Algae And Polyps

sparkycoms said:

hi to all...
ive had my tank now for 8 months and have seen some changes in the algae its gone from a red skim to none to green grass like all over, having to pluck it out what am i doing wrong for this to hapen.
pluss ive got lots of Polyps are they harmful to my live stock.
any feed back would be greatfull thanks....

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owlbassboy said:

are you using any po4 remover?? those look like aiptasia pest anemones in that pic to me.

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Buddyboy67 said:

Those are stunners of mature aiptasia ..these will sting anything they come into contact with, eventually killing it..They are invasive and dominant taking entire tanks over if allowed.....zap these adults with aiptasia x and adding a couple of peppermint shrimp to your tank will control any young that re appear..
Would carry out several water changes to lower those stats over the next few weeks and add a good quality phosphate remover to the system to control the po4 readings..
The raised nitrite and phosphate can be caused by slight over feeding or not enough regular water changes being carried out.

Hope this helps with your questions sparkycoms...

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