Help with hair algea please

[angelgirl]

After using a ro unit with a bad filter, for way to long,

my aquarium was filled with algea of all types. I started toteing in bought ro water testing before adding and things are getting better, but I still have lots of hair algea, it is covered with bubbles which i hear is a good thing and looks like it is starting to turn brown, and I dont see anything new. I am waiting for a shipment of additional cleanup crew some new hermits a sea slug and a kole tang. I am just wondering if anyone knows how long this whole process will take, and if anyone has any other ideas?
Any help is appreciated
Angelgirl

 

[kpatrick]

Its going yo take a few weeks before you start to see noticable change. Make sure your water parameters are near perfect, make sure your water flow is high enough.

 

[gobyofdeth]

Have have been fighting with hair algea for 6 months. Finally won with two large sea hairs they cleaned my tank spotless in two weeks. Have boosted my coraline and still winning. Sea hairs reef tanks best friend.

 

[angelgirl]

What is a sea hare? and will they eat anything else once algea is gone?
Angelgirl

 

[gobyofdeth]

Sea Hare (Aplysia dactylomela) One of the easiest sea slugs too keep if you can keep it alive for the first 3 days. They only eat algae. They grow very quick if you have a lot of algae. Once the algae is gone though find someone else with an algae problem quick because they will starve too death within a cople of days. you will see them shrink day too day.(very sad).. They have never bothered any of my corals or clams.