How to kill algae?

[dg13]

I had a major problem with red Dictyota. The only way I could deal with it was to replace all my live rock. It was a nightmare, but I did it. My old rock and most of my coral is in another tank and I'd like to move it back into the main tank. My question is - is there anything I can do to make sure that there is no algae on the coral I am moving back into the main tank? Is there a dip I can use that will kill the algae and not the coral? Is there anything I can put on the algae to kill it? Any other suggestions?The coral is all softies - zoas, shrooms, leather.

Thanks.

 

[ClamIAm]

That's gonna be tough. Since coral rely on algae to live, you'd have to find something that targets brown algae but doesn't affect dinoflagellates. Nothing comes to mind here.

 

[GS-Rock]

maybe you should give a uv sterilizer would kill any algae bloom, what kind of filters are you currenly using?

 

[graveyardworm]

Just need to consider controls to keep that algae at bay. Control of nutrient inputs and good exports to compete with algae, macro algae, good skimming, a diverse group of herbivores, and water changes.

 

[worlds under]

what size tank do you have?

 

[dg13]

I have a 54 gallon corner tank.

It's the diverse group of herbivores that I have a problem with. Keeping seahorses limits what I can have.

 

[GS-Rock]

graveyardworm - water changes +1,
10-25% at a time.