Help Please

[gandolf8]

How do I get rid of this stuff it is taking over my tank I have a 180 gal.? thx.

 

[BMMMW]

It's hard to tell with the lights, but is that green hair algae? If so, too much nutrients and light in the system is a start.

 

[dave.m]

Nope. It's runaway xenia. You can try taking the rocks out and scrubbing them but if you aren't in a rush you'd be better off getting some fish that are known for eating soft corals. Takes longer but more effective... unless you have other softies in your tank.

Dave.M

 

[South City]

I physically ripped most of mine out by pulling on the top of the base with fragging tweezers while carefully prying under it's base with some flat headed fragging tools. A few small bits of it tore off and remained behind, but the vast majority pulled off intact and was completely removed. In some places, I pulled more than a foot+ of it up without a single tear.

I plan to nuke the few remnants that started to regrow with either kalk paste or lime juice. That should finish them off since they are literally only about 1/8 of an inch across.

 

[gandolf8]

say how do use the lime juice South City

 

[icy1155]

It isn't xenia, it is anthelia.

 

[South City]

I have a small 1 cc hypodermic needle. Just load up the syringe with lime juice and inject it into the base of what you want to kill.

say how do use the lime juice South City