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July 24th, 2008, 08:23 PM
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Lads i want to know how to get rid of this. ive got a 200ltr tank and this stuff is growing quick!!!!
Current Aquarium(s) Description: Aqua Reef 200 Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 2 weeks 
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July 24th, 2008, 08:40 PM
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Re: Please ID
That's a type of caulerpa (macroalgae). Which means that you have either high nitrates, phosphates, or most likely, both. You need to improve your water quality. Do regular water changes of 10 to 20% every few days until your nitrates get down close to zero. Then maintain it. Only use RODI water, not tap water. Cut back on your lighting for a while too.
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Current Aquarium(s) Description: 240-gallon reef with a 55-gallon sump and 35-gallon refugium Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 7 years
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July 24th, 2008, 09:27 PM
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Re: Please ID
What livestock do you have in there?
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Current Aquarium(s) Description: 29g Tank - just setting up... Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 10yrs fresh now 3yrs salt Other Intrests: Everything Fishy, 360
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July 24th, 2008, 10:08 PM
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McCosker's Flasher Wrasse
Bicolor Blenny Fridman's Dottyback Clownfish 2 Sailfin/Algae Blenny Green Mandarin And clean up crew of cause!! Current Aquarium(s) Description: Aqua Reef 200 Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 2 weeks
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July 25th, 2008, 02:16 AM
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Re: Please ID
Like Biff said,thats grape caulerpa.Which will go assexual as it looses nutrients.When it does that,It'll really mess your water up.
It would be safer to pinch off the plants as close to the rock as possible and throw the caulerpa out.
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July 25th, 2008, 05:58 PM
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Re: Please ID
will anything eat it?
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 90 gal reef: new corals,Nemo,goby,6line,pepshrimp,dispar,chromis,linkia Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: less than 1 year Other Intrests: going crazy
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July 25th, 2008, 07:08 PM
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Re: Please ID
My nitrates, phosphates are very low. (only problem i really get with the tank is to much nature light) there has to be a fish out there that would enjoy eatting it !
Current Aquarium(s) Description: Aqua Reef 200 Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 2 weeks
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July 25th, 2008, 07:19 PM
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yes there are - the Tangs - Yellow Tang in particular. That's why I asked what you had, to see if you had one.. problem is that your tank is realy too small to keep one.
As others have advised, I think your best option is to just get in there and remove it. It's a lot easier than hair algae at least  Caulerpa is commonly used in an 'algae filter' (usually as part of a refugium) as a method of exporting nutrients by constand harvesting.
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Current Aquarium(s) Description: 29g Tank - just setting up... Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 10yrs fresh now 3yrs salt Other Intrests: Everything Fishy, 360
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July 25th, 2008, 09:16 PM
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Re: Please ID
If you have algae, your nitrates and phosphates aren't low. Algae need nitrates and phosphates to survive, and without them, you will have an algae-free tank. What is probably happening is that the algae is growing, and using up the nitrates and phosphates from your water, so it shows a low reading on your test kit. That doesn't mean it's not there, it just means it's getting consumed by the algae right away instead of just hanging around in the water.
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Current Aquarium(s) Description: 240-gallon reef with a 55-gallon sump and 35-gallon refugium Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 7 years
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July 26th, 2008, 12:58 AM
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Re: Please ID
Very good point - that's absolutely right - I had a hair algae outbreak once whilst water tests showed zero...
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