• HELP! I am asking for help from sailors...

  • Emily

I had to significantly edit the topic! (please forgive me for losing it) There was a necessity! I especially apologize to and ! In general, I can't get rid of the growths! I've already pinched, cut, and torn, but it grows faster!!! Please don't throw stones at me!!!!!!!! Through deduction and with the help of Anatoly, we found out that the name of this algae is Derbesia marina! I know it doesn't look the best! but the maintenance break caused by a sudden lack of time turned clean rocks into a monster-like hairy creature! Parameters (the ones I know!) nitrates 0.2, phosphates 0.1, TDS I don't know, but 70% of the water used is after the resin! Light 20 lights of 3W each, channel 1 100% (5 royal + 2 UV + 2 blue) 9:00-19:00, channel 2 25% (2 white + 2 royal) 10:00-12:00 and 16:00-18:00, channel 3 100% (3 royal + 1 white + 2 blue + 1 green) 12:00-16:00. That's what there is!

Lynn4242

I'm not an expert in marine life, but it seems like you have a nitrogen cycle issue... Have you overfed the fish or... I think doing a maximum water change and not feeding for 2-3 days, along with keeping the light on for about 6 hours, will help the situation. If not, I would replace the activated carbon with new. By the way, please provide more information about your aquarium... There's not much info... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Nicole7122

describe the number of fish you feed, what light power and day length you use, what type of water you salt (osmosis, resin), what your pH and TDS levels are for salting the water

Jason5071

everything can just be simple light and small water 002 should be during salinity

Michelle5859

Try to set the light from 12 to 18, and I strongly recommend buying another flask for the osmosis and ion exchange resin M-50. Only pour water into the aquarium after the resin; the TDS will be 002, while your TDS is 015, which is the standard for osmosis. I think your problem lies in the water. Without the resin, you won't get rid of the algae.

Colin1418

maybe this is your problem:

Kimberly2102

Could you take a closer photo of the stone with the algae to determine what kind of algae you have? I have a suspicion that you have a small, hard green algae growing, about 10-15 mm in size. If that's the case, it's called "brush algae." It grows independently of water and feeding and is introduced with live rock (LR). The only ways to deal with it are to manually remove it, which is labor-intensive and tedious, or to introduce a small foxface fish about 4-5 cm long, which will eat a lot and eliminate all the growth. That's how it was for me and in post 16.

Julie4738

I don't know the scientific name of this algae, but I found my old photos. Here are the pictures, take a look.

Andrea8397

Why, if you search, you will find it, although its price has always been $40-50. Here it is, the Yellow Fox (Lo) - Siganus vulpinus (Lo vulpinus). It is available from Agnieszka for Siganus vulpinus M 1050.

Gregory9432

No! I wrote to you how to get rid of it, and everything else is at your own risk!

Spencer7805

I watched the video, everything is really cool but also quite chaotic, I don't even know what to say.

Allison

, horror No current. water parameters??? A toothbrush to help you!

Robert800

Here is the first one!

Gregory9432

The topic has been restored! Nerves... see the first message! Don't throw stones! I know it's terrible!

Curtis

Thank you!!! I regularly did substitutions, but there is a lot of information that substitutions are excluded at the launch stage... I definitely measure TDS! I just don't know where to measure it... The flow from the pump is 1200 l/h if I'm not mistaken! It provides a sufficient stream! The rodactis hasn't gotten used to it yet and sometimes flips over... Although I don't rule anything out right now...

Patricia

Here is an aquarium of my fellow countryman, similar to yours. I saw it in person, and it looks amazing. Read about how the system is organized, what equipment is used, what results have been achieved, and over what period of time. My advice is to start by looking at the source water. Add an algae filter in one of the compartments; it will compete with your growths. Good luck, you will succeed.

Andrew4194

It's not a fact that in my reef the water with TDS less than 7 has ever occurred, usually it's 9-11, stones are only in Carolina, and there are no algae eaters, the aquarium has been running since February 2013. This type of algae grows on one stone, at the bottom, I haven't noticed a high growth rate, I periodically remove it manually. Interestingly, this algae comes off the stone along with the surface layer of live rock, as if it grows through the stone. If it covers all the stones, it may have undergone sexual reproduction. If you can't find something to eat it, then the only way to fight it is mechanically; playing with light is useless. My opinion, good luck.

Jill1815

I saw the theme! Yes, it looks impressive!

Brandy

Yes! I was removing it specifically with pieces of J.K. (living stones)! In general, I'm looking for someone who will eat this...

Devon107

Guys! Please recommend a good and inexpensive algae eater. I have three strombus, but they are exclusively sand masters! No one touches the rocks...

Kellie

Among the available algae eaters: Salarias fasciatus, around 400. Sea urchins work well, costing around 300. This is the most accessible option; snails won't even engage with such growths.

Curtis9143

Thank you so much! I will look for it. I found a hedgehog pencil on the forum! Will it work?

Destiny

Here's how I would do it: remove the stones and place them in a container with good water flow and no light for about 10-15 days. Add fresh water to replace the volume of the stones. After this procedure, brush the stones. Do not use this water afterward. Arrange the living organisms on the bottom of the aquarium on a grid. Otherwise... this all takes a long time. The organisms that should consume all of this, well, excuse me, they also produce waste in the aquarium... I don't know your filtration system, but after the plants die off, there may be an increase in nitrate and phosphate levels, leading to other problems.

Sarah7284

On the contrary, I removed the current! Now I realize it was in vain! I will slowly start doing something..... Thank you very much!

Caleb6320

Well, I'll report! The following manipulations were performed: All restrictors were removed from the flow! The rodactis adapted to the flow for half a day! It was constantly bending! A detailed analysis was conducted of the time when it started to flourish! It was exactly at the moment when the shrimp appeared, and I started feeding them! And when the clowns appeared, I threw enough food so that everyone could eat! It's not a fact that the leftovers were eaten... I started feeding very, very sparingly! I reduced the light cycle to 7 hours but increased the intensity! And the most interesting thing! The shrimp immediately started nibbling on the grass due to a lack of food!))))

Tami

Scrape the stones! It's growing but less! I added the SunSun JVP-110 flow pump - 2.5W, 2000L/h I added a video! Does anyone have suggestions regarding the placement?

Sandra7004

I have the same problem, almost for a year. I tried dripping vodka, macroalgae, and the thread algae went away, but this stuff (the thread but tougher) just won't go away, maybe in some places it has. The urchin sometimes cleans it (maybe it doesn't crawl on this rock for a month), but only where it can reach, yet it still grows back. The dog doesn't eat this. A friend has a zebrasoma in his aquarium, so I gave him patches of this thread algae for cleaning, and in a couple of days they were perfectly clean. p.s. TDS - 0, phosphates - 0, nitrates - 0 In general, I need a zebrasoma.

Brian6895

Thank you! But I already cleaned the aquarium; it was in perfect condition for some time! I got rid of that stuff with a brush! Due to circumstances, I had to disband it...