Hair algae - removal tips needed

I can not seem to get rid of "film" algae that gets on my glass. This algae comes and goes. I may have to run the magfloat over my front glass every day or I may be able to skip...

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Posted by on 6 July 2006

Does Coraline come in green?

I've been starting to get some of my purple back lately. But I've also started getting more and more neon green spots and bigger sections. I also have spots with some yellow. Are these both forms or coraline? Via Living...

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Posted by on 30 April 2006

Calupera Question

I put some Calupera in my tank a week ago to help with the stabilizing of my nitrates. I just read from another post that this macro can over run the tank and actually could be a big problem unless...

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Posted by on 4 February 2006

Coralline algae question

How long does it take for coralline algae to grow? I have been dripping two bags 1000ml of calcium and carbonate alkalinity refilling each bag every two days for the past week. How long before the coralline starts to grow?...

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Posted by on 4 February 2006

Red and Brown algae problem

Hi can any one help me with my Brown and red alge problem? I have it growing all over my tank on the sand on the rocks over my soft corals and polips it is making my tank looks so...

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Posted by on 1 February 2006

Assorted algae

I have at least 5 different type of algae in the tank right now. There is the fuzzy red algae which is continuing to reemerge. The fuzzy green algae which is far less attractive continues to recede. There is also...

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Posted by on 24 January 2006

Magnesium and its effect on coralline algae

Since magnesium is a component of the pigment chlorphyll, it is required for all pigmented algae. Magnesium is also required for the formation of the enzyme catalase (Round, 1965), which serves the protective function of breaking down hydrogen peroxide into...

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Posted by on 20 January 2006

New (good) algae

You can see from this image that the green algae continues to slowly recede in favor of the red and pink coralline algae. What caused the abundant red fuzzy algae to die back and be overrun by the green is...

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Posted by on 8 January 2006

Coralline Algae

With the demise of the last hitchhiker all I’ve got left to observe right now is the coralline algae, which I swear has colored up and spread since I got the live rock two weeks ago. I’ve taken a...

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Posted by on 6 January 2006

Fuzzy algae & white patches

The red coralline algae that has been growing so well is velvety, lush, like maroon velvet. Concerned that I might have some sort of problem (eg. red tide dinoflagellates, cyanobacteria, etc.) I nosed around the books in the local...

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Posted by on 6 January 2006

Chaetomorpha algae

Earlier this week I received the coral frags I ordered from RicksReefs.com, with my order I also purchased a clump of Chaetomorpha algae to add to my refugium setup. Chaetomorpha is also known as Spaghetti or Brillo pad algae...

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Posted by on 6 January 2006