Hermits are useful.
Also if the nutrient levels are dropped, then the
algae is weaker, and then things will eat it more.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets


Add Homonym wrote on 3/5/2007 10:46 AM:
nntp.nildram.co.uk wrote:
i do have a problem with green algae but i have hermit crabs and turbo
snails along with a yellow tang. I've been thinking of adding a UV
sterilizer to my system but would this starve the snails and crabs.
The tang is ok for other foods but the little hemits and snails seem
to have no other source of food.

Robin


Turbo's and hermits are of limited use for green algae.

Better bet is get some cerith, or even better, nassarius snails, and
perhaps a conch or two.