While most avoid it, I would love to have algae growth

[guitarest]

Any one have either rock, shell that might have algae on it? I am feeding the hermits algae tabs and they like it but I do know the puffer likes algae also and the rock/shells will help with his teeth by keeping them trimmed down. This is for a brackish water tank with native fish.

[Jessi84]

Try taking some water and a bucket put it in the sun for a while with some rocks or driftwood and the algae should start to grow after a few hot days...just freshen the water daily or keep circulation for the algae to grow faster (remember to use dechlorinator- algae can't handle much chlorine to start growing)...hope this helps, works for me:)!

[guitarest]

so do you use salt water or fresh water? Neat idea; thanks.

[Jessi84]

so do you use salt water or fresh water? Neat idea; thanks.

Thanks, I have a few ideas every once in a while...not often though...lol. I would try using the same salinity as what is in your tank. I personally do this for my fresh water tank so I don't know if the same algae would die in the salt water or not. If you gow it in fresh, and it appears to die in the salt I would remove it immediately.