D Dustin1 Well-known member Joined Nov 24, 2007 Messages 150 Location Ohio Dec 27, 2007 #1 I was on vacation for a week and had my lights on timers and everything running. I got home and my whole fish tank is full of string algae. What does this mean and how do i get rid of it
I was on vacation for a week and had my lights on timers and everything running. I got home and my whole fish tank is full of string algae. What does this mean and how do i get rid of it
mmkeeper Well-known member Joined Nov 19, 2005 Messages 2,093 Location elk grove, ca Dec 27, 2007 #2 You have excess nutrients in your tank.
D Dustin1 Well-known member Joined Nov 24, 2007 Messages 150 Location Ohio Dec 27, 2007 #3 How do i get rid of it
mmkeeper Well-known member Joined Nov 19, 2005 Messages 2,093 Location elk grove, ca Dec 27, 2007 #4 Cut back on feeding,lighting. Pull out each rock and scrub it off. Lawnmower blennie. http://www.reeffrontiers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9607
Cut back on feeding,lighting. Pull out each rock and scrub it off. Lawnmower blennie. http://www.reeffrontiers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9607
Z zakman Member Joined Jul 3, 2007 Messages 24 Location Northampton, PA Dec 27, 2007 #5 siphon out as much as you can, keep up on your water changes. how big is you cuc?
D Dustin1 Well-known member Joined Nov 24, 2007 Messages 150 Location Ohio Dec 27, 2007 #6 What is a cuc
C csababubbles Well-known member Joined Nov 7, 2007 Messages 661 Dec 27, 2007 #7 consists of snails, brittle stars, shrimp, etc. stands for clean up crew. they eat algae, detritus, left over food, etc.
consists of snails, brittle stars, shrimp, etc. stands for clean up crew. they eat algae, detritus, left over food, etc.
Snowboarda42 Cirrhitichthys falco Joined Apr 4, 2007 Messages 1,028 Location On my Laptop, at Work Dec 27, 2007 #8 Get a good skimmer too, it will pull suspended organics out of the water before the algae can consume them
Get a good skimmer too, it will pull suspended organics out of the water before the algae can consume them
D Dustin1 Well-known member Joined Nov 24, 2007 Messages 150 Location Ohio Dec 27, 2007 #9 ok i dont have tooo many snails just a couple of astrea snails and some blur leg hermits
D Dustin1 Well-known member Joined Nov 24, 2007 Messages 150 Location Ohio Dec 28, 2007 #10 I went to the lf and they told me to try an algae blenny