hair algae eater

505titan

505titan

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i was out of town for 3 months and had my cousin and his wife watch my tank and house. when i came home i come to find my tank with hair algae i dont know how i got it but how do i fix it. is there a fish i can buy thanks.
 
mr.clownfish

mr.clownfish

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hair algae is THEE worst type of algae u can get because it grows fast and spreads fast and looks ugly. i have had this problem for a good year now and in this year i have bought lawnmower blennies, which i herd will eat the algae over time but i have not had any luck so far, i also bought a sea hare. a sea hare will get rid of ur algae problem for sure but i bought one and it died after like 5 days. i would go with the sea hare. so any way my sea hare died and i am sick and tired of battling this losing war with hair algae. i am using ALGAEFIX MARINE as my last resort. its not a good idea to use chemicals in ur tank. its good to keep it all natural but im so tired of this algae i cant take it anymore. it looks soooo ugly! so this chemical kills the algae.then u can suck it up with a tube. its reef safe (thanks God). good luck.
 
mr.clownfish

mr.clownfish

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im not done using it and it takes a long time but its really good. i have half of it out already in like 3 weeks.
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Originally Posted by Mr.clownfish
http:///forum/post/3061355
i just googled it its not that.
but i have some of bryopsis growing in my 12gal is it bad?
YES...you have to remove it by hand, or by scrubbing..and supposedly it can take over your tank....I have a little, and I am trying to clean piece by piece...
The reason I asked if your "hair" was bryopsis is cause I thought my hair was hair..lol...and it turned out to be bryopsis.....Look at it really close ...hair is more smooth...bryopsis looks feathery...there are lots of pics..google it and look at them all....
 
505titan

505titan

Member
Originally Posted by Mr.clownfish
http:///forum/post/3061347
hair algae is THEE worst type of algae u can get because it grows fast and spreads fast and looks ugly. i have had this problem for a good year now and in this year i have bought lawnmower blennies, which i herd will eat the algae over time but i have not had any luck so far, i also bought a sea hare. a sea hare will get rid of ur algae problem for sure but i bought one and it died after like 5 days. i would go with the sea hare. so any way my sea hare died and i am sick and tired of battling this losing war with hair algae. i am using ALGAEFIX MARINE as my last resort. its not a good idea to use chemicals in ur tank. its good to keep it all natural but im so tired of this algae i cant take it anymore. it looks soooo ugly! so this chemical kills the algae.then u can suck it up with a tube. its reef safe (thanks God). good luck.
i just googled sea hare cuz i didnt no what the heck it is but from reading i found that they are hard to keep alive you need a good filter cuz of some kind of ink they let out. is this true and has any one have one if so can you give me some tips thanks
 
meowzer

meowzer

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If threatened they will let this "ink" out and the filtration will help to remove it from your system...I had two in diff tanks and they both died

They supposedly will eat the hair extremely well..BUT when it is gone they will starve..so you need a back up plan....like someone to give it to or a lfs who will take it in trade
 
505titan

505titan

Member
Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/3061935
If threatened they will let this "ink" out and the filtration will help to remove it from your system...I had two in diff tanks and they both died

They supposedly will eat the hair extremely well..BUT when it is gone they will starve..so you need a back up plan....like someone to give it to or a lfs who will take it in trade
did yours die from lack of food?
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Originally Posted by 505titan
http:///forum/post/3062012
did yours die from lack of food?
I do not know why they died...In my 225g I had PLENTY of hair algae at that time....in the 54g not so much and that one lived longer than the one in the 225g.....I think sometimes they just die
 
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