How do u kill this algae getting acro?

[Logzor]

+1, muh huh, etc. You have significant algae. Your nitrates and phosphates are not both zero.

I have seen this particular algae first hand survive at zero nitrates and zero phosphates, believe it or not. At one point I had reduced feedings and dosed vodka so much my corals almost starved to death. It hardly phased this stuff. In almost every other case that involved another type of algae I would agree with you.

I wouldn't say there is significant algae, the rocks in his pictures are quite clean. As for the flatworms, that's probably just an issue with the amount of flow. I am guessing that the algae hitched on the frag because I don't see it anywhere else in the tank.

As I had suggested before, forget trying to lower your nitrates etc just do whatever you can get it this stuff out of your system (tossing anything that has this algae on it). Whatever you do, do not scrape it off in the tank.

 

[ganjero]

Sometimes the nitrates and phosphates show readings of ) because the algae is consuming them. The tank might not have a huge excess of nutrients to show readings but enough to feed the algae.

 

[NVfishman]

Well I ended up breaking the epoxy and plug off chopping algae and re-epoxying. There are a few other little patches I will try gluing over. Ones that worry me the most are the algaes on the bottom of the tank. I cant reach these as the tank is 30inches deep.
I just stopped vodka dosing 2 days ago due to cyano ny nitrates and phosphates still read 0. My 15 gallon tank of cheoto is growing like crazy it must be feedind off of something.

 

[crvz]

I've found that lobophora algaes grow in even low nutrient systems. I have had good success with naso tang, though, and intend to get another as I've had a lot of lobo in my tank of late.

 

[reefcat]

+1 on the naso

 

[john90009]

Green emerald crab i guarantee you 100% they will take care of it right away. they love it.

 

[Znut Reefer]

Another agrees the naso tang loves it.