How do I get rid of this brown fuzz?

[richardhmc]

I have frags and rocks from my old tank that have this brown fuzz on it. I believe it is brown hair algae but I can't can't pull it off without risking pulling off the zoas too. Plus, it doesn't easily come off. Is there any other easier way? Thanks

 

[JARRETT SHARK]

More cuc i would try first

 

[richardhmc]

any specific cleaners?

I have a blue legged crab in there and I doubt its eating it... it just walks right over it like carpet

 

[guarda]

Mexican turbo snails won't touch it?

 

[duke62]

try emerald crab

 

[richardhmc]

I don't have any turbos actually. What kind of algae is this anyways?

 

[FamilyReef]

I have the same thing in my small tank. I would like to know as well, some person told me special blend?? I have no clue what that is

 

[JonnyJ]

rich i got turbos for you. tomorrow we can meet up. im sick of them knocking frags over anyway.

 

[FamilyReef]

Turbo snails, is that because they look like turbos for the cars lol.

 

[richardhmc]

I know that turbos mow down green hair algae.. not sure about the brown stuff I have

 

[jcolon2]

Me personally, I increase my magneusium and cut the lighting duration down.

 

[richardhmc]

I guess I'll get some CUC and see what happens

 

[Mattl22]

I have a bunch of turbos they don't toch hair alage the only thing I've ever had that worked is a sea hare although never tryed emerald crabs

 

[jdnumis]

do emerald crabs.....

get rid of red slime algae too?

Thanks,

~James

 

[fishman1069]

I would use turbos and raise the mag a lil. I had a red turf algae that I couldnt get rid of and the turbos and higher mag did the job. I brought my mag up to 1500ppm using Epsome salt and a couple of weeks!
gochiguy: Nothing gets rid of red slime except for water changes and chemi-clean

 

[guarda]

Turbo worked for my red turf issue. Had him in the sump after he did the job and got into the chamber with that chaeto you gave me last year. He ate most of it.

 

[richardhmc]

Is this really red turf though??

I checked up for reefcleaners.org and they have a picture there that looks like mine and they call its brown hair algae... except mine doesn't come off easily.

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x64/moodyweb/fish tanks/DSC00232.jpg
This picture is from the reefcleaners site

 

[tosiek]

You can start with some better husbandry and fixing the problem in the first place. You shouldn't have that stuff growing in there in the first place =0) That said, nothing is going to eat it really. Turbo's might take care of it but if you have that growing there then there is tastier things in your tank they will ravage first. Cukes won't touch it if its not in or on the sand so don't waste your $$ and time. A sea hare might help but it might not even touch the stuff.

Fix your nutrient problem and increase your flow. Manually remove it and starve it out.

 

[richardhmc]

If I shut off the lights for a period of time, will the corals survive while the algae dies? I mean, which is more dependent?

 

[ming]

They're both light dependent. It'll take more then a few days to have that type of algae die, and your corals will suffer at the same time.