- Location
- Pennsylvania
My Sps Frags Has Green Algae On Them
- Thread starter brick-brothers
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- Location
- Union Square, NY
Get some hermits.
However, in addition to the algae, the SPS frags do not look very healthy. What kind of lighting do you have?
Have you recently tested for NO2/NO3/Phosphates?
However, in addition to the algae, the SPS frags do not look very healthy. What kind of lighting do you have?
Have you recently tested for NO2/NO3/Phosphates?
- Location
- Pennsylvania
I have a 6 bulb T5 fixture on them temporarly until I build my led fixture.
- Location
- Pennsylvania
this came out of an old setup. Its now in my 60 cube. it only was running for 2 wks maybe. I did used some of my old water and live rock. I'm going to get some hermits. My other sps frags are good. But than again i just got them last week.
- Location
- Jersey City, NJ
Sure, adding hermits and lowering N&P are all good things in the long run. But that's not gonna help your acro's all that quickly. For now, I'd take 2 cups of tank water in a bowl, mix in 5 ml of hydrogen peroxide (or more if needed) and watch the algae bubble away.
Then work on the water parameters over time.
Then work on the water parameters over time.
- Location
- Greenpoint Brooklyn, NY
You have to fix your Po4/trate problem. Also, the SPS don't look too good. Only one I see alive is the purple one and if you don't clean off that algae and give it better conditions I see it going pretty quick as well.
- Location
- New Jersey
If its on the actually SPS frag I would cut that portion of the frag off. If its on the plug then if its not encrusted reglue to a new plug. Finally, you can dip in coralrx cut if nitrates and phosphates are an issue algae will come back again.
- Location
- Pennsylvania
How long do I let it sit in the peroxide? And will it do more harm to the coral than just cutting the dead off?
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- Location
- Pennsylvania
Does anybody know how long?
- Location
- FREEPORT,LONG ISLAND
Try getting hermits and algae blenny, pics not the best to tell if coral looks bad, some times new lights and new set up causes algae
- Location
- Pennsylvania
ok hermits and blenny it is
- Location
- long island
Dont worrie, I have some frags for you if those are on their way out.
- Location
- Bay Ridge, BK
I would check your levels and get them straight before adding more frags or fish (increased bioload isn't going to help the water quality any) to the tank. A clean-up crew is good advice to deal with the algae but the root cause of it is much more important imo as some here have stated.
- Location
- Bethpage,NY
Those Frag Racks do leech Po4's into the tank.Most racks are always covered in some kind of algae good and bad.
- Location
- Pennsylvania
Yea I notice that. I decided to take it out because the algae was only on the frag rack and no where else in the tank
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