Actual Reef Question - Algae Eaters

[Saboral]

I have a red algae, I don't believe it to be Cyano, but I'm not entirely sure. It is not taking over but I hate looking at it and I have tried Blue Leg Hermits and Matt's GIGANTIC longspine urchin (Who seems to have fancy tastes.. he eats coralline). I am just trying to figure out what little (perferably cheap) reef critter I can put in there to mow it down. Maybe more hermits??? Red Legs?????

 

[vetdog]

the hermits, tang and rabbitface cleaned those rocks I got from you. It is clean and algae free (the red stuff)

 

[Doc's69]

maybe a nudibrance or sea hare?

 

[Doc's69]

that was supposed to be nudibranch

 

[ServantSoldier]

check out this thread and see if its what you have. I have it, and nothing I've tried has gotten rid of it. It likes clean water and high flow. However, after a while, it dies off.. but if I add a piece of rock, it takes it over for a couple months before dieing off.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=585144&perpage=25&pagenumber=2

 

[vetdog]

I don't know if that's the same stuff but if you want to come by and check out those rocks you traded me you'll see that they have been picked clean and not by me and a tooth brush. I put them directly in and the crew took care of it

 

[manderx]

Matt's GIGANTIC longspine urchin (Who seems to have fancy tastes.. he eats coralline)

it's actually hokiejoe's. it might nibble on some coralline, but as long as your coralline is happy and growing on it's own, many people seem to think urchins cause it to spread and grow faster from a little nibble-nibble. looking at hokiejoe's old tank, i'd agree.

 

[Saboral]

Oh I don't disagree and the coralline is growing faster than he can eat it, but this is sustaining his dining needs. Seriously would you stop dining on high quality Morton's Steakhouse quality food to eat at McDonalds if you weren't paying the tab? I know I wouldn't. lol Maybe I'll throw a sausage in the tank to give him something different.