what's eats green algea

[JonathanMars]

What can.I buy to eat the green algea

 

[Bettababe1011]

What size is your tank and what livestock do you already have, or are planning for?

Courtesy of Dakota's iPod.

 

[JonathanMars]

Biocube 29. At exactly one month of.cycle. water tested good. I have two snails and a peppermint shrimp. That's about it. Kinda.new

 

[joy13]

What kind of snails do you have? Turbo snails are bulldozers but great at algae control.

 

[Gti_Leo]

i think astarea snalls are better eaters. my are total beasts when it coems down to it.

 

[kurtyboh]

Yep these guys or hermits
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=497+526+563&pcatid=563

kurtyboh

 

[joy13]

What kind of green algae? Forgot to ask that film, hair, bryosis or something else.

 

[JonathanMars]

The guy at my lfs said hermits won't eat the green algea. And I think its film. I'll post a picture right now

 

[JonathanMars]

This is my tank

 

[melosu58]

To be honest I would discourage buying livestock to take care of algea. I would find out what`s fueling it and cut it off. Read this checklist and find the fuel factor.

FantasyReef Databases-Viewing item "10 Step Plan for Nuisance Algae Control"

 

[nxb161]

To be honest I would discourage buying livestock to take care of algea. I would find out what`s fueling it and cut it off. Read this checklist and find the fuel factor.

+1

 

[joy13]

Looks like you have phosphates and nitrates coming from somewhere. Keep up on water changes. I don't know what will eat that type of algae. I have a little in my tank like that and I am keeping up with water changes 10 gallons 2 times a week on my 55g tank. I got a used set up and figure that it was neglected a lot longer than they claimed.

 

[KatherineM]

I have a 30 gallon and it was full of green algae, getting out of hand, and i got 3 turbo snails and they completely cleaned the whole tank

 

[six2sevenproductions]

You need to cut the problem at the source. Buying some to eat the algae is a band-aid fix. My first suggestion is the lighting. Change the bulbs if their old. Second, add more water circulation. You will see more algae in dead spots.

For those that want to be stubborn, the quick fix is a seahare.

 

[mr_X]

that looks more like cyanobacteria to me. mike mentioned the cure for algae, and it will also work for cyano. a sea hare won't eat that, if in fact it is cyanobacteria. is it slimy and can it be vacuumed up or is it grass-like?