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Is that caulerpa taxifolia in your picture? If thats the algae you mentioned ripping out I hope its not going down the drain... I'm just sayin 
If the algae you are trying to get rid of is the briopsis you can try raising your mg levels. There was a thread on RC about doing this and I found it works pretty good.
If the algae you are trying to get rid of is the briopsis you can try raising your mg levels. There was a thread on RC about doing this and I found it works pretty good.
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Well when they found it growing off the coast of California they laid massive tarps over it and pumped chlorine inside killing the Caulerpa and everything else. I doubt you want to do that
Your best bet is to tear out all you can. Besides being intrusive this stuff will go asexual turning to mush, and in turn pollute your tank.
Also I wouldn't pass it on to anyone else. Its illegal under California law.
Your best bet is to tear out all you can. Besides being intrusive this stuff will go asexual turning to mush, and in turn pollute your tank.
Also I wouldn't pass it on to anyone else. Its illegal under California law.
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Nope, its different than most algaes. It actually has a toxin inside that deters anything from wanting to eat it. I read about a certain slug that will eat it but I don't think its something available in the hobby trade. You need to just remove it the old fashion way, rip it out strand by strand. Might not hurt to run some carbon while doing so if its tearing since the toxin will be entering the water. I've never seen ill effects but why chance it.
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I didn't realize it was a nano. A tiny blue would take a while and they stress so much in small tanks. Maby someone could rent you a Kole tang for a few days. It is however not as hard to manage as people have been made to think. Not that you should keep it but if you thin it out regularly it is easy to control. Not easy to eradicate every piece but easy to control imo.
