which invert eat red slime alage ?

[chercm]

pls advice

 

[Ohiomom]

none will eat it imo..you must resolve the source of it..

 

[NCSUsalt]

^ not true, strombus sp. conchs will

 

[chercm]

i think it is due to too much lighting

 

[ReefWreak]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15189183#post15189183 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by chercm
i think it is due to too much lighting

Most certainly not! lol.

Due to excess nutrients and low flow, combination for disaster.

As far as inverts, I've never heard or seen one that ate that stuff. The best you can hope for is something like a conch or nassarius snail that will just tunnel or plow through it, leaving a path of clear sand.

You'll never get rid of it through buying something for the tank (unless it's red slime remover stuff), you'll have to correct what is causing it (low flow and excess nutrients)

 

[dudley moray]

+1 for the strombus conch they do eat it i have also witnessed emerald crabs eat it as well but i strongly believe one should solve the problem through nutrient export first!

 

[Beaun]

My locally caught hermits were eating mine as soon as I put them in the tank, they also cleaned up the detritus which was part of the problem to begin with, but I dont think they are reef safe.

 

[firsttank]

for some odd reason I am getting red slime in one local area of the tank- The rest of the tank is doing fine. I have tried to put more flow in that area and also cut the photo period down by two hours-lets see if that helps!!!

 

[tmz]

+2 for strombus gigas. They graze it. Still need to check phosphate and nitrate and reduce if indicated.. Clean detritus, limit feeding ,rinse food, skim, run gac etc to minimize it.

 

[saltwatercityma]

You should look at the cause first - then worry about what might eat it

 

[idareefer]

queen conchs for sure eat it.

 

[builderguy]

I've had luck with cerith snails and red-legged hermits.

Also, try to direct flow to that area if you can.

 

[Monkeyfish]

Some species of Sea Hares eat cyano.

 

[tonyespinoza]

i have seen queen conchs and fighting conchs eat cyano for sure.

 

[snorvich]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15203028#post15203028 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by firsttank
for some odd reason I am getting red slime in one local area of the tank- The rest of the tank is doing fine. I have tried to put more flow in that area and also cut the photo period down by two hours-lets see if that helps!!!

That is, in my opinion, most likely embedded phosphate in the rock you used at that location.

 

[wschang812]

is rowaphos and turn your light off for 2 days. that should help the cyano go away

 

[hiramshaish]

that woud be a million dollar invention...

 

[acrlee]

syphon hoses don't have back bones.... does that make them inverts?

 

[Monkeyfish]

Only if they siphon by themselves.

 

[imbarrie]

I have heard scarlet hermits nibble on it but a better cure is RODI water and nutrient controls