What to Buy to get rid of hair algae
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usirchchris
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More salt for water changes
sepulatian
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Originally Posted by usirchchris
http:///forum/post/3112396
More salt for water changes
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First let's find out why the hair algae is there. Can you please post all of your water readings and how long the tank has been running? What size is it and what all is in there?
http:///forum/post/3112396
More salt for water changes
Right
First let's find out why the hair algae is there. Can you please post all of your water readings and how long the tank has been running? What size is it and what all is in there?
flower
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First you need to clean as much of the hair algae as possible out. This will give your algae eaters a head start, the stuff grows faster than they can eat.
+1 on finding out what is the cause…Phosphates and overfeeding are the common causes.
My tank now has a very tiny bit of it around the power heads..it does not last long with the Kole tang, red lipped Blenny and Hippo tang. The Kole and Blenny are what I bought to eat the algae…there are quite a few choices on what to get for an algae eater according to tank size…I have a 90g so the Kole was my choice. The Blenny was overwelmed and needed help.
spiderwoman
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You're missing the reading for nitrates.
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usirchchris
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Originally Posted by gio28
http:///forum/post/3115040
i use tap for WCs...i know bad...
How do you know? Did you request readings of the quality, or is it generally known to be bad in your area? Don't be so quick to pull the trigger on tap water, it's an expensive fix that may well not be the answer...people with RO units still get diatoms, hair algae, cyano etc...Tap is not the devil.
http:///forum/post/3115040
i use tap for WCs...i know bad...
How do you know? Did you request readings of the quality, or is it generally known to be bad in your area? Don't be so quick to pull the trigger on tap water, it's an expensive fix that may well not be the answer...people with RO units still get diatoms, hair algae, cyano etc...Tap is not the devil.
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usirchchris
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Originally Posted by gio28
http:///forum/post/3115145
lol my tap water is great...it gives me no phosphates that my chemipure cant handle..its just that everyone seems to think it is the devil. i love my tap...saves me money on an RO/DI unit i dont need.
I am with you...there are few of us
. Personal experience speaks volumes over generalizations.
http:///forum/post/3115145
lol my tap water is great...it gives me no phosphates that my chemipure cant handle..its just that everyone seems to think it is the devil. i love my tap...saves me money on an RO/DI unit i dont need.
I am with you...there are few of us
king_neptune
Active Member
These supposedly work good.
$60+20(for the maxi jet 1200 to power it) and the person who recommended it to me said they never have algae and their water is crystal. I don't know yet s I haven't turned it on yet. Waiting on the cycle first.
There is all sorts of media that canbe used in it from low grade to high quality. Prices vary. $8-30 (or $200+ if you buy in bulk)
$60+20(for the maxi jet 1200 to power it) and the person who recommended it to me said they never have algae and their water is crystal. I don't know yet s I haven't turned it on yet. Waiting on the cycle first.
There is all sorts of media that canbe used in it from low grade to high quality. Prices vary. $8-30 (or $200+ if you buy in bulk)
marinemarty
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Like this set up
stanlalee
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Originally Posted by gio28
http:///forum/post/3115040
i use tap for WCs...i know bad..but my chemipure elite takes any phosphate i have away. maybe try that...its no solution but it might help.
chemipure elite adds a little bit of GFO to its original formula. If the whole bag was GFO it would still become quickly exhausted with phosphates at .25. Phosphates need to be ideally under .04ppm (and a test kit that can measure that resolution is required. a hanna photometer is probably the only truly accurate testing).
With .25 you need a deticated media reactor and frequently changed GFO. Have you tested your water source? there is no garauntee its the water source but if its high your probably always going to struggle with phosphates or going broke buying GFO to band aide it.
http:///forum/post/3115040
i use tap for WCs...i know bad..but my chemipure elite takes any phosphate i have away. maybe try that...its no solution but it might help.
chemipure elite adds a little bit of GFO to its original formula. If the whole bag was GFO it would still become quickly exhausted with phosphates at .25. Phosphates need to be ideally under .04ppm (and a test kit that can measure that resolution is required. a hanna photometer is probably the only truly accurate testing).
With .25 you need a deticated media reactor and frequently changed GFO. Have you tested your water source? there is no garauntee its the water source but if its high your probably always going to struggle with phosphates or going broke buying GFO to band aide it.
king_neptune
Active Member
im interested in chemi pure, I hear it adds a nice blue tint to the water.