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Anyone know how to get rid of this?

Already tried BlueExit which has done nothing.
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Reply #1

Forgot the pic. It's all over everything, you can peel it off in sheets but it comes right back.
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Reply #2

Go do some research before implementing this but I seem to recall blackouts - for many days without peaking were the answer here, plus good old manual removal of course
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Go do some research before implementing this but I seem to recall blackouts - for many days without peaking were the answer here, plus good old manual removal of course

Hi mate thanks for this,  sucked it all out with a syphon again then did a total blackout as you suggested and it's not come back yet. Fingers crossed!
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Reply #4

Hi mate ,
Reduced lighting hours sounds good idea , manual is pain in the arse believe me , been there ,
Depending on how much and fast it grows sea urchins are great for gobbling it up and keeping it under control , lawnmower blennie are good but can be picky what they eat , think it depends on how much time you have to spend on you’re tank and if you don’t mind the manual scooping to clear it up ,
I’ve gone over to the sea urchin on a trial to see how that works , they’re inexpensive quite readily available, they climb the glass so help with keeping that clean too , best thing I done , and it’s another critter to view and watch with all its little arm things waving about .
I’ll send a picture of mine ,
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They pick things up as well as they move around quite funny little creatures .
The sucker came lose from my hose and he picked it up and walked around with it for a few days 😂
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Not so good in freshwater tho   ;)
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