Hair Algae

[darock73]

What's the best method of removing hair algae from rock?

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

What are your water parameters?

 

[Awibrandy]

What are your water parameters?

Ditto!! And are you using an ro/di or tap water? Give us some more info on your tank, and you will get some help here...

 

[darock73]

Don't know parameters, just general question. I" looking at soom rock and
the person told me it has some hair algae on it.

 

[D1J8Z]

low PH bad bulbs and tap water is all common reasons for it

Raising the PH and magnesium adding a clean up crew or algea grazing fish PENDING TANK SIZE foxface or tangs and getting new bulbs all ways to help keep under control

 

[darock73]

Thanks for the response. The person said he was using ro water but
his protien skimmer was off for a while. Would that cause the problem?

 

[D1J8Z]

i dont think so, he could have low PH

 

[Awibrandy]

Another common problem is total neglect.

Are you buying his setup? Or are you just buying the rocks? If you are just buying the rocks I would suggest a few buckets or bins (that have NEVER had any chemicals in them) half way filled with prepared ro/di water with salt and proper temp and a couple of (new) stiff brushes. And scrub away all of the algea and don't forget to rinse them well. This would be the quickess way to remove it. Then add some hair algea eating inverts, a algea blenny(but they are not always quaranteed to eat the algea.) Best wishes...

 

[tocan]

What's the best method of removing hair algae from rock?

Cleaner Packs --an Emerald Crab would clean house

 

[darock73]

Just want the rock
I'm assuming that's what happened was neglect,
again thanks for all the input

 

[marki24]

Just want the rock
I'm assuming that's what happened was neglect,
again thanks for all the input

No problem