What is this snot like stuff?

[BradR]

http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/rehabdoc...order=&.view=t&.done=http://photos.yahoo.com/

or

http://www.geocities.com/rehabdoc2000/

Bottom of webpage. Will slime algae remover kill it? I have an old DSB and oversized euroreef but no test kits, lol. Any info on gettin rid of it is appreciated.
Thanks

 

[rshimek]

Brad,

I have looked at all your photos and I am not sure what you are looking at.

Could you post a jpeg here with an arrow to it or something else to indicate it?

 

[BradR]

I've been told it's dinoflagellates. It's like brown stringy stuff that bubbles stick to. Got a 1/2 liter of phosguard going in a mag 350 but dunno if it'll help if the phosphate is tied up in the algae. Any thing else I can do?
Thanks

 

[rshimek]

Hi,

Get a good nutrient export program going, probably raising some macroalgae to harvest and remove it is the best way.

Some small "spotted" conchs (Strombus maculatus) are good herbivores on this stuff.

 

[BradR]

Looked around but can't find a place that sells the strombus. Any sources?
Thanks

 

[rshimek]

Originally posted by BradR

Hi Brad,

Looked around but can't find a place that sells the strombus. Any sources?

Try Indo-Pacific Sea Farms, www.ipsf.com.