Frogspawn And My Flow Rate Problem

[Crazy fishes]

I have two problems at the moment, one is that my tank is being overtaken by macroalgae. The other is my flow rate problem; euphyllia and GSP in a 24g leads to problems with flow rate. I tried to re-jig the positioning of corals as to create a fast flow section for the GSP and a slower flow section for the Euphyllia but it did not work . My frogspawn has a 1 cm split on one of the heads where the hydor koralia nano has baffeted it. My worry is now that it will get infected and the coral will die . Is there anything I can do to lessen the risk of infection? Hopefully it will heal up nicely over the next few days, but that I fear is not the 'nature' of reef keeping.

I bring the sea urchin post hear to consolidate all my problems in one post. I know that I have created 'a refugium in my display tank' that was the plan but I never thought that every two-three days I would be removing chunks of macro the size of a mini football.It is just so efficient at growing; every strand is increasing by 5-7 cm a day!!! It is also destroying my corals in particular the GSP which also has issues with water flow. The caulerpa is growing right over the top of the GSP and is encasing my hammer coral. I have thought about urchins which I am putting to side for now and toying with the idea of a dwarf angelfish, like the coral beauty angel. I know that they can nip at corals but I think that with a single angel I can more or less keep the macro under control without removing it all. What are peoples feelings/thoughts on this? I have left a bag of my macro at the LFS and they are going to try it with all the dwarf angels they have to see which have the palate for it. I stopped at two small clowns for this very reason as I knew some point down the line I would need the room for more fish 'with a purpose' (that purpose being more than just looking pretty).

If you have any ideas please let me know and it will be gratefully received

Regards

 

[SkiFletch]

Dwarf angels are mostly herbivorous in the wild, but they tend to eat encrusting algaes and sponges... They stay away from macroalgae. Sometimes they can be taught to eat Nori, but teaching them to eat macro is not likely going to happen.

That's some SERIOUS macro growth... I can think of one solution although I'm sure other members here are going to jump down my throat about this one. Purchase a baby hardy tang (yellow, convict, etc and let it control the algae till your tank matures. Then, in 6 months, remove him from the system (maybe easier said than done).

*runs away from tang police*

 

[Crazy fishes]

I know that this is serious macro growth that is why I am keen on removing as much as possible. It is serious growth possibly because its got so much light; a double whammy natural all day plus the PC lighting. I have thought about moving the tank but until I can close down one of my freshwater systems it is really an impossibility. I did toy with the idea of a tang for a few minutes but couldn't get away from the fact they are huge and really need a lot more room!!! Does anyone have a tang I could loan for a few weeks who would be happy to help, LOL?? I will see what happens at the LFS there may be an angel with a palate for macros, stranger things have happened.

What about the frogspawn?

 

[SkiFletch]

Cross your fingers, don't disturb it, and keep the macro off it...