How do I KILL hair algae?

[florida joe]

Originally Posted by CAM78
http:///forum/post/3024171
I mean if I bleach the rock won't it create another cycle inside my tank? I meant does the rock have to be cured after I do such a thing? Sorry, not recycled

No the bleach is sterilizing the rock so you will have nothing to die off and as such you will not be introducing ammonia into your tank

 

[florida joe]

Originally Posted by nycbob
http:///forum/post/3024164
the quickest and surest way is still the dolabella hare.
My very good friend the race is on your hair against my bleach

 

[pezenfuego]

Originally Posted by florida joe
http:///forum/post/3024314
My very good friend the race is on your hair against my bleach
I doubt his hair will do much good...if he doesn't rinse well I guess the shampoo might kill a little, but I doubt it will do much.
On a serious note, is there anything else living on that rock? Corals, sponges, anything that you would rather not kill with bleach? Bleaching isn't a bad idea, but he said the rock was very porous, so would that cause it to be harder to rinse and therefore make him at risk for adding bleach to his tank?

 

[nycbob]

the dolebella is reef safe. it will be ok even if it dies in ur tank, assuming u hv enough bio filtration. if not, just monitor it daily. the sea hare will clear up ur hair algae within days. there r other solutions, but it will take a long long time. in ur case, u want quick fix! can u find the dolabella sea hare below?

 

[cam78]

Originally Posted by florida joe
http:///forum/post/3024312
No the bleach is sterilizing the rock so you will have nothing to die off and as such you will not be introducing ammonia into your tank
So exactly what would I do? Take the rock out, soak it and scrub it in bleachy water then rinse and put it back into my tank? Is that right?

 

[florida joe]

I doubt his hair will do much good...if he doesn't rinse well I guess the shampoo might kill a little, but I doubt it will do much.
did you forget your promise
but he said the rock was very porous, so would that cause it to be harder to rinse and therefore make him at risk for adding bleach to his tank?
After rinsing he can add an aquarium product into the bucket with his rock to neutralize the chlorine. Porous or not the rock does not absorb chlorine and leach it out latter

 

[florida joe]

Originally Posted by CAM78
http:///forum/post/3024418
So exactly what would I do? Take the rock out, soak it and scrub it in bleachy water then rinse and put it back into my tank? Is that right?
Just let it soak and rinse well until you no longer smell chlorine

 

[pezenfuego]

Originally Posted by florida joe
http:///forum/post/3024487
did you forget your promise
So that isn't acceptable? Sorry, I didn't forget, I misunderstood. It won't happen again

Originally Posted by florida joe
http:///forum/post/3024487
After rinsing he can add an aquarium product into the bucket with his rock to neutralize the chlorine. Porous or not the rock does not absorb chlorine and leach it out latter
Ah okay, I wasn't sure about that. So unless that rock is inhabited by reef critters you want, bleach away.

 

[cam78]

As long as after rinsing I can just put it right back into my tank, I will try this. Will this kill my Coral line algae?

 

[florida joe]

Originally Posted by PEZenfuego
http:///forum/post/3024507
So that isn't acceptable? Sorry, I didn't forget, I misunderstood. It won't happen again

Ah okay, I wasn't sure about that. So unless that rock is inhabited by reef critters you want, bleach away.

Yes bleach will kill everything organic that inhabits the rock. You will then start to colonize on a clean media

 

[ocyoo]

Had very very heavy hair algae, I took out the rocks, brushed it in saltwater until 90% of the algae was gone, then introduced 5 red legged hermit per 10 gallon, 2 days later, no more hair algae. Red legged hermits are safe to most snails because they stay smal and are less aggressive than the blue electric ones. Use RO/DI water, it helps alot.

 

[florida joe]

Had very very heavy hair algae, I took out the rocks,
I believe the OP is talking about a single rock. If so I stand by my recommendation of bleach

 

[pezenfuego]

I agree with Joe. I would assume that the coraline would die, but so long as the tank has coraline elsewhere, it will inhabit the rock once again.