Gracilaria OUTBREAK.

[PSam]

Aside from turning off lights for a week...

... or "renting" my rocks to a tang owner...

... any ideas on killing a vast amount of G. Textorii in a 24 gallon?!?! ...

 

[DragonFish]

I've heard Abalone eat it very well! BTW the green candy is getting huge! I can't believe how fast the thing grows. If there is anything I can do to help you out let me know!

 

[Teremei]

You can give it to me!!!

 

[PSam]

Thanks, good idea Dfish. Teremei, Happy to pull up as much as I can if you pick it up!

 

[DragonFish]

Hope you can get things under control! Have you checked your phosphate level lately? Do you run phosban or ROWAphos?

 

[PSam]

PO4 nonexistent on Salifert test (the only one I have, so a comparison may be warranted).

It may well be attributed to busy (read *lazy*) summer and lack of maintenance. I'll try a sock of Phosban and try to get back in the weekly H20 change swing...

 

[ostrow]

How did gracilaria get into your display in the first place?

Me, I want it in my fuge and can't get it to grow. Just dies off rapidly. I've been told it needs a lot of nutrients in the water, and with my large skimmer, carbon, conservative feeding nd water changes my water is likely "too clean" to grow gracilaria.

So I guess if you clean your water...