Algea covering LR
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E-A-G-L-E-S
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If:
1. For a fish only with live rock tank.....keep it and let your fish dine.
2. For a reef tank with corals.....scrub it off as well as humanly possible in ro water. This will take several days of scrubbing in a seperate container before adding to your display tank. However, it will save your whole reef and you a long term problem.
1. For a fish only with live rock tank.....keep it and let your fish dine.
2. For a reef tank with corals.....scrub it off as well as humanly possible in ro water. This will take several days of scrubbing in a seperate container before adding to your display tank. However, it will save your whole reef and you a long term problem.
emooring37
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consider cooking the rock if you have time. There is probably lots of trapped organic material inside that will continue to feed the algae. Do a search on "cooking" live rock...you will not use the stove! lol
ati70cutlass
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if its green cut your photo period down. and keep the nutrients down as well. run gfo for possible phosphate leaching, algae love phosphates
Okay thanks for the tips I will look up cooking the rock, I am not sure the algae is growing more since I don't really have lights on it yet. The person I got the rock from didn't really maintain the tank. I am sure I have a phosphate issue I will look at getting something to absorb it if that will help.
