Tank tear down algae problem

[cyclops23]

Hey everyone i got a 29g Oceanic Biocube off craigslist a few months ago and Im having problems with Bristle brush(Bottle brush?) algae. I cant get rid of it no matter what I do and Im thinking of selling my corals and doing a teardown. Starting fresh with new sand and rock as Ive read this algae can lay in dormancy for a long time. Any advice on what I can do to make sure it doesnt come back?
Thanks!

 

[cyclops23]

Neomeris is the problem algae not bristlebrush. Im having trouble posting a picture

 

[Buzz1329]

Ouch. I bought 20# of cured live rock from Premium Aquatics to seed the dry rock in my new tank a few months ago and when this stuff started sprouting from the rocks, along with another nasty algae --Dictyota -- I removed the rock ASAP and threw it away. I still check the remaining rock every day for signs of either pestilence but so far so good. From what's I've read about Neomeris, a reboot may be the best solution.

 

[Charlene]

It's not the rock. It's most certainly your water. The rock may indeed have phosphates bound in them however this can be fixed. Do you have a skimmer? If so I recommend carbon dosing. I took on a huge algea mess from a tank I purchase on craiglist. I got a great price because the guy thought it was totally shot. Replacing his RO membrane and carbon dosing made this tank a beauty in about 6 mos.

 

[cyclops23]

I have a nice skimmer runningits not the cheap biocube brand. I run RO water and the filters are brand new. What is carbon dosing?

 

[brandon429]

before your takedown, read the pico reef pest algae problem thread on page two of the nanos forums. 50 pages of saves. actually neomeris is the meanest algae out there, completely independent of all water params. its like importing cancer into your reef.

it has about a 30% cure rate, but you ought to post pictures if there is ANY way to beat it we have a chance. tear downs should not be done until all options exhausted. cuz at any time you can reimport the same plant unknowingly.

check that thread out and see if we dont take seriously the art of tank restoration with all corals intact. post a full tank shot there if you want a chance.

 

[brandon429]

the most important thing you should know that Im certain of, is that no forum of nutrient management can beat, address, or even dent neomeris annulata. direct action is your only hope. a few tanks actually wanted it imported due to its cool looks, a few. most are where you are at. with pics we can tell for sure how to have a 30% chance of fixing it.

anyone who changed their nutrient management and had it go away was purely lucky, that happens a lot in reefing (alter one param and target melts, but you cant ever replicate that on someone else's problem thread)