hair algae i give up you win

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tfolke1

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keep in mind that once you have a bad hair algae problem, your water should always test fine. This is because the hair algae is consuming all the nitrates. Turning the lights off or down will slow its growth, but also cause some of the algea to die which causes more nitrates and leads to more algae growth.
Manual removal is the best where possible.
I can't really advise you on how to eliminate it yet, because I'm not finished with it myself, but yesterday I unleashed a new army of Crabs on it.
with 20 redlegs, 40 bluelegs and 7 emeralds, it looked kind of like a scene from a zombie movie with the crabs running all over the place attacking algae.
 
justdugan

justdugan

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Heard some dudes on*** talking about 'AlgaeFix Marine' with good reviews. I've just started using it and I'm very happy with the results. Definitely a SUBSTANTIAL decrease in my algae, and no ill effects to any corals or fish, so far..
 
florida joe

florida joe

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The plus side is that dolabella sea hares are great at eliminating hair algae the negative side is once the hair algae is gone they will most likely starve to death
 
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shrimpy brains

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Originally Posted by florida joe
http:///forum/post/3088574
The plus side is that dolabella sea hares are great at eliminating hair algae the negative side is once the hair algae is gone they will most likely starve to death
Could you not supplement diet for sea hare, like maybe drop some algae pellets/wafers in the tank at night?
 
florida joe

florida joe

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Originally Posted by Shrimpy Brains
http:///forum/post/3088591
Could you not supplement diet for sea hare, like maybe drop some algae pellets/wafers in the tank at night?

IMO they are very food specific. I have never heard of a hobbyist keeping them long term by supplementing other foods.
note they are not Nocturnal
 
truperc

truperc

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From personal experience I can tell you that the Blue dot seahare is one that will also eat hair algae.
They are very effective. To the point that you should consider looking for a buyer shortly after purchasing.
I tried to feed my sea hare with alternate algae/seaweed sources, but I was not successful.
An even better option, if you have a local reef club, several keep a sea hare to pass around amongst their members.
 
nycbob

nycbob

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Originally Posted by sepulatian
http:///forum/post/3089242
Tiger Cowries are great for hair algae removal.
That would be my lion peeking out from under his ledge...
i could be wrong. i heard that cowries r not reef safe, and will eat corals.
 
florida joe

florida joe

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Originally Posted by nycbob
http:///forum/post/3089328
i could be wrong. i heard that cowries r not reef safe, and will eat corals.
Actually only the adults, will eat some anemones, sponges, and soft corals, I have used them for algae removal with out a problem but It was in fact not an adult (which get rather large) the down side is they will bulldoze things in your tank
 
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