Vibrant vs Bubble Algae

[VintageReefer]

I've used Vibrant for bubble algae. They recommend an 8 to 12 week doing regiment to eliminate it..... which it did, but crated other tank issues, including onset of slime algae and significant loss in pods and mini-bristle stars. The balance of my tank was greatly upset, and took nearly a year to stabilize.

Might not have been the vibrant. Maybe it was. There’s so many variables

I used vibrant many times with zero negative effects and I’ve dosed it several times to my current mixed reef. Never had an issue, and I have acros and lps

 

[MonsoonMan&RainChild]

Anyone have experience using API Algae Fix on a tank with a Maxima clam in it? Pretty sure the label says does not hurt invertebrates, and I've seen a lot of folks speaking positive about the product not causing issues, but wanted to see if any of you out there in R2R land have used it on a tank with a clam in it? THANKS!! :)

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Anyone have experience using API Algae Fix on a tank with a Maxima clam in it? Pretty sure the label says does not hurt invertebrates, and I've seen a lot of folks speaking positive about the product not causing issues, but wanted to see if any of you out there in R2R land have used it on a tank with a clam in it? THANKS!! :)

I personally would not use it with clams. The dose obviously matters, as do the species, and I am not certain the dose used to kill algae in a marine tank will hurt bivalves, but the primary ingredient is actually EPA approved to kill molluscs in freshwater systems (Corbicula (Asiatic clams) and Dreissena (zebra mussels)).