Green Hair Algae
- Thread starter magickyl
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thomas712
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Depends on the size of the tank what type of fish you might get to eat it, however that will not solve the problem. Sounds like you might have a nutrient problem so you will have to pin it down. Post your water paramiters, could be high nitrtates or phosphates or both. It could also be a lighting problem.
Thomas
Thomas
scotts
Active Member
Thomas, have not seen you in a long time! But he is right. Getting a fish to eat your hair algae is putting a bandaid on the problem. It is better to solve the problem so you do not have hair algae. I know for me it helped to cut down on the amount I was feeding my fish, added a clean up crew and then pulled out what I could. That and time could help your problem.
Scott
Scott
cowfishrule
Active Member
the quick fix i used to control my hair algae was by "renting" a sea hare. within a week, it mowed down 80% of it. i figured out what my problems was- no set photo period and i was using tap for water changes. i fixed those 2 problems and i have not had any more hair algae growth; just some residual which will eventually go away...