Is Live Rock With Algae On Bad?

[steelhealr]

Technically, in support of the purchase, if you have excellent water parameters, the hair algae should die. Adding chaeto in a sump would help with competition. If the price is right, I don't want to dissuade the purchase. Hair algae CAN be a nuisance. simonas should just know that he is bringing in a hitchhiker. SH

 

[Morri]

At £3 a kilo I would go for it, I would not scrub it myself you never know what you will kill might kill off some good things

Add it to the tank with Saltwater and heater, leave the tank unlit for a week defo no direct sunlight, add phosphate remover and circulation into the tank this should starve the algae of food and light.

Then do a 50% water change as the algae should die back and will realise phosphate into the water then do a phosphate test on the water before adding any stock ideally you are looking for non-detectable reading on the test kit. If you still have phosphates do another 50% water change.

This will reduce the algae quite a lot then the rest should be managed by a CUC quite easily.

 

[simonas]

cheers for all the responses guys but I've decided against that purchase someone a lot closer has 10 kgs for £50 which I;m picking up tonight

anything I need to look out for on liverock when buying it? the guy said its well established not all purple etc but some purple bits on?

 

[ben1987]

that its been kept warm and with flow mainly. and not just corralined up ocean rock