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  1. tomsalyer

    Problem with Hair alage-Need help

    So far the new addittions to the tank seem to have helped, I may go back and reclean a rock or two that didn't get done so well but for the most part the algae is not coming back and seems to be in check for now that is.
  2. tomsalyer

    Problem with Hair alage-Need help

    Yep I did take the live rocks out and scrub them.. of course I didn't get it all off and there is still some in there but not like those pictures that I have posted I would say maybe about 15% of that is still there. So my sparse clean up crew is 4 hermit crabs 1 emerald and he does work hard...
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    Problem with Hair alage-Need help

    Yes I did get more snails.
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    Problem with Hair alage-Need help

    Well I went to go get somemore snails and lo and behold they had a lawnmower blenny. I GOT ONE. So we'll see if that works. Now I just go figure out what these little black and white striped things are that are very small and thin.
  5. tomsalyer

    Problem with Hair alage-Need help

    I've never heard of it either but I it sounds like it(lawnmower bleeny) might be good. but what do I know. The emerald crab is a work horse he eats all the time not sure what he eats since I never see anything in his claws but they are stuffing something in hismouth and he leaves everybody...
  6. tomsalyer

    Worms?

    Since I am fairlynew at this ok very new at this. I find new little creatures every so often that I didn't buy but that's ok. But I don't know what they are and if they are harmful. First is I found a few little tiny black and white striped worms or looks like snakes to me but they are...
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    Problem with Hair alage-Need help

    After reading the first 4 replies. I have some great ideas. I've intended to get some more snails so that will be on my list and changing the water well we have been changing about 10% every so often. And all the wwater test do come back great all 0's the ph is 8.1. We have no skimmer we...
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    Problem with Hair alage-Need help

    How do we control this hair alage. We use liquid calcium and we add trace elements weekly. Nitrate, Nitrites,Amnonia,PH regularly and all seems to be within acceptable range. We recently just did our first partial water change 2 weeks ago. We have one green emerald crab, 6 snails, 5 hermits, 2...
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