good saltwater grass, plant eater?

[popwin]

I thought I had algae problem and bought over 100 snails, hermit, Lettuce Nudibranch (everything i heard can work) but later found out it's grass or plants which my clean crew doesn't wok on......

any suggestions on whatelse I can try?

thx

 

[TruReef]

pics of "Grass" please..

 

[popwin]

pics attached.

pics of "Grass" please..

 

[hollback]

That appears to be a macro algae, not a grass. Manual removal will help control it.

 

[fishysteve]

So are you going to return the 100 snails and hermits since they won't eat that?

 

[coralnut99]

razor caulerpa. Can be tough to eradicate. Lots of herbivores won't touch it. It's much tougher in texture than other caulerpa varieties. As suggested, manually plucking it may be your best bet. You should at least be able to keep it under control. One thing every reefer has in their "toolbox" is a good pair of 6 inch stainless tweezers. It's a very tedious process, but you just have to stick with it. Just remember that any piece of the rhizome that still has roots attached to it that you leave behind will just keep sprouting and running. So start at the very beginning of a runner and gently pull back without snapping it. It takes a bit of patience.