non invasive algae control

[stickx911]

I have probably 6 different types and I only bought one. Lol
Theyre not growing crazily, i just prefer to not have to put my hands in the tank weekly to prune. Are there any inverts that'll do the job without killing the whole thing,or should I just prune them?

 

[jef4y]

Tangs or other fish
Mexican turbo snails (the big ones that are golf-ball sized)
Reduced food / light cycle
Carbon/GFO
Matrix

And you can go the chemical route as a last resort. I used AlgaeFix for about 6 weeks to kill off a wicked strain of Gelidium last year. It killed my CUC, but was overall well worth it.

 

[porpoiseaquatics]

I think the OP might be referring to macro algae.

 

[stickx911]

porpoiseaquatics;837940 wrote: I think the OP might be referring to macro algae.

yea, I can't name them all, only red grape caulerpa and not hamaldia. They only grow where they started or where moved to so they're not a fire storm or anything. Just ok hitch hikers. I trimmed them back today before a water change, I just always thought tanks ran better without me stirring up too much (digging out rocks to cut back things) as I know better than to trim in tank as it'll just spread them everywhere.

Tank is too small for fish control that I know of, that, plus my damsel and clown won't allow me to put any other fish in the tank.

 

[jef4y]

Ah well, in that case, you're pretty much limited to getting your hands/gloves wet.