Loosing Battle

[MikeB]

Has anyone ever heard of phosphate Rx?
Any truth to it helping to release the hairballs to help clean it up faster?

 

[outofthewater]

Have you ever heard of lanthanum chloride?!?! It's a pretty intense way to destroy phosphates

 

[outofthewater]

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/s...9&highlight=lanthanum+cloride&page=49

 

[outofthewater]

It's a lot of reading but some great info
Big als carry a product called agent green witch is lanthanum chloride atm makes it just comes in smaller sizes I'm pretty sure big show used it also

 

[kapelan]

When algae is annoying I turn of the light for several days, even better to cover aquarium with something to illuminate any light.
No food - nothing, just forget about it.
With fresh water one week enough for any bad case. Salt water: 3 days worked for me (I did not try longer).
The longer the better , depends of how long corals survive without light.
After several days water is clear.

 

[monizb]

Try mb7 best stuff around make sure u have lots of flow Algee don't like flow for what I have been told

 

[jeffopentax]

Try mb7 best stuff around make sure u have lots of flow Algee don't like flow for what I have been told

I don't think flow makes a difference. I have the most right by my wp40.

 

[Reef Hero]

I didn't see it mentioned.... What is your po4 reading?


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[JamesHurst]

I used biodigest, bioptim and a stupid amount of snails and hermits to fight mine off. Then pellets and gfo to keep nitrates and phos down and keep it gone.

 

[saltyair]

No3 and po4?
Lightning?
Flow?
if you have gone 2 years without algae issues something has changed. Find what it is.
Are you sure its gha a sea hare would clear it up short term.

 

[Kyle1970]

I've used Hydrogen Peroxide on algae. Works good for a small clump here and there. Pumps off, syringe right into the heart of the algae and watch it bubble.

 

[JamesHurst]

I've used Hydrogen Peroxide on algae. Works good for a small clump here and there. Pumps off, syringe right into the heart of the algae and watch it bubble.

Have also done this for sick zoas and bad hair algae, except i soaked the rock in watered down hydrogen peroxide for 10 mins, rinsed and returned. Yeah it totally just bubbles and melts off.

 

[jeffopentax]

Have also done this for sick zoas and bad hair algae, except i soaked the rock in watered down hydrogen peroxide for 10 mins, rinsed and returned. Yeah it totally just bubbles and melts off.

What ratio of water:hydrogen peroxide did you use? I have a piece of rock I'd like to test this on.

 

[JamesHurst]

I used a 50 percent ratio, 1:1. Use water from your tank, this is important.

Here is some more info:
http://www.reef2reef.com/forums/zoa-discussion-club-zoa/57913-hydrogen-peroxide-dip.html

 

[Reef Hero]

@jeffopentax
What's your po4 and no3 readings?


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[EricTMah]

@jeffopentax
What's your po4 and no3 readings?


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My guess is he's avoiding the question because he either doesn't test for PO4 and NO3 or they're extremely high.

 

[JamesHurst]

My guess is he's avoiding the question because he either doesn't test for PO4 and NO3 or they're extremely high.

And its just going to return and or spread if those levels are not corrected unfortunately.

 

[Reef Hero]

My guess is he's avoiding the question because he either doesn't test for PO4 and NO3 or they're extremely high.

Well I would obviously assume po4 to be high..... IME GHA will not grow rapidly like that without large po4 numbers.


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[jeffopentax]

Holy crap people! Gimme a second!

 

[jeffopentax]

Po4 is between .25 and .5
No3, according to api tests, is off the charts. Apparently, my tank should be full of death.