Hair algae problem.

[coral keeper]

I got a hair algae problem, dos anyone now how to get rid of the hair algae? Its groing like crazy!

 

[teen]

- use RO/DI water
- water changes
- stop over feeding
- try and find out if you have any phosphates, then get them at zero
- beef up your clean up crew
- lower your photo period
there may be a few other things, but thats the main things.

 

[smoothie]

Had 2 friends go through the same thing in the past month. Do what's listed above and you'll be fine. A sump/fuge helps if you don't already have one.

 

[earlybird]

Originally Posted by teen
- use RO/DI water
- water changes
- stop over feeding
- try and find out if you have any phosphates, then get them at zero
- beef up your clean up crew
- lower your photo period
there may be a few other things, but thats the main things.
Exactly as teen says. Add to this list, pick out as much hair as you can and increase your flow.

 

[s1scanner]

i bought a phos ban reactor adn that thing works great i hate hair algae like crazy and it keeps it away. I did have to pick it all off and get rid of most of it and then use the reactor but i have not had any come back.

 

[coral keeper]

I have a size 8 Bio-Cube.

 

[kevin34]

Dont peppermint shrimp eat hair algea? Or am I thinking of something else?

 

[teen]

a lot of things eat hair algae
imo, mexican turbos are the best at it.

 

[coral keeper]

Well i use RO/DI water and i do water changes, i dont feed my fish a lot i just feed them once a day, and i beefed up my clean up crew.

 

[coral keeper]

What dos lower your photo period mean?

 

[katz]

What dos lower your photo period mean?
Reducing the amount of time that your lights are running.

 

[coral keeper]

my lights are running 10 hours a day.

 

[coral keeper]

I herd that if you put some kind of algae in your sump it will kill the hair algae.

 

[smoothie]

Cut the time of your lights in half until it goes away. Then run them for 8hrs a day after. You should see a good change. How old are your bulbs?

 

[teen]

Originally Posted by Coral Keeper
I herd that if you put some kind of algae in your sump it will kill the hair algae.
chaeto or somthing of that nature should use up the nutrients that the hair algae is using to grow, but its best to find out what is adding to the excess nutrients first.

 

[oceanlover]

TURRBO SNAILS! They love hair algae. Don't get more than 1 or 2 turbos and give them a week or two to clean up that tank.

 

[coral keeper]

My bulbsare about 4 months old, and i think 5 hours of light is a little bit for my corals, i got zoos, toadstool, torch, and metallic green torch and some sponges and a anemone. Dos anyone have chaeto algae?

 

[skipperdz]

get some emerald crabs. they love hair algae. also i recently took care of my hair algae problem. i bought a remora protien skimmer. gets all the spores out before they can plant on glass, rock etc. also cut down on lights, do 5hrs instead of 8 for example

 

[coral keeper]

But isent 5 hrs to little for corals?

 

[coral keeper]

Isent it?