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Top Five Saltwater Cleanup Crew Helpers

April 2, 2014 by reefdup

Hermit Crab

This is a guest post by Nikki of Reef'd Up Aquatics. We can all appreciate a clean, well-maintained aquarium.  With the variety of cleanup crew helpers available in the hobby, it can become daunting to pick the right cleanup crew.  These are a few of my favorite ways to keep nuisance algae at bay. Number Five:  Macroalgae In my refugium I keep a macroalgae display full … [Read more...] about Top Five Saltwater Cleanup Crew Helpers

Green Hair Algae Removal Update

April 20, 2011 by xAquatic

Green Hair Algae Infestation

I put together a couple of videos of how the aquarium looks one week later after being cleaned of a massive infestation of green hair algae. The tank is recovering nicely, but the green hair algae is trying to make a come-back. To help speed up the clean up I have added some known green hair algae eaters. The best cleaners I have found are emerald crabs and mexican turbo … [Read more...] about Green Hair Algae Removal Update

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