04/17/2009, 04:59 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Highland, Maryland Entomologist
Posts: 14,591
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Originally posted by cagri
Even though I would never recommend chemicals for algea treatment in reef tank, Please try AlgeaFIx marine from API, it will clear up your tank in 2 - 3 weeks, I had the exact algea in my tank when I first set it up with base rock and I only used 2 applications and that took care of %70 of the exact algea in 2 weeks, and the rest dissapeared over time as coralline took over. Astrea snails also eat this stuff, but you need a lot of them, they also only eat the shorter algea.
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Were you fighting an algae (green) or a fungi with the AlgaeFix? 
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Cliff Babcock
Intestests: Digital Microscopy; Marine Pest Control; Marine Plants & Macroalgae
Current Tank Info: 180 g. mixed reef system
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