seriously- will this die off?

[aquarookie]

Todd, if there is no livestock in your tank and you don't mind waiting a little while, I would suggest turning out the lights, not adding any nutrients (which you probably already don't) and maybe turning down the heat a little... I don't know if that part actually helps, but mine sure died off after a little cold spell. So did all the aiptasia. All the live rock stayed alive, and so did the coralline algae

 

[Slickdonkey]

I had good luck with green emerald crabs as part of a cleaner crew to clean up hair and bubble algae. The crabs ate the hair and the bubble that was not picked off, died out as the nutrient levels dropped. Not a spec anymore, even gone on new purchased rocks that were covered. Make sure your skimmer is doing a good job too.

I have been really tempted to get some emerald crabs because I've heard a lot of people say this. But I've also heard people say they ate their SPS as well.

I guess that makes sense. If you've ever been crabbing you know you can use damn near anything for bait, because crabs will eat it.

 

[Herefishyfishy]

I really like them. Have never seen them eat any corals, zoas, softy, nor any livestock unless they eat snails and I doubt it. They come out at night and graze on greens. Still have two out of 3 that were bought last April.

 

[aquarookie]

I had emerald crabs and even though they did not bother my corals, I don't think they did anything to the algae either... but I guess there is no reason NOT to try them...

 

[thekingfish]

Water changed never really did much to lower my nitrates.
It'd go down and then creep back up.
Maybe a DSB would help?

Hey Ed no there is nothing in this tank yet. I want to get rid of the algea and aptasia first.
A lot of this is from using well water for 6 weeks. Well I should say the algea just bloomed once I moved. I did have it in the tank in the previous home but that was from me never changing water I like a little algea but this is WAY too much.
My RO is supposed to be here today and a guy from Idaho is supposed to be by with more salt for me. then I will be doing MASSIVE water changes.
Right now my nitrates look to be inbetween 50 and 100 PPm and Phos. at 5 PPM (well water)

 

[twilliard]

I do have 3 good sized emeralds. My RODI showed up today and I am only missing 1 part to finish hooking it up.

I will be doing some agressive cleaning of the rocks for the next few days.

 

[Dr. Dee]

Hey after you clean that rock you can get some turbo's and The lettuce Nudibrachs,Yeah those guy work hard on that hair algae and as for the rock boilling never heard of it before wow that sounds like death to the rocks to me.

 

[Scooterman]

Personally I would take the bad rocks out, do as Matt said & remove as much as I can then put them in a brute Rubbermaid tub; a small heater & a PH, then cap it off with a lid. If you remove all the food sources, & light & just change water in the tub, you should clean up that rock quickly but you need to starve it & cook (not boil) it about 6 8 weeks at least.

 

[Salty D-O-G]

I really like them. Have never seen them eat any corals, zoas, softy, nor any livestock unless they eat snails and I doubt it. They come out at night and graze on greens. Still have two out of 3 that were bought last April.

+1

Jerry

 

[class clown]

I just got a Phosban reactor yesterday to see if that will help. I'll keep ya posted, but i feel your pain.

It's been about a half a week with the Phosban reactor on. No dramatic improvements in my algae levels that I can see. Phosphates were, and continue to remain, at 0.

 

[Scooterman]

Phosphates were, and continue to remain, at 0.

Inorganic phosphates may show "0" but organics you won't see, also if you have a sb you should test inside it also, sump also, find the source. If you feed every day then you need to remove as much as put in, either poop or whatever. Adjust your cleaning habits until it gets better, also the reactor won't solve all your problems, & more so in a few weeks. One word HUSBANDRY. Good thing it is in the sump, that is a good problem to have & can be delth with.

 

[dangal]

I had a little bit of hair algae, when I got my Sailfin tang it was gone the next day.

 

[joshinjosh]

hey todd! cooking your rock isnt a bad idea, as long as you are willing to wait some time for the rock to cure again. it appears you dont have much coraline anyways so boiling or leaving your rock to dry wont be that much of a sacrifice. i had a 55g to hold live rock and the heater short circuited and spiked the temp to 90+ and everything died and the rock mostly turn white with some coralline patches. i was kind of happy becaues i had some really nuisance algea that i couldnt get rid of on that stuff. right now i've added a few addtional fully cured purple lr back to the tank and i am watching it all come back.

honestly i believe boiling or drying up ur rock is the most cost effective and possibly time saving method cause manipulating water chemistry will take wayyy to long with such a big problem.

 

[twilliard]

Hey Josh. Ya I have thought about boiling MANY times.
I would hate to kill it though. Under the algea most of my rock is covered in coraline.
I made this happen so now I will pay for it. I have learned a great deal on taking care of a tank.
I am crossing my fingers. So far in my 120G the algea seems to not be growing. I need to find a silica test kit from blue sierra once the weather lets me. All this started to grow good when I was dumping well water in. That was one thing I didnt test.
So far my nitrates are 35PPM Phos is 2 PPM no amonia no nitrites BUT I would question silica.