Egg crate green algae

[Berghia Breeder]

I have always used white egg crate to grow out Aiptasia and always have a layer of green algae growing on. My question, I've heard green algae won't grow on black egg crate. Anyone have experience before I go to the effort.

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[lowbudget]

wrong. they will grow on black egg crate too

 

[Adrock]

wrong. they will grow on black egg crate too

+1 trust me algae will grow on what ever it can color of the egg crate doesn't matter

 

[BeanMachine]

Green algae? Like hair algae?

 

[planbtypea]

I don't know about black, but half of my make shift frag rack (white egg crate) in my fuge section of sump is now covered in green hair, none in the DT though...

 

[BeanMachine]

I don't know about black, but half of my make shift frag rack (white egg crate) in my fuge section of sump is now covered in green hair, none in the DT though...

Do you have a tang in your display?

 

[Berghia Breeder]

Green algae? Like hair algae?

Yes, Green hair algae

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[Saishine]

I had no fish in my frag tank so i never had algae problem using white egg crate.

 

[planbtypea]

Do you have a tang in your display?

Nope, small army of crabs though.

 

[BeanMachine]

Nope, small army of crabs though.

How long do you light your fuge and do you routinely clean the detritus... shallow sand bed, deep sand bed? No sand?

 

[BeanMachine]

Yes, Green hair algae

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Have you checked the nitrates and phosphates in your aip grow out? Tank pretty dirty to get them to spread and reproduce?

 

[Berghia Breeder]

Have you checked the nitrates and phosphates in your aip grow out? Tank pretty dirty to get them to spread and reproduce?

Nit 0, Phos 0, I've found they grow much better if you keep the water perfect, I aggitate them a lot to get them to spread.

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[lowbudget]

Nit 0, Phos 0, I've found they grow much better if you keep the water perfect, I aggitate them a lot to get them to spread.

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cutting them poking them with make them split.

 

[planbtypea]

How long do you light your fuge and do you routinely clean the detritus... shallow sand bed, deep sand bed? No sand?

12 hours blue/red, 10 hours 6500k PC, 4" sandbed in fuge. Sump is a DIY hybrid= fuge on left-return center-LR/skimmer/sock on right. Fuge fed by return manifold, drain into socks on far right. I don't clean up the fuge too often, clean the rest every few weeks when I notice some buildup. I just leave the algae the fuge, figure as long as it isn't in the display, I'm not going to worry about it too much.

sorry if I seem to be highjacking...