Temporary Hair Algae Eliminator

[IE Reefer]

Hi everyone,
I'm looking for something for my 29DT temporarily due to an outbreak of hair algae in my tank. I'm hoping that the animal will eliminate all the hair algae that I wouldn't be able to reach since my Tux Urchin hasn't been eating it. I live in the San Bernardino/Fontana area, feel free to PM me or text me at this number for offers: (909) 562-2114, thanks!

 

[sklywag]

Sea hare seems to be your need. Soft and pliable to fit the nooks and crannies.

 

[djrice69]

Try reef hd or fluconazole

 

[resortez]

inverts, get a sea hare, assortment of crabs & hermit crabs, assortment of snails, serpent sea star, cucumber, sand sifting critters to help control build up of waste & detritus that aids in the growth of hair algae, a solid cuc is a must. Fish wise, mower blenny. The system is not large enough to house a tang or rabbit. I would test parameters & see if there’s something off with the numbers that could be causing the bloom. Good luck

 

[chowberg]

Hi everyone,
I'm looking for something for my 29DT temporarily due to an outbreak of hair algae in my tank. I'm hoping that the animal will eliminate all the hair algae that I wouldn't be able to reach since my Tux Urchin hasn't been eating it. I live in the San Bernardino/Fontana area, feel free to PM me or text me at this number for offers: (909) 562-2114, thanks!

Long story but I had to take my refugium offline for a bit and then changed out my sump. Once I did this, GHA took over my DT. I used 3 doses of Reef Flux and it kept the GHA in control but it was temporary because it kept coming back (that’s why I did 3 doses). My tank eventually stabilized after my reconfiguration. If your tank was as bad as mine and use Reef Flux, be prepared to clean out your filter floss (if you use it) a lot.

If you’re set on trying to get something to eat it, I would say a sea hare. I have never had one and not sure if it would be ok in your sized tank. Like others on this thread - I’d highly recommend finding the reason why your tank had a GHA outbreak and correct from there. Hope this helps!

 

[Smite]

Sea hare do pretty good along with other cuc. Ive found nothing will touch it until it’s very short. You can get cheap stainless steel hemostats that are very small, with a curved end. They are used for dog grooming and surgeries/stitches. What is great is you can clamp them down near the base, they self lock and you can twirl the GHA up like spaghetti. This pulls it off very short from the rock. Have a small container with a bit of water in it and the pulled GHA will fall right off the tool.
Then brush with a stiff tooth brush, you can find small ones at HD for cleaning grout lines.

In my experience only once very short will anything actually eat it and help to control the situation.

 

[Mcatano]

My go to is a seahare

 

[IE Reefer]

Sea hare do pretty good along with other cuc. Ive found nothing will touch it until it’s very short. You can get cheap stainless steel hemostats that are very small, with a curved end. They are used for dog grooming and surgeries/stitches. What is great is you can clamp them down near the base, they self lock and you can twirl the GHA up like spaghetti. This pulls it off very short from the rock. Have a small container with a bit of water in it and the pulled GHA will fall right off the tool.
Then brush with a stiff tooth brush, you can find small ones at HD for cleaning grout lines.

In my experience only once very short will anything actually eat it and help to control the situation.

Yeah the GHA is about 1-2" long so I'm pretty sure that might be the reason why no one will eat it, lol. What I'll prob do is get myself one of those scissors and still keep an eye out for a sea hare to take care of the shorter and hard-to-reach areas. Thanks!

 

[MFlores888]

I keep a tail spot blenny at the top and another one in my sump. Best algae eaters I've had.

 

[Kobin]

Yeah the GHA is about 1-2" long so I'm pretty sure that might be the reason why no one will eat it, lol. What I'll prob do is get myself one of those scissors and still keep an eye out for a sea hare to take care of the shorter and hard-to-reach areas. Thanks!

If you do end up getting the sea hare, be sure to remove it after it's done doing its job! These guys can starve quick once all the available algae to eat is gone. Best to see if another reefer needs it or if you can bring it back to the LFS u got it at

 

[sorinwilcox]

What is in your tank beside the urchin? I would say stop feeding the tank or cut back and remove the hair alage manually. Add 2-3 snails Trochus are the best. Add some tisbe pods as they love GHA. Then wait a few weeks and adjust from there. Those are the steps I would take at least for GHA.

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[IE Reefer]

What is in your tank beside the urchin? I would say stop feeding the tank or cut back and remove the hair alage manually. Add 2-3 snails Trochus are the best. Add some tisbe pods as they love GHA. Then wait a few weeks and adjust from there. Those are the steps I would take at least for GHA.

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Cleaner crew wise, I only have the urchin and about 10+ hermits (I forget the name of them), I used to have a ton of snails but they all just mysteriously disappeared after a while assuming it was the hermits attacking and eating them. Fish wise, I have an Ocelaris Clown, Green Chromis, Mandarin Dragonet, Yellow Watchman Goby, Flame Tail Blenny, and ORA Sunrise Dottyback. I'm planning on using some curved scissors for trimming dog hair to remove most of the algae. I will have to start looking to see what LRS has Trochus around me, I would like to add the pods, but I'm pretty sure that the Dragonet will eat them up.

 

[IE Reefer]

If you do end up getting the sea hare, be sure to remove it after it's done doing its job! These guys can starve quick once all the available algae to eat is gone. Best to see if another reefer needs it or if you can bring it back to the LFS u got it at

That's what I was hoping for, hopefully someone will have a sea hare around me to feed for a bit...