jason7504 Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 well ive been fighting red turf algae for the past 4 months and I have heard that some turbo snails and yellow tangs will eat it. I'm going to try a turbo and see how it does. Has anybody fought it? if so, how? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 I got rid of mine with turbos, and kept it away by keeping nitrates and phosphates low. My Yellow Tang ignored the stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylaster Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 i found out that the foxface will do a great job mowing down pretty much any kind of algae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsoz Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 I also am fighting it. My yellow tang ignores it. I plan on getting some turbos after Christmas. I have a phosphate reactor, and have been dosing sugar. Small water changes every week, removing the foul stuff by the handfull... no luck so far. dsoz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 Turbos don't get rid of it, they just keep it mowed down close to the rocks. I am seeing it go away since i started dosing vodka and MB7. Especially off the rocks, one piece of branching rock that was completely covered now only has the turf algae on the under side of the rock. About a 75% reduction on that particular rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason7504 Posted December 17, 2009 Author Share Posted December 17, 2009 ive also heard that tuxedo urchins work great. i'm gonna get a turbo and the tuxedo urchin and see my phosphates and nitrates are low and heard that turf algae doesn't really depend on nutrients as much since it can use multiple energy sources Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanz Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 Make sure they are mexican turbos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Popeil Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 mexican turbos will do a phenomenal job. depending on the size of the tank, get several. typically one or two wont be able to tackle it. they do a far better job than any fish or urchin ive tried. they have consumed all the algae in any of the tanks ive used them in. but, youll have to get a handful. trade them back in to a store or donate them to someone else with the problem once all the algae is consumed, and it wont take long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finch6013 Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 My turtle conch took care of a small patch I had and it never returned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pledosophy Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 I thought Mexican Turbo's were temperate? Shimek had an article on them saying they are collected from deeper waters and they do not survive long in home aquariums. Personally I have never got them to live long. They like to climb out of the water in my system, but I have had them spawn. JME Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowman Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 I don't think the urchin will eat it either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Is that different from Red slime algea? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePremiumAquarium Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 I thought Mexican Turbo's were temperate? Shimek had an article on them saying they are collected from deeper waters and they do not survive long in home aquariums. Personally I have never got them to live long. They like to climb out of the water in my system, but I have had them spawn. JME From my experience, Mexican turbos do really really well in our aquariums. They might come from a bit cooler water, but I don't think they are temperate for the most part. I have had them live for literally 3-4 years and then had to get rid of them do to a tank tear down. There are other turbos that I have had that don't seem to live quite as long but Mexicans definately have for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason7504 Posted December 19, 2009 Author Share Posted December 19, 2009 Is that different from Red slime algea? yeah its different. its a red macro like bryopsis lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason7504 Posted December 19, 2009 Author Share Posted December 19, 2009 well i think my mexican turbo and urchin are eating some of the red turf. i will see in the next few days if they actually are but from where i put them, it looks like there's a clearing of the algae. but i will post and update in a few days if they have really eaten alot of it..but i hope they do this stuff is a major pain in the a$$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pledosophy Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 From my experience' date=' Mexican turbos do really really well in our aquariums. They might come from a bit cooler water, but I don't think they are temperate for the most part. I have had them live for literally 3-4 years and then had to get rid of them do to a tank tear down. There are other turbos that I have had that don't seem to live quite as long but Mexicans definately have for me.[/quote'] It might be a regional name thing. (i.e. like fire/blood shrimp) I wonder if we are talking about the same species, Tegula funebralis. In Southern California they are sold as Mexican Turbo's, Margarita, or Margarite snails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePremiumAquarium Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 It might be a regional name thing. (i.e. like fire/blood shrimp) I wonder if we are talking about the same species' date=' Tegula funebralis. In Southern California they are sold as Mexican Turbo's, Margarita, or Margarite snails.[/quote'] I think this has alot to do with it. I have had 3 or 4 different varieties of Mexican turbos. They all come from different areas and each are probably used to different local temps. Very good info and an important thing for us hobbiests to think about when we are shopping or looking for critters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason7504 Posted December 20, 2009 Author Share Posted December 20, 2009 make sure to bring the same variety next time that you brung me yesterday cuz its eating away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Do you know where it came from or how you got it in the first place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePremiumAquarium Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 make sure to bring the same variety next time that you brung me yesterday cuz its eating away Will do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason7504 Posted December 20, 2009 Author Share Posted December 20, 2009 Do you know where it came from or how you got it in the first place? i dont know, it just started appearing like 6 months ago. might of came on a coral or with the LR when i got it and waited a little to germinate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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