This is a guest post by Nikki of Reef'd Up Aquatics. We can all appreciate a clean, well-maintained aquarium. With the variety of cleanup crew helpers available in the hobby, it can become daunting to pick the right cleanup crew. These are a few of my favorite ways to keep nuisance algae at bay. Number Five: Macroalgae In my refugium I keep a macroalgae display full … [Read more...] about Top Five Saltwater Cleanup Crew Helpers
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Green Hair Algae Removal Update
I put together a couple of videos of how the aquarium looks one week later after being cleaned of a massive infestation of green hair algae. The tank is recovering nicely, but the green hair algae is trying to make a come-back. To help speed up the clean up I have added some known green hair algae eaters. The best cleaners I have found are emerald crabs and mexican turbo … [Read more...] about Green Hair Algae Removal Update
Green Hair Algae Removal
Green hair algae can be a real nuisance but it is easily preventable and if you are unfortunate enough to have it take over your tank it is fairly simple to cure. Once it starts to grow in your tank it can get take over in a very short span of time. It can cover ever surface in your aquarium in a matter of weeks if not treated which is exactly what I discovered for the first … [Read more...] about Green Hair Algae Removal
