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[reeftopia]

Has any one used this to kill algae and their reef,

 

[Erin]

Just the algae; doesn't kill the reef. If you can't remove the rocks, turn off all flow and target treat a patch at a time. Other than slightly irritating nearby coral, the only thing to consider is a temporary drop in oxygen. But a small amount in a large tank will dissipate quickly. You should see bubbles start rising from the treated area and in a few days the algae will start to turn white/gray.

 

[reeftopia]

How much did you use and did you use the regular stuff out of the store? Actually koi pond owners use it to boost oxygen

 

[Erin]

How much did you use and did you use the regular stuff out of the store? Actually koi pond owners use it to boost oxygen

I may be wrong about the oxygen part then. Any kind is fine. I recommend starting conservatively... Use a pipette, syringe, coral feeder, etc... Add the peroxide as close to the patch of algae as possible until it starts bubbling... Use enough so that it reacts for a few minutes. Do a few test patches and then see how things look in a day or two. Then you can judge how much/how often to use.

Edit: regarding oxygen, maybe I read about a temporary pH swing ... That makes more sense.

 

[BigRick]

For hair algae or all kinds?

 

[reeftopia]

Its a red or pink bristly hair algae, took over the whole tank in a matter of months

 

[BigRick]

Ya

Its a red or pink bristly hair algae, took over the whole tank in a matter of months

I think we have the same issue. I remember you posting about this about the same time I started having some bacteria issues.

 

[Erin]

For the red turf algae, Mexican turbo snails are the way to go. They are amazingly fast at clearing it up.

 

[reeftopia]

put 15 in they never touched it

 

[Tenny]

I've used it on zoa frags that were covered with algae on the plug with some success. Wasn't a 100% improvement, but certainly helped remove some of it. Don't remember how much of each was added though. Just took some thread off R2R probably.

 

[Seaworthy Aquatics]

I've used it on zoa frags that were covered with algae on the plug with some success. Wasn't a 100% improvement, but certainly helped remove some of it. Don't remember how much of each was added though. Just took some thread off R2R probably.

I've done this a bunch of times and works well with 50/50 tank water and regular hydrogen peroxide. Only soft corals though, anything with a skeleton would be toast, and never more than 60 seconds. Pull off what you can and give it a quick bath and rinse and most algae should die.

 

[Birdman]

Have you looked in to one of these.

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ve you looked in to one of these

 

[reeftopia]

looks interesting but looks like it kills parasites not algae

 

[reeftopia]

Plan to dip all the rocks when I move sometime in the next month but its on corals also so will be a problem.

 

[BigRick]

Have you tried vibrant?

 

[reeftopia]

yes did nothing ran it for more than a month