im trying algaefix, added a dose saturday. will keep everyone updated
Green Hair Algae
How do we get this under control?
Yeah I had it had to garbage 1/4 of sand and seperated any corals with hair on them. a bitch man but i treated with nothing .
Is this the big round frag tank your setting up? Do you have a fuge on it? In many of the tanks ive done, ive found that when you cycle the tank with algae and stuff it really helps alot. The caulerpa algae draws the elements, nitrates and such away from the hair algae and keeps it under control. I use grape, feather, and fern caulerpa, and chaeto algae.
No tis was supposed to be a general discussion n the best ways to prevent and treat the ever so awful green hair algae! I used TLC Smart Start to instantly cycle the tank and that shit is the BOMB!!!
I wish I had a fuge I need some equipment bad!! lol
dont over feed make sure lights are not old thick sand bed big cleanup crew. 
The lights old part..... Explain cause I never heard of that being a factor??? COULD THIS BE THE PROBLEM I KEEP HAVING EVERY 4-6 MONTHS???
The lights old part..... Explain cause I never heard of that being a factor??? COULD THIS BE THE PROBLEM I KEEP HAVING EVERY 4-6 MONTHS???
-mastermind
Yes, bc about every 6 months your lights are going to start to loose some spectrums which is why they should be replaced and could be a cause of hair algae. As for the sand bed. You need to have a really shallow bed or a super deep bed. I think a really deep bed is good. It grows sooo many worms and bugs that are wonderful for keeping the sand clean and the tank healthy. Personally, i dont like chemicals. You fix one problem but make others. Its a closed system so whatever you add stays. I like to do things the natural way. Healthier for the tank as well.
+ 1 unless you have t-5s which should last up to 18 months.
Yes, bc about every 6 months your lights are going to start to loose some spectrums which is why they should be replaced and could be a cause of hair algae.-maxima
True, i would still replace those one a year though.
Nice answers i know that part but I never really put the 2 together with a reason for hair algae
hair algae loves old bulbs+ over feeding or new lights that or not bad enough for the setup.plus are you using ro/di if not you will hate this hobby.city water has high t.d.s algae will not sleep.
+1 dont put stuff in your tank you cant test.i had hair alage dosed with a.p.i 2 days later my main tank died lost tons of shit now everything in emercey 55 gal.and this just happend 2 weeks ago.
Yes, bc about every 6 months your lights are going to start to loose some spectrums which is why they should be replaced and could be a cause of hair algae. As for the sand bed. You need to have a really shallow bed or a super deep bed. I think a really deep bed is good. It grows sooo many worms and bugs that are wonderful for keeping the sand clean and the tank healthy. Personally, i dont like chemicals. You fix one problem but make others. Its a closed system so whatever you add stays. I like to do things the natural way. Healthier for the tank as well.-maxima
dont dose hair algae, buy a tang or two.. Fixes all hair algae problems!
A little FYI. Tangs might pick at it some if they get hungry, but they dont like it. It has tiny barbs on it like hooks and it gets caught in their mouths.
my tang didnt like my hair algae that much either but he did eat it at times, but my bali sea monster and my algae blenny loved it...
i agree with the dont add no bs to your tank the best results are in ur water quality and keep your skimming up and have plenty of live rock for natural filtration. Nothing beats being as natrual as possible
I cannot solve my algae problem but i control it by using a small Fuge with some Macro algae which uses up the excess nutrients, and overfeeding if any, also reducing the lenght of time i was running the light for. by an hour or two. and once i get it back under control i return the light to normal hours of operation. and added a Hawian Kole Tang, Great Grazer for all type of algae. also have a lavender tang to do some grazing. also having 1 or two sand sifting stars to up turm the sand bed which will help release some of the nutrients in to the water colum which can then be used up by the macro algae and finally i run my skimmer 24/7.
Thats good hope it starts turing around for you
every so often i get an out burts, if the growth is really to excessive,some time i just skim the top of the sb and take out the big patches and let the rest of my remedy do the rest
get a bali sea monster(large sea hare), it will get rid of all of it in a matter of days....
get a bali sea monster(large sea hare), it will get rid of all of it in a matter of days....
-waitasecun
Lol, good call.
