate/Phosphate to keep nutrients up at this point as I have them at ideal levels (NO3 @ 0.3, PO4 @ 0.05), though I understand that the algae is helping to keep Nitrate and Phosphate under control.
I came across this thread and the following comment:
No other details were provided, but I was wondering if anyone had any experience and perspective on using Tetraselmis to control and outcompete the undesirables. Where do you get your phyto? Assuming this is done to eliminate the algae, how much do you dose and for what length of time? I'd definitely dose permanently considering the other benefits to the tank as well.
Any insight would be greatly welcome, thanks!!
I don't have an infestation of epic proportions, but enough to make the bubble algae noticeable and make me rethink where I'd want to place new frags. I've tried the various extracting methods (cutting, scrubbing, siphoning) and emerald crabs to limited success. I want to stop short of adding a Foxface which would quickly grow too large for my tank, or dosing Vibrant which would require me to stop my Chaeto reactor. Also, with Vibrant I'm not sure I'd be fully equipped or want to dose Nitrate/Phosphate to keep nutrients up at this point as I have them at ideal levels (NO3 @ 0.3, PO4 @ 0.05), though I understand that the algae is helping to keep Nitrate and Phosphate under control.
I came across this thread and the following comment:
You want to beat nuisance algae, dose Tetraselmis microalgae phytoplankton. It competes and starves out nuisance algae. You stay in this hobby long enough, you will eventually figure this out.
No other details were provided, but I was wondering if anyone had any experience and perspective on using Tetraselmis to control and outcompete the undesirables. Where do you get your phyto? Assuming this is done to eliminate the algae, how much do you dose and for what length of time? I'd definitely dose permanently considering the other benefits to the tank as well.
Any insight would be greatly welcome, thanks!!