Killing macroalgae
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- Larva
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Killing macroalgae
Does anyone know of a safe way to kill off all macro algae in a populated tank? I made the mistake of keeping it as I upgraded tanks from my original Ecosphere and now it just keeps coming back from a tiny part that I miss. Every week I'm pulling out huge chunks of it with no end in sight. I want to completely remove it from the tank if possible, but at this point I'm almost willing to start from scratch and see if I can prevent if from moving over with the shrimp.
Re: Killing macroalgae
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Photo? If it is coming back that quickly then I doubt it is the macroalgae that Mustafa sells. I could be wrong, though.The tanks must have alot of nutrients for algae to grow that quickly.
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Photo? If it is coming back that quickly then I doubt it is the macroalgae that Mustafa sells. I could be wrong, though.The tanks must have alot of nutrients for algae to grow that quickly.
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- Larva
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- Joined: Fri Sep 10, 2021 7:06 pm
Re: Killing macroalgae
Not the stuff Mustafa sells, it's that macro that they put in the tiny Shrimp Bubble kits. Slightly better than the Ecosphere one's in that the top is removable. I keep pulling it out and tossing it in the trash, but it breaks easily and one single little strand gets left behind it becomes a tuft in a week or so. I just had ~50 hatchlings, so hopefully they'll help kill it off. I'll photo it next time before pulling it out.