What alge is this?

c42480

c42480

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My tank is about 3 months old and i just started getting this alge. I was wondering how to make it go away.


sorry for the bad pictures they were taken with my phone
ammonia0 trites0 trates5 ph8.3 sg1.025
It is a 75 gallon 10 blue legs 35 assortied snails 1 sand sifting cucumber 1 foxface and 2 clowns.
Any help would be appreciated.
Chuck
 
darknes

darknes

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Your pictures aren't working.
Based on the age of your tank, I'm guessing its diatoms. However, pictures would help for sure.
 
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essop3

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I'm suprised your foxface doesn't eat it as fast as it grows. The common solutions to this algae are using r/o water, increased water changes, lighting only 8 hours a day, don't over feed.
 
c42480

c42480

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I use ro/di water i do weekly water changes of 10 gallons and i have 8 hours of daylights and an 11 hours of antic lights. The foxface does graze on the alge but he likes other food better.
 
earlybird

earlybird

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Originally Posted by c42480
I use ro/di water i do weekly water changes of 10 gallons and i have 8 hours of daylights and an 11 hours of antic lights. The foxface does graze on the alge but he likes other food better.
I eat vegetables too but if there's something better I'd rather eat that.
What are your water parameters? What do you feed an how much/often. First thing I'd do is test phosphates and nitrates. I'd also reduce your lighting slowly to about 7-8 hours total over the next week. Lighting does help algae grow but phosphates and nitrates from water source and/or feeding serve as fertilizer to the hair algae. Also, more frequent smaller water changes until your algae is gone. Then slowly increase your photoperiod to where you want it. Easy fix just takes time. Best to determine why and I recommend going natural first before any chemicals.
 
c42480

c42480

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ammonia0 trites0 trates5 ph8.3 sg1.025 I have not checked phosphates. I feed once a day Dainichi reef veggie fx baby pelets. I do not want to use chemicals as they are not used in the wild. What would be the best to put in there to eat the alge?
 
earlybird

earlybird

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Get some quality frozen food and cut your feedings to every other day or every 3rd day. Your fish will be fine and it will force them to graze more if there is less being offered by you. It's good to mix up your food. Get your phosphates tested but be aware that your phosphates and nitrate reading will be wrong b/c a lot of is is locked up in your algae right now. Increase your flow to 15-30x/hr if it isn't already. Lastly, continue with small water changes daily or every other day and manually remove the hair algae with your hands. It's going to take some time but you can get it looking better. Hopefully you won't have to take the rocks out and scrub the algae off.
 
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