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Thanks @skrimpster. I did a hydrogen peroxide bomb on my freshwater tank and had success but others in the forum here advised against using that tactic with opa’ula in brackish water. I’m really at a loss.

Thanks to everyone who provided advice previously about my brown algae bloom. Sadly, it’s gotten worse and now there’s black algae in the substrate. Has anyone successfully used a Flourish Excel overdose in an opa’ula tank? I’m really at my wit’s end and need a more aggressive solution than a horned...

The green hair-like algae is what came in the ecosphere. I’m sure it’s fine. The pellets are shrimp specific and don’t have protein. I was providing about 10-12 hours of LED light a day plus they get very indirect sunlight for most of the day. I stopped providing additional light when the algae bloo...

2 gallon tank. I only feed them once a month, if that, and then just a single sinking pellet. They have that green hairy-looking algae that they eat and then they just sort of pick around the tank. My fresh water take developed the same bloom. I can clean that easier and also treat it with a very we...

Thanks for the suggestion!

Hi all! @Mustafa, thank you for hosting this page. I found you through Rus at Aquarimax. I received an Ecosphere for Christmas last year and quickly learned about how cruel they are to the shrimp. It didn’t take long before I set up a tank and freed them from their tiny universe. I mostly used YouTu...