Green Hair Algae

[AR0026]

Hey MR,

Quick post on my experience with some green hair algae...

I scrubbed, boiled, let dry, kept in freezing water... Not in that order or course... Lol...

Green hair algae was still there when I put it in the tank... Freaking thing just won't die... So I got mad and marked where I saw the algae and went a little crazy... I turned on the stove pilot and started burning that section... Took a while since it was wet but it got rid of it... Guess it can't survive fire... Lol...

Hope this helps someone...

 

[xxxAngeloxxx]

What kind of water were you using on the tank tap water or RO water? if you was using tap water then that's the reason while you started to have hair algae problem. Btw how many times a day are you running your tank lights for?

 

[dubs]

for all that trouble u can just get a sea hare and problem solved

 

[AR0026]

It was rock from my old 28bow that crashed... Needed it for my new nano tank that I'm setting up... Nothing worked, until I burned them all up...

 

[AR0026]

What kind of water were you using on the tank tap water or RO water? if you was using tap water then that's the reason while you started to have hair algae problem. Btw how many times a day are you running your tank lights for?

I used tap water on both my old tank and my new nano.. I run my lights for about 8-9hrs total... On my old tank... My new nano I still haven't figured out how many hours to let the lights run for...

Will using ro water really make much of a dif?

 

[AR0026]

for all that trouble u can just get a sea hare and problem solved

Problem with sea hare is that when all the algea is gone it will die.. I don't like getting things if I know they are going to die...

 

[rtague]

I used tap water on both my old tank and my new nano.. I run my lights for about 8-9hrs total... On my old tank... My new nano I still haven't figured out how many hours to let the lights run for...

Will using ro water really make much of a dif?

RO/DI water will make ALL the difference,most likely your hair algae is coming from your tap water,cut down on the light cycle also,hth.

 

[rebelson]

Will using ro water really make much of a dif?

Yes. If not you're going to run in to the same issue again with hair algae.

 

[xxxAngeloxxx]

Yes. If not you're going to run in to the same issue again with hair algae.

1+...remember on tap water you get a lot of phosphan going to your system every time you add water. You can purchase Rodi unit for 130 or 140 from doctors and foster I belive its a 3 stage one from coralife.

 

[TheGropster]

I have had 3 Sea Hares and the first one did a great job consuming algae then died when all the algae was gone and I forgot to give it something to munch on. That was the first one. Algae came up again so I got another swearing I would feed it when the algae was gone or at least offer to someone in need but that one refused to eat the algae. Got another one after that and it refused to eat the algae too. These SeaHares seem to be hit or miss depending on the one you get.