I’m finally beating GHA!

Discussion in 'Algae' started by fish-aholic 94, Feb 22, 2010.

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  1. fish-aholic 94

    fish-aholic 94 Gigas Clam

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    I’ve been noticing the algae has been getting thinner, and it’s not as bright of green.
    I also been finding a lot of lose algae in the filter, and when I try to blast it off the rocks, a lot of it comes off easy.
    I’m so happy ;D
     
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  3. OnefishTwofish

    OnefishTwofish Feather Star

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    congrats!

    what actions have you been taking in your battle against the algae?

    :)
     
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  4. Night-Rida

    Night-Rida Finback Whale

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    I had GHA within first few months of reef tank.. it eventually went away.

    karma to 1fish2fish.. got ya over 10k

    congrats!
     
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  5. fish-aholic 94

    fish-aholic 94 Gigas Clam

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    Well…
    I got a bunch of blue legs, didn’t touch the stuff. :p
    Then I tried turbo snails. (I still had the hermits. snails + hermits = free snack and new shells for the hermits :angry:)
    Then I got 2 emerald crab, and 2 mollies. They keep it manageable.:-/
    So after all the failed attempts, a just did a 50% water change, the left it to run its curse… I mean course.
     
  6. fish-aholic 94

    fish-aholic 94 Gigas Clam

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    Ps. I still have some algae, but about 75% is gone.
     
  7. fish-aholic 94

    fish-aholic 94 Gigas Clam

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    I don’t have a test kit, so I took some water to a lfs today to get it tested. Ammonia, nitrate, and nitrite where 0, phosphate was barely detectable, and my calcium was a little low. (They don’t use test strips)