GREEN HAIR ALGAE: who hasnt experienced this.this algae loves bright light and astablished reef tanks. Green hair algae consumes excess nutrients faster then any other algae.Below are measures and steps of riding this FOREVER
1.-make sure u have a protien skimmer and its suitible for your size tank, for proper working conditions make sure you clean out skimmer cup every other day to have 100 percent working capability also make sure your pump stays clean for maximum flow
2. decrease lighting cut your light in half
3. perform regular water changes again i like 10 percent weekly, when doing a water change suck out as much algea as possible, use only di water or rodi.
never use tap , tap water has high nitrates, phosphates and nitrites.
4.physicly remove the algae by riping it of the rock,keep a cup of di water next to you to rinse your fingers each time you put your hands back in the tank to insure all spores are off and your not reintroducing the algea to your water,after about 20 hrs of manually removing the algea your inverts aka cleanup crew should keep it under control.
5. make sure your lights are not out of date change pc every 6 months vho and mh 8 to 12 months and t5 every 12 to 15 months.
in colclusion please do regular water changes, feed small amounts every other day, only use rodi or di water and dont keep your lights on for more then 10 hrs a day. everyone experiences algae blooms in there tank i hope this help in managing the problem algeas
