The ongoing battle in your reef: Is there a nuisance algae that is hard to get rid of for you?
Those unwanted patches of algae in the reef tank. They may be there now or they may show up occasionally (even if you can’t see any at the moment). It could be green hair algae, red turf algae, Bryopsis, or an assortment of other nuisance algae. You may have found specific fish, manual removal, or clean-up crew that will knock it back for a while and lowering the organics in the tank may help. Adjusting nitrates or phosphates may even have an impact, but inevitably many tanks seem to have one or more types of nuisance algae lurking around the edges and may show up again and again. Some reef keepers have made peace with a bit of algae as long as it is under control. One approach has been to add a refugium or macroalgae to outcompete the unwanted algae. Whatever your approach, is there a nuisance algae that is hard for you to get rid of? Please share your experience and tell us about that algae that you struggle to beat once and for all.
Photo by @Myxini
This QOTD is sponsored by: www.dinkinsaquaticgardens.com
“Dinkins Aquatic Gardens specializes in producing top-quality copepods, phytoplankton, amphipods, and berghia nudibranchs. We are a small husband-and-wife company that intensely focuses on customer service. We'd love to have you experience the Dinkins Difference!"
Those unwanted patches of algae in the reef tank. They may be there now or they may show up occasionally (even if you can’t see any at the moment). It could be green hair algae, red turf algae, Bryopsis, or an assortment of other nuisance algae. You may have found specific fish, manual removal, or clean-up crew that will knock it back for a while and lowering the organics in the tank may help. Adjusting nitrates or phosphates may even have an impact, but inevitably many tanks seem to have one or more types of nuisance algae lurking around the edges and may show up again and again. Some reef keepers have made peace with a bit of algae as long as it is under control. One approach has been to add a refugium or macroalgae to outcompete the unwanted algae. Whatever your approach, is there a nuisance algae that is hard for you to get rid of? Please share your experience and tell us about that algae that you struggle to beat once and for all.
Photo by @Myxini
This QOTD is sponsored by: www.dinkinsaquaticgardens.com
“Dinkins Aquatic Gardens specializes in producing top-quality copepods, phytoplankton, amphipods, and berghia nudibranchs. We are a small husband-and-wife company that intensely focuses on customer service. We'd love to have you experience the Dinkins Difference!"