What algae is this, and how to get rid of it!

[twenty12]

I have this algae that has recently showed up. Can anyone identify it and let me know possible ways to remove or deal with it.

Thanks!

 

[ecooper]

Looks like hair algae. Pull it out and then figure out what's contributing to your nitrates and phosphates. I think just about everyone has had this at one time or another and some of us still fight with it on occasion. I still have some, but it's not bad and keeps my nitrate levels at zero.

 

[coraljunky]

Originally Posted by ecooper
http:///forum/post/2572905
Looks like hair algae. Pull it out and then figure out what's contributing to your nitrates and phosphates. I think just about everyone has had this at one time or another and some of us still fight with it on occasion. I still have some, but it's not bad and keeps my nitrate levels at zero.
x2, but to appears to be dying.

 

[twenty12]

I added two new fish. I noticed it after that... and I wonder if I was over feeding. One fish was not eating, so I was feeding more than normal. So I have cut back on it, so lets hope its dying. I will pull it off during my water change tomorrow and hope for the best then.

 

[snakeblitz33]

it looks like hair algae.
Decrease your feedings, make sure your protein skimmer is working really well like it should. Maybe you could even decrease your lighting schedule a bit during all of this.
You should be fine. I have one 55 gallon tank right now that I am battling cyano and hair algae and flat worms and a whole slew of other organisms. (client that just hired me.)