Successful hair algae combatants

[thresher]

To beat this HA problem, these are the measures I've taken:
1. New RODI unit
2. Lessoned bioload and reduced feedings
3. Long strands of hair algae was mostly removed by Sea Hare (Rosie)
4. Just threw in some turbo snails

Will the hair algae that is still remaining in the tank slowly dissappear on its own if my water condtions improve or does it have to be manually removed completely? I'm hoping the turbos will eat the remaining bits but they seem hit or miss in regards to eating the stuff.

 

[MedicBMC]

Those are all great measures to take against battling hair algae.

Tell us about your filtration (chemical, mechanical, biological). The more info we know about your tank the more we will be able to help you.

Turbo snails are a temporary solution and don't actually attack the direct cause. The hair algae will still remain unless you address that first.

 

[gonumber24]

Add a gfo reactor.

 

[jessesoto33]

Add a gfo reactor.

+100!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:thumb:

 

[Confuse]

+100!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:thumb:

I've been using gfo/carbon in conjunction to biopellets. I wasn't quite getting the results from the gfo/carbon alone so I added biopellets and about a month after my hair algae was reduced dramatically and my cyano was completely gone. May be considered overkill, but its been working for me.

 

[jessesoto33]

I've been using gfo/carbon in conjunction to biopellets. I wasn't quite getting the results from the gfo/carbon alone so I added biopellets and about a month after my hair algae was reduced dramatically and my cyano was completely gone. May be considered overkill, but its been working for me.

Do you use a reactor, or just a bag?

 

[Confuse]

Do you use a reactor, or just a bag?

BRS dual reactor for carbon/gfo and Two Little Fishies reactor with canvas mesh (replaced sponge) for biopellets at full flow.

 

[Skidazl]

To beat this HA problem, these are the measures I've taken:
1. New RODI unit
2. Lessoned bioload and reduced feedings
3. Long strands of hair algae was mostly removed by Sea Hare (Rosie)
4. Just threw in some turbo snails

Will the hair algae that is still remaining in the tank slowly dissappear on its own if my water condtions improve or does it have to be manually removed completely? I'm hoping the turbos will eat the remaining bits but they seem hit or miss in regards to eating the stuff.

It sounds like you have found the cause of your problem and fixed that, so, in answer to your question, yes, the rest of the hair algae will disappear on its own. Good luck...

 

[thresher]

Thanks, I'm glad to hear the HA will go away on its own. If it does not diminish in the coming weeks, I will consider the reactor. ****, its becoming a money pit just to fight off some stupid green stuff!

 

[happaman]

Sounds to me like you've got it together. I would be more aggressive with water changes and if you have a sump/refugium ad d some chaeto if you don't have it. I found changing out my GFO sooner after an algae bloom helped. Seems like the sand and rock lock up phosphate and release it once the levels in the water drop. GFO then get's depleted sooner.

 

[toromp]

Phosphate -e .. I had hair algea on some frags.. lowered my phospgates and BOOM green hair algea turned white.

Fin

 

[wickedfish]

The feedings is what makes that crap
Grow!
Never had hair algae until I fed more. The. Tadah looks like 60's muff.


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[rayray]

if you have SPS or are trying to grow rainbow LPS hair algea is a sign of too much bioload.

I dont care for neon colored acro (pastel is fine) or blinding LPS, so some hair algae is ok. it makes for really happy tangs, their colors fluoresce. the fattest happiest tangs Ive ever seen were in dirty tanks that had carpets of hair algae. it also makes for more pods, so the pod eaters are happier too.

my kids love the tangs, I love/hate (30/70) the coral so thats my compromise.

 

[wickedfish]

+1^


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[Lamarine23]

What brand of RO/DI were you using?

 

[thresher]

Don't know if your were referring to me but I was using LFS premixed water before. As for top offs, distilled bottled water. The BRS 5 stage I got is producing 0 TDS water if the meter is reading correctly. Out of the RO it comes in at 8-5 TDS and after DI, 0

What brand of RO/DI were you using?

 

[Lamarine23]

The reason I mention it is because I keep hearing a lot of problems with PO4 when using BRS resins! Sounds like you're also using that stuff?

 

[Pancho]

I bought a 24 gal nano. Full of HA so I manually took as much as I could. Then added my pond's uv sterilizer and a week later with water changes my hair algae was literally gone.

 

[wickedfish]

Pancho I think is on, the UV helps with nuisance algae. Gfo is the fastest way to get rid of it.


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[Pancho]

Pardon my ignorance what is a GFO? not the same as a phosphate reactor right?