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Mossy-like brown algae - stubborn problem

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boontonbob

Is anyone familiar with mossy-like slow growing brown algae that is strictly on my live rock. I don't have a camera or I would post a picture. All I know is it does not seem to recede, even with practically zero nutrients. It is slowly encroaching a number of corals which is an eyesore.

With the invert group buy pending, it would be great to find something to feast on it. Sea Urchin? Crab? Mexican Turbo Snail? Fish, although I only have a 75g and don't want to bottle up a sailfin in it

It's on a couple big ass rocks and really don't want to break stuff down to pull them out and start scrubbing away.
Thx
 
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Zhenya

Does it look like a turf-type algae? I think the best bet would be to properly identify it first before formulating plan of attack. If you can post image of it perhaps we can help with identification?
 
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Jcurry@wesketch

Bob
It sounds like brown wafer algae and it's a PIA to get rid of. The only thing that ate was a tuxedo urchin. But they eat every algae including coraline right down to bare rock.
 
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boontonbob

Hey Jeff - Thanks. I'll consider the urchin. I haven't had much luck with coraline growing and what I had faded. There's much to lose there.
 
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