Bright Red algae in my BB reef

[arconom]

Guys does your look anything like this?
The pictures I see here are a bit blurry, it makes it look like red slime instead.

This was my old Cotton Algae Turbos Loved to eat but I gave up.

This is the new stuff.

 

[Travis]

arconom, the "new" stuff is what we're talking about in this thread.

Everyone else, this is arconom's thread that shows that this algae cannot be killed even after 9 months of rock cooking: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=682305

 

[arconom]

I bought 6 emeralds
10 Mexican turbos

I have alot of asteas and ceriths coming in. I will buy a yellow tang to see what he does.

 

[arconom]

THIS is GREAT!!!!

I just put in 6 of the Emeralds. I'm watching one pick each stalk and eat it !!!!!

 

[Travis]

Interesting!!!!!!! We want pics!!!!!!!!!

I've had bad experiences with emeralds and sps but it is nice to know they eat this stuff just in case worse comes to worse.

 

[arconom]

I will try

 

[arconom]

Now what do I do with the 5 beautiful Pieces of rock that I took because they had the same stuff on it? I took them out since in the beginning they were the only rocks with the stuff on it little did I know all the rocks have it.

Can I put some of them back in? It shouldn't make a cycle right?

 

[BraenDead]

Where did you get the emeralds that ate this algae?

Bob

 

[arconom]

I drove about 4 hours yesterday to go to http://www.thatpetplace.com/

It's sad when no one has something you want. I usually order online but I was a little bored. I can tell you it was a little disappointing going there. I expected much more. But I have to say all of there corals looked VERY healthy.

They only had about 5-6 pieces of Acros. They had mostly Soft corals

 

[dymaxiun]

ANy updates on the emerald crabs, and thier progress?

 

[Zoom]

Now what do I do with the 5 beautiful Pieces of rock that I took because they had the same stuff on it? I took them out since in the beginning they were the only rocks with the stuff on it little did I know all the rocks have it.

Can I put some of them back in? It shouldn't make a cycle right?

I think you be ok to add the rock back in.
arconom i cook my rock also and the red algae never die.
I know one thing, i got one of the rocks out of the reef tank that had the red algae on it just to try out and put it in my FOWLR tank the algae die out in two weeks.
That tells me the algae likes clean water and high lights.

 

[Travis]

I know one thing, i got one of the rocks out of the reef tank that had the red algae on it just to try out and put it in my FOWLR tank the algae die out in two weeks.
That tells me the algae likes clean water and high lights.

Same here. I have rocks that were taken out of the sps reef and put into the FOWLR. When they went into the FOWLR they had plenty of this algae growing on them, now they have none.

 

[MSHUR]

travis,
do u think if u put this rock back into reef,this algea grow back?

mike

 

[Travis]

Hard to say. I think there would still be a chance it could grow back. All it would take is that one little root that didn't completely die off.

 

[MSHUR]

i think i am going to try emerald's..see what happends
i hope they will not boder my corals)

 

[tfp]

argh! i've got this stuff too! does anyone here using zeovit have it? i'm just kinda curious.

 

[arconom]

tfp

Pictures?
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Zoom

At this point I know I have the algea and I will deal with it. I know it will come back on those pieces. Even if it did die only to be taken back over by spores.

I just don't want the rock to recycle my tank when I add a piece a week back into the tank.

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dymaxiun

One rock has been cleared by the emeralds. It was the size of my fist. They did leave some roots. So I guess eventually on that piece it will grow and get mowed again.

Also like Travis said they bothered his Corals. So I did a search and others have problems with them also picking on corals.

 

[MSHUR]

tfp,
i use zeovit and i still have it... like zoom said..this algae likes clear water ,hi flow and light
my next step will be a emerald crabs..
i know for sure then mex. turbo eats it,but i dont like them they too big..

mike

 

[tfp]

this stuff is the spawn of the devil! :mad2:
it survived my rock cooking process too and was one of the reasons i "cooked" to begin with

heck, i shoulda cooked all my snails too since their shells seem to harbor it :lol:

 

[arconom]

OMG It is the devil....

Has it effected yours corals at all? From the looks of it no way. Awesome corals BTW.

What have you tried, and what are you currently doing to take care of this algae?