mantisman51
Active Member
I had a minor outbreak on some imported LR. I bought a lettuce nudibranch and it had all of it gone within two weeks. Poor little guy slowly starved over the next month.
Sea hare experiment
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number1gsxxr
Member
I picked up one of these guys two days ago and it's a hair algae eating machine. I got a dark one with tiny blue spots. So far I am really pleased with it and it’s fun to watch. It looks like it has a type of gill on its back that it uses to breathe.
In addition I replaced my PC light bulbs and added some grape caulerpa which I am going to watch like a hawk after all the stuff I have read about it taking over. My nitrates and phosphates always read zero and I have been using RO/DI water but I have been battling a hair algae problem for a while now. Hopefully the aforementioned measures will remedy this. I really think the new bulbs are going to help a lot.
In addition I replaced my PC light bulbs and added some grape caulerpa which I am going to watch like a hawk after all the stuff I have read about it taking over. My nitrates and phosphates always read zero and I have been using RO/DI water but I have been battling a hair algae problem for a while now. Hopefully the aforementioned measures will remedy this. I really think the new bulbs are going to help a lot.
crabscanbegood
New Member
Mine got stuck in the filter and i just cut the seahare out of the filter its alive and happy i just got it today and that would suck if it died, well my ? is i cut it out and it has this bubble/cut from when it was stuck in the filter do u think that it will heal up or u think its gonna die or just be a injured seahare its whole like its a blue-spotted and its badass and i dont wanna lose it anyways thanks to whoever can answer hat ? have a great day
shyfish
Member
Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/2912338
Yes, Those snails work too, But I also just got 2 seahares yesterday, 1 for each of my tanks...They are pretty ugly though...LOL...Never heard anything about ink though...Should I be concerned???
Meowzer,
YES, be careful, if they get upset they release an ink that will kill everything in the tank.
http:///forum/post/2912338
Yes, Those snails work too, But I also just got 2 seahares yesterday, 1 for each of my tanks...They are pretty ugly though...LOL...Never heard anything about ink though...Should I be concerned???
Meowzer,
YES, be careful, if they get upset they release an ink that will kill everything in the tank.
shyfish
Member
Originally Posted by number1Gsxxr
http:///forum/post/2922319
I picked up one of these guys two days ago and it's a hair algae eating machine. I got a dark one with tiny blue spots. So far I am really pleased with it and it’s fun to watch. It looks like it has a type of gill on its back that it uses to breathe.
In addition I replaced my PC light bulbs and added some grape caulerpa which I am going to watch like a hawk after all the stuff I have read about it taking over. My nitrates and phosphates always read zero and I have been using RO/DI water but I have been battling a hair algae problem for a while now. Hopefully the aforementioned measures will remedy this. I really think the new bulbs are going to help a lot.
Hi, I got some grape caulerpa from a friend. My emerald crabs and sally lightfoot had a feast. There is not a drop left anywhere.
Now if I can just get them to nibble at hair algea
http:///forum/post/2922319
I picked up one of these guys two days ago and it's a hair algae eating machine. I got a dark one with tiny blue spots. So far I am really pleased with it and it’s fun to watch. It looks like it has a type of gill on its back that it uses to breathe.
In addition I replaced my PC light bulbs and added some grape caulerpa which I am going to watch like a hawk after all the stuff I have read about it taking over. My nitrates and phosphates always read zero and I have been using RO/DI water but I have been battling a hair algae problem for a while now. Hopefully the aforementioned measures will remedy this. I really think the new bulbs are going to help a lot.
Hi, I got some grape caulerpa from a friend. My emerald crabs and sally lightfoot had a feast. There is not a drop left anywhere.
Now if I can just get them to nibble at hair algea
sean48183
Member
Sorry I did not update this thread like my original plan but laziness got the better of me. My sea hare never really took to the algae as it crawled all over it but never really looked like it was eating it. I removed his carcass a few days ago. It was nice of him to die in the open where I could get him out. I will NEVER BUY a critter to eat hair algae again. It is a mistake. They never take to it and eventually die. I have started an algae scrubber and am hoping this will do the trick. I believe only thru algae can you make algae go away. If that makes any sense.
snakeblitz33
Well-Known Member
Any updates?
meowzer
Moderator
snakeblitz33
Well-Known Member
Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/2945610
From who? About what?
sean about the sea hare experiment?
http:///forum/post/2945610
From who? About what?
sean about the sea hare experiment?
snakeblitz33
Well-Known Member
I guess so. Oh well... better luck next time.
sean48183
Member
My thinking on this hole thing is that reef critters really don't dig hair algae. Really nothing in the ocean does. I have been on reefs in hawaii, the bahamas, cancun, cozumel and the keys and really have never seen hair algae on a thriving reef. The algae that grows on reefs is more of a tannish color or green macroalgaes but not hair algae. So I don't believe reef critters actually like it. The only place I have ever seen hair algae in the ocean is in marinas and near hotel water discharges which probably has a lot of phosphates from the detergent in the washing machines. And as I recall nothing is eating it and it is growing out of control. I have seen some places on video where hair algae has started grow on a healthy reef and wiped the whole thing out because nothing eats it. All I know is that in 5 years of reef keeping I have probably spent $300 on critters to eat hair algae and nothing ever has. The poor things usually starve death or get caught in powerheads or something.
dustyboy316
Member
I saw one of these at a LFS and it was awesome. I want one for sure. What's minimum tank size for one?