the-obstacle Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 My nano has been neglected for a very long time. Hasn't had a water change or been topped up for about 2 months. I've killed an awesome coral that nymox sent me :facepalm: :tears:. I've just upgraded the standard 20W power compact light that comes with the blue planet classic to a nano LED unit. The photos show the algae outbreak I've currently got. I can't tell if the bubble things are corals or bubble algae as they're not green and they have a line down the middle of them. There's also a big black snail thing which must have tagged along with the live rock I got from nymox too. I'm off to collect some NSW this afternoon and will do daily 10% water changes for the rest of the week. What else should I do to clean up / control the green algae? I'm hoping the bubbles aren't algae but if they are please let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzy Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 Did the rock get the hair algae on it since you put it in the tank? If so it should go away in time as it could be doing a mini cycle from being moved around, Get rid of the apastasia anemone in the second to last pic asap the longer you leave it the harder it will be to remove it before it spreads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockerpeller Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 They do look look like red bubble algae. Maybe botryocladia perhaps. How long has it been growing in the tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-obstacle Posted October 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 They do look look like red bubble algae. Maybe botryocladia perhaps. How long has it been growing in the tank? Yeah, that's my diagnosis too. They've been there for about 2 months. I'm slowly trimming them off with water changes. Here's today's update - it's getting a lot better after a week of daily water changes. There's a lot more coraline algae growing and the hair algae is dying off. I've moved the leather up to a nice position with plenty of light and no direct flow and it seems to be getting better - it's got polyps that are opening up and until today it was reaching for the light. It now seems to have split in 3 at it's base so I'll see what I can do to attach each piece in a good position to get it to attach more permanently. This is now only a temporary tank as I've put the order in for a rimless cube, some DIY LED lighting and a skimmer. I've got the NSW collection sorted too - weekdays at Takapuna the boat ramp is empty (don't even think about it on weekends) which makes it easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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