Best Treatment for Green Turf Algae???

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Hey Everyone,

What additive have you used to combat Green Turf Algae?

I know that Vibrant will reduce nutrient levels and starve some algae out, but I've also heard of success using Fluconazole.

If you've tried either with success or lack of success (or other products/experiences), please share.

Thanks!

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I started a hang on Fuge with a nem box, and the macro algae starved out the hair algae.
Thanks. I do have a fuge/macro algae in my sump already, which is growing decently. Just looking to see if anyone has had any luck with using additives as well.
 
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i have turf algae right now

i also had it like 2 months ago. i tried toothbrushing it away, but it's just dug in af. nothing seems to want to eat it either. i eventually did reef flux and it kinda worked in that it killed it all and it went away for like a month. but it started popping back up again so i guess it kinda didn't work lol

i'm thinking i'll do reef flux again and then follow it up with dosing microbacter clean and then hope it doesn't result in dinos
 

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i have turf algae right now

i also had it like 2 months ago. i tried toothbrushing it away, but it's just dug in af. nothing seems to want to eat it either. i eventually did reef flux and it kinda worked in that it killed it all and it went away for like a month. but it started popping back up again so i guess it kinda didn't work lol

i'm thinking i'll do reef flux again and then follow it up with dosing microbacter clean and then hope it doesn't result in dinos
I've never seen them for sale before, but I've collected Bulla Gouldiana locally and have a bunch in my tanks.. they absolutely destroy hair algae, diatoms, film algae, etc. They're great.


To OP: An algae reactor is also a great way to go. I connected an L shaped piece of irrigation pipe to a small pump in my filter chamber, drilled a bunch of holes, and attached some plastic mesh, then seeded it with hair algae. Harvest a bit every few days for continual export. There is a lot more exposure to air, meaning the algae is getting more CO2 and is able to grow quicker than anything that is fully submerged. Trickle filter ftw
 

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Mag really won’t do much. That’s from old tech m (which I believe reflux has the active ingredient in that made tech m work), bump up intensity in refugium, and stop pellets if you are doing pellets. Feed frozen
 
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I've recently used the combo of Brightwell Clean + Brightwell Razor to eliminate GHA and/or Bryopsis.

Obviously this is not the same as green turf algae...just wanted to provide some anecdotal evidence that using the two products according to the back of the bottles did not kill any of my corals.
 

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Turbo snails, urchins, bristletooth tangs and rabbitfish (one spot foxface). Chemicals will take you so far and there's always a risk using them. Bryopsis would be the only thing I would treat chemically, all others I would use naturals methods.
 
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I've used vibrant before in the past and it worked out great. Just have to manually pull out by hand as much as you can.
This is what I was planning. I think the big mistake some make is that they don't remove as much algae first before treating, and then, when it dies, it just releases all of the nutrients back into the water and starts the cycle all over.
 
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Turbo snails, urchins, bristletooth tangs and rabbitfish (one spot foxface). Chemicals will take you so far and there's always a risk using them. Bryopsis would be the only thing I would treat chemically, all others I would use naturals methods.
Will any foxface do, or specifically the one spot that you mention? I'm kind of starting over on my fish list, and was planning to include a rabbitfish.
 
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Mag really won’t do much. That’s from old tech m (which I believe reflux has the active ingredient in that made tech m work), bump up intensity in refugium, and stop pellets if you are doing pellets. Feed frozen
My tank will be going fallow for a couple of months, so I'll probably see how it looks with very little feeding (other than what I add for the few snails/shrimp/crabs that will remain in the tank) for this time before going the chemical route. This damn turf algae is tough though.
 

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The common foxface will do, I tend to like the one spot as it stays smaller, but with fish your mileage may vary.


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