Algae around frags

[Anthrax15]

Right now I have a few Zoo frags with algae on them. I don't have any good enough algae eaters to take care of the problem since the rubble the frags are mounted on are oddly shaped. Anything I can dip them in or is there a way to get rid of the algae?

 

[MDP]

What kind of algae? Can you remove by hand? I do for Valonia and hair algae.

 

[Jarred1]

Just pull the algae off of the plugs.

 

[Anthrax15]

I've tried removing it but its deep inbetween the zoo's so I can't fully get at it with my fingers or tweezers. Just fyi, I have a 40g BR so a Tang is not an option.

 

[feixjai]

I believe I read that Coral Rx dips work for hair algae, but it required quite a few dips.

What kind of algae do you have?

 

[Anthrax15]

Forgot the name but it looks like GHA. A little bit thicker branches and fans out at the top of each branch.

 

[feixjai]

bryopsis? If it is indeed that, raising magnesium levels kills it. I don't know about dips though, as I've never personally done it before. I'm sure there's a lot of information about treating bryopsis floating around. Good luck!

 

[mfinn]

I have used hydrogen peroxide in saltwater for hair algae, bryopsis, and a red turf algae on or around polyps.
I use 30% hp to 70% tank water for about 1-1/2 to 2 minutes.
After the dip, it is very important to hold the frag in front of a powerhead for 10 seconds or so, to make sure there is no trace of the hp on the polyps.
You may have to do the dip a couple times, 3-4 days apart if there is no sign of the algae dieing.

 

[Anthrax15]

Alrighty I will try that. Thank you for the input.