Things that go away on their own

[Paul B]

It seems that there are so many people in this hobby that are stressed every time they see something either growing or just appearing in their tanks.
I figured I would post things that over the years just went away with no help from me.
Hair algae.
I have no idea when I took this picture but it must have been at least 15 years ago. That fireclown is stil with me and he is almost 18 now, but look at all the hair algae. The fish and corals were in great shape, but the tank looked horrible. It left on it's own like it always does

About 2 years ago I had so many flatworms that I could not find any rock that was not covered in them. Everyone was urgeing me to use "Flatworm Exit"
IN about 6 months, every one of them disappeared. I didn't use anything.
Last year I noticed one tiny spot of this bubble algae. Everyone said I had to remove it immediately or it would cover everything in the tank and the tank would crash.
Much of it has died off and it is only on a couple of rocks. I like the stuff and think it is interesting.

 

[sjfishguy]

Can't agree with you more. I always try to tell people on these boards to leave things alone, it usually does more harm than good when you start messing with all this stuff. Fish I have had for many years have gotten ich and all kinds of stuff and it just goes away. Never treated for anything. I have had bubble algae come and go, a little patch of hair algae here and there and it eventually runs its course. Keep your nutrients low and your parameters stable and everything else takes care of itself.

 

[Paul B]

People by nature always want to add things. Most of the time the problem is because there is too much of something in there and you need to remove something, or better yet, leave it along and go out and have a nice dinner with a glass of merlot.

 

[Tazmaniancowboy]

Totally agree with you Paul. I have had the same things mentioned above. They come and they go as stated above if the nutrients are kept down. I think these are just necessary cycles! Granted, I do not have the most beautiful reef in the hobby, but when it is looking good, it is still pleasing to the eye.

 

[Paul B]

Granted, I do not have the most beautiful reef in the hobby, but when it is looking good, it is still pleasing to the eye.

I also don't have the most beautiful tank in the hobby, but it is the tank I want.

 

[ERaquarists]

Paul..thank you for this thread...it makes us rookies feel a whole lot better.