Green Hair Algae on Live Rock, Solution?

[spnohio]

I have a 75 gal with Sump, Refugium, skimmer and UV system, I have had my tank up going on two years, I have noticed hair algae coming from the coraline algae on the live rock. All the measurements seem to be fine. Do I need more flow? More water changes? Is there a good fish that will eat the hair algae?

 

[hawkfishman]

sea hare and lawnmower blenny. those guys are hair algae specilasts from what pretty much every site and store says.

 

[jplace003]

Originally Posted by hawkfishman
http:///forum/post/3216909
sea hare and lawnmower blenny. those guys are hair algae specilasts from what pretty much every site and store says.
Yeah Lawnmower Blenny for the win, they can get kinda big too and when they get full grown they have some nice markings.

 

[hawkfishman]

i have a lawnmower blenny and dont have hair algae(yet) lol. i just love the LBs. and my friend had hair algae when he started up and the guy at the LFS told him to get a sea hare. he did and all the hair algae is gone. but, i guess if the sea hare dies, you gotta get it out asap cause its toxic after it dies (meaning it releases some sort of toxin once dead. messed up, right?)

 

[king_neptune]

Originally Posted by hawkfishman
http:///forum/post/3216909
sea hare and lawnmower blenny. those guys are hair algae specilasts from what pretty much every site and store says.
My sea hare does a better job than my Lawnmore blennie. Though the blennie is much cooler to watch because they have great personalities. He will be munching away while you ignore him, but if your eyes so much as look in his direction, he stops and stares you down. From across the room even.
But if hair algae is your primary concern the sea hare will out do a blennie.

 

[king_neptune]

Originally Posted by hawkfishman
http:///forum/post/3217159
i guess if the sea hare dies, you gotta get it out asap cause its toxic after it dies (meaning it releases some sort of toxin once dead. messed up, right?)
Its the INK that is potentially toxic to some animals. I bumped mine one day while cleaning the glass, he shot his ink into the tank. it was dark purple. I responded immediately with a pump and hose. Got out the majority of the cloud. Nothing suffered.If they die, the glands can release, much the same way humans defecate upon death.(cant believe I got to legitimately say that hear

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Oh and the skin contains toxins that make them inedible, but that wouldnt be a problem unless you left it in the tank to rot.