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rooster0818 Jun 30, 2009 08:13 AM

i have a red algae like plant growing on my live rock and power head intakes that is starting to suffacate some of my coral its not slime it looks like a lil plant kinda of puffy i would post a pic but i dont know how please help me get rid of it

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phishie Jul 02, 2009 12:52 PM

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Unfortunately, when you mix water and light you get algae blooms, especially when there are nutrients. There are a couple things you can do: 1) clean your live rock and corals by hand since these are animals we're talking about - of course this requires doing that every day or so. 2) you can talk to your local fish store about an algae gone product that would be safe for your live rock and corals.
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