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I had enough of algae!!!

Started by Vanquish, Sep 05 2006 05:00 AM

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#1 Vanquish

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Posted 05 September 2006 - 05:00 AM

Been fighting algae on my rocks for months now and I finally had enough!!! Some of the algae on the rocks were so dense I dun tink coralline algae would ever grow for months!!! I tried using toothbrush (yes, even with Oral-B) but it doesn't seem effective enough...

The LAST STRAW!!!!!

Got this for 5 bucks at the hardware store... it is a metal bristle brush used for brushing files... a few brushes on the liverocks and everything came off like a lawn-mower running through a field!! w00t.gif w00t.gif w00t.gif

Result: Trouble spots with thick algae growth now resembles a patch of white rock!! tongue.gif At least the coralline algae has a chance to grow now!! thumbsup.gif thumbsup.gif thumbsup.gif

Try it!!! w00t.gif w00t.gif w00t.gif

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Posted 05 September 2006 - 08:19 AM

that looks.. ferocious!
haha..

but i aint having thick algae growth
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Posted 05 September 2006 - 08:59 AM

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Posted 05 September 2006 - 09:11 AM

wah... fierce.... i use toothbrush only.... laugh.gif laugh.gif
but then metal bristle leh... will it scrub off the coralline algae???

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Posted 05 September 2006 - 09:22 AM

It's worth spending the $5 if it is a permanent job ... laugh.gif

Keep us updated. wink.gif
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Posted 05 September 2006 - 09:51 AM

3 versions available. Brass, steel and stainless steel. For peace of mind better get the stainless steel ones. Used that before. Very effective.
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Posted 05 September 2006 - 10:11 AM

Will they have oil or grease on this?....need to wash and soak in hot water first? blink.gif
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Posted 05 September 2006 - 10:25 AM

Play safe... soak first tongue.gif

Another way is to patch with epoxy then remove the epoxy patch few weeks later.
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Posted 05 September 2006 - 10:30 AM

I ever read on the net, it is not advisable to brush the live rock. more algae will grow on the "clean" rock. It's like cleaning for them to grow. the best is to harvest them as much as possible, and starve them. wink.gif
But do keep us update...... wink.gif
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Posted 05 September 2006 - 11:25 AM

Wa...giant toothbrush ninja.gif
Btw,its made of metal so it will rust right?

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Posted 05 September 2006 - 12:51 PM

good for LR.. but never ever use it on the glass...

how effective against Bryopsis? think use fishes to control better lah.
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Posted 05 September 2006 - 01:15 PM

Very effective in removing the surface of the rocks of algae... coralline algae would come off too, but generally th po4 would be attached to the surface of the rocks, hence the scrubbing action would help release the po4 adhere to the surface, hopefully the skimmer would help to skim everything out fast and the rock can be free of the nuisance algae with a chance for coralline to grow... smile.gif

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Posted 05 September 2006 - 01:19 PM

QUOTE(Vanquish @ Sep 5 2006, 01:15 PM) View Post

Very effective in removing the surface of the rocks of algae... coralline algae would come off too, but generally th po4 would be attached to the surface of the rocks, hence the scrubbing action would help release the po4 adhere to the surface, hopefully the skimmer would help to skim everything out fast and the rock can be free of the nuisance algae with a chance for coralline to grow... smile.gif


Bro,
I suggest you scrub your coralline algae more offten instead. This is to kick start the coralline algae bloom laugh.gif Slowly, the war will start eyebrow.gif

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Posted 05 September 2006 - 01:23 PM

QUOTE(wonder @ Sep 5 2006, 01:19 PM) View Post

Bro,
I suggest you scrub your coralline algae more offten instead. This is to kick start the coralline algae bloom laugh.gif Slowly, the war will start eyebrow.gif


Actually I only brushed some trouble spots... didn't brush everywhere, there are still areas within the tank that I cant reach... hopefully the brush will last and not rust that fast... tongue.gif

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Posted 05 September 2006 - 05:58 PM

brush those brown parts of your SPS lor... maybe the colors will turn out nicer leh hor? laugh.gif laugh.gif laugh.gif laugh.gif
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