Hi all,
My tank is finally cycled but overgrown by long green algae (water is ok i think: 0 ammonia; 0 nitrites; 15ppm nitrAtes; ph 8.3).
Enter my first algae grazers: 3 Red clawed hermit crabs - they didn't move from a spot in 24h; an Algae Blenny/Sailfin - turned out to be a mistake for my small tank although he seems to be feeding on the live rock (I'll probably end up giving it to someone with a bigger tank if he starves). None of the above showed any appetite for these long hair-like green algae.
I'm disappointed with the Red claws who haven't moved at all since I got them yesterday. I've had a small blue hermit in the tank for a while and he survived through the last part of cycling. What's wrong with this picture?
Thank you all.
PS: I read here that green algae may interfere with symbiotic algae of the corals. It doesn't seem wise to add any corals in till the algae are controlled, right?
My tank is finally cycled but overgrown by long green algae (water is ok i think: 0 ammonia; 0 nitrites; 15ppm nitrAtes; ph 8.3).
Enter my first algae grazers: 3 Red clawed hermit crabs - they didn't move from a spot in 24h; an Algae Blenny/Sailfin - turned out to be a mistake for my small tank although he seems to be feeding on the live rock (I'll probably end up giving it to someone with a bigger tank if he starves). None of the above showed any appetite for these long hair-like green algae.
I'm disappointed with the Red claws who haven't moved at all since I got them yesterday. I've had a small blue hermit in the tank for a while and he survived through the last part of cycling. What's wrong with this picture?
Thank you all.
PS: I read here that green algae may interfere with symbiotic algae of the corals. It doesn't seem wise to add any corals in till the algae are controlled, right?
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