Beginning of GHA (1 Viewer)

[New HTXReef]

So I am starting to see the first little bit of green hair algae in my tank. It’s a 72 bowfront. Would a juvenile yellow tang be a good idea to combat it. I know the 72 is a little small for an adult tang but I am also working on getting a 180 up and running so within 6 months I could transfer the tang into that system. If not a yellow tang what else would y’all recommend?

 

[Tenny]

Do you dose any "predatory" bacteria like Vibrant, Continuum, etc?

That may be the "easiest" way to combat it.

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Plus running a tang through QT would take time too (if you QT (you should)).

 

[ITreefer]

So I am starting to see the first little bit of green hair algae in my tank. It’s a 72 bowfront. Would a juvenile yellow tang be a good idea to combat it. I know the 72 is a little small for an adult tang but I am also working on getting a 180 up and running so within 6 months I could transfer the tang into that system. If not a yellow tang what else would y’all recommend?

There is no problem at all getting a YT small then moving it to larger tank as it grows.
I've got a small yellow in my 40b and my 50g lowboy.

 

[steveb]

you might try one of these. they did a great job on the green hair algae in my tank when it was 1st cycling.

Black Rock Urchin

The black rock urchin, Arbacia sp, is a rather uncommon urchin for the Atlantic side of the Keys, but it seems to be having an unusually good year there. I haven’t been able to find an accurate description and picture of his urchin, and when I have found a picture, the scientific name is wrong, […]

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Urchin ID

These were given to me and I absolutely love their ravenous appetite for algae. They came with rock from Tampa Bay Saltwater. Would like to get an id so I can purchase a few more.

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[New HTXReef]

Do you dose any "predatory" bacteria like Vibrant, Continuum, etc?

That may be the "easiest" way to combat it.

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Plus running a tang through QT would take time too (if you QT (you should)).

I have not used anything like this to date but will definitely look into it

 

[New HTXReef]

There is no problem at all getting a YT small then moving it to larger tank as it grows.
I've got a small yellow in my 40b and my 50g lowboy.

I think I may go this route. I have my QT up and running and with foam filters that have been in my sump for a couple of months. Any recommendations on where to find one locally?

 

[New HTXReef]

you might try one of these. they did a great job on the green hair algae in my tank when it was 1st cycling.

Black Rock Urchin

The black rock urchin, Arbacia sp, is a rather uncommon urchin for the Atlantic side of the Keys, but it seems to be having an unusually good year there. I haven’t been able to find an accurate description and picture of his urchin, and when I have found a picture, the scientific name is wrong, […]

www.kpaquatics.com

Urchin ID

These were given to me and I absolutely love their ravenous appetite for algae. They came with rock from Tampa Bay Saltwater. Would like to get an id so I can purchase a few more.

www.reef2reef.com

I have two pin cushion urchins in the tank right now and absolutely hate them. I wake up every morning with coral frags moves throughout the tank. One of them has been cruising around with a blue spotted mushroom on its back for about a month. Funny enough the mushroom is growing quite well

 

[ITreefer]

I think I may go this route. I have my QT up and running and with foam filters that have been in my sump for a couple of months. Any recommendations on where to find one locally?

FJW and BB Fish & Pets are good options on this side of town

 

[steveb]

I have two pin cushion urchins in the tank right now and absolutely hate them. I wake up every morning with coral frags moves throughout the tank. One of them has been cruising around with a blue spotted mushroom on its back for about a month. Funny enough the mushroom is growing quite well

Things don't stick to these. Not that they couldn't move a loose frag.

 

[New HTXReef]

Update. What I thought was GHA is looking more and more like Bryopsis. The algae is looking like a fern. I lied what I could out about a week ago and now it’s spreading. Any suggestions? I have caulerpa in my Refugium and everything I’ve read says it will kill it. I have a ton of pods and don’t want to kill the population if possible

 

[New HTXReef]

Pulled out what I could

 

[Tenny]

Fluconazole worked well for me before. But I hear that Vibrant and those others I mentioned earlier can take care of it.. just slowly.

 

[NatesReef]

I have GHA in my 13g and it's becoming a PIA. Weekly water changes while pulling it out, and more turbo snails, but no luck. I just started Vibrant last week. So hopefully that will work in 8 weeks, lol.
I heard Reef Flux is good for bryopsis though.

 

[New HTXReef]

So far the Bryopsis is isolated to a few Zoa plugs and a GSP plug. Is there any issue with pulling the plugs, manually removing the bryopsis and dipping in hydrogen peroxide? Will it kill the coral?

 

[Reefahholic]

So far the Bryopsis is isolated to a few Zoa plugs and a GSP plug. Is there any issue with pulling the plugs, manually removing the bryopsis and dipping in hydrogen peroxide? Will it kill the coral?

As long as the coral is off the plug. Personally I would just mount to new plug.