what will eat this calcareous algae?

[josh4107]

hey guys i need your help finding anything that will eat this calcium based algae. I cant remember the exact name of it but maybe these pictures will help. i know most inverts/fish wont eat calcium based algae but i need something, it keeps getting worse and i dont want to mess with my water chemisty unless i absolutely have to in fear of killing my corals. anyway here are a pic.

 

[ChoxRox]

Honestly, the best way I found to get rid of this is to get in there and pick it off... I just pulled the rock out, ripped the bad stuff off with my fingers. Since there was no coral on my rock yet, I did this in freshwater. I'm not sure if that helped kill it, but I have not seen it since!

It may seem drastic, but if you really want it gone, you may have to rip it out yourself.

 

[slapshot]

Long spined urchins do.

 

[SamsReef]

tuxedos will and tuedos are reef safe as well. Although i agree with previous member that picking it out is the best way...

 

[skinz78]

Try an Atlantic Pincushion Urchin "Lytechinus variegatus". They are cheap, nice looking, and don't do so much bulldozing damage as other's do.

 

[bige]

Long spine urchins are amazing. I don't know they would eat that but they eat every thing else. Be ware. They also eat coralline.

 

[josh4107]

ok guys im still in need of some serious help! got a long spine urchin back in sept and although it has nearly doubled in size it hasnt touched this stuff. the algae is spreading to all the rocks now and i gotta find something that will eat this stuff!