The one and only green hair algae

[redseamax130d]

So I've been fighting green hair agley for some time know. I've tried EVERYTHING from scrubbing the rock to gfo,carbon to pointing a power head at the rock and it still comes back. Lights are on 8 hours and are 3 months old. I do 20% water Chang ever Friday with a 5 stage ro/di

 

[ruha456]

Get a turbo snail I've heard they help

 

[Tonyscoots84]

Have u checked phosphates in ur water with a hanna meter

 

[nyshoots]

Ive been having the same issue and like you I tried everything. What is slowly working for me is #1 cut way back on feeding and only doing frozen food once a week the rest of the time its pellets, #2 increased my flow no dead spots, #3 keeping my ph, alk, and mag up, #4 wet skimming #5 change out gfo and carbon every 2 weeks, #6 blow the all the crap off the rocks with a turkey baster at least 3 times a week. Thats my checklist and after a few weeks of sticking to it my hair algae is starting to die off

 

[andylee]

What are you feeding and how much?

 

[redseamax130d]

I feed half a cube of frozen food 1 time a week and pellet 2 times a week. Flow I have 2 300g per hour and 1 mp 10w es and one more on its way

 

[redseamax130d]

Turbos suck I've had then and if they flip over they can't get back up and die

 

[Philtron]

check your parameters in your RODI system. That seemed to be my problem when i had hair algae issue, noticed a difference right away. Got a Abalone snail and Tiger Cowrie and they cleaned up rather quickly.

 

[Tonyscoots84]

I think so rookie, maybe polish

I like the way my 1st comment was ignored good luck buddy.

 

[redseamax130d]

What's with the polish joke? Who's polish?

Didn't reply to your comment because didn't have time to reply to you. So don't be polish and cry about it .

 

[arthurk0722]

I had a green hair algae problem and my sailfin tang helped out by eating it off the rocks..

 

[redseamax130d]

I just placed a order for new filters for my ro/di and also place my order for turbos at reef cleaners

 

[Tonyscoots84]

Nobodys cryin about n e thing, trying to help i dont have time for this thread either...

 

[strgazr27]

Turbos are a waste of time if its anything longer than fuzz length. Phosphates are likely the issue. Betting you used Marco Rock or similar which will leech phos for quite some time.

 

[rcharliesam]

I saw a thread where microbe lift special blend was recommended for gha and cyano problems.

I have had the same problem since restarting from the hurricane, I am guessing the cause of mine is from my sand (I am going to change that as well), but not positive. I was dealing with Cyano before the hurricane, which was likely either the sand or the rock. I have pukani rock from BRS, which I gave an acid bath to clear any organic stuff left behind, so I would be surprised if the rock was causing problems (pre hurricane). I pulled some sand today with a WC and there did seem to be a good amount of muck in it.


I just did my first dose of special blend this past friday and there seems to be a slight difference in the texture of the hair algae, so that could be a good sign. If you want to give it a shot most LFS will carry it at a fairly low cost. I got mine from Pets Warehouse in Carle Place.

 

[jcdeng]

sea hare?

 

[selkoner]

Try kent M -Magnesium I have the same problem and someone told me dose it and it work after a moth or two they fell off or I rip them off and have not grew back ..

 

[eazy al]

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[redseamax130d]

Sea hare is a good idea but I feel he'll die after he eats all the green.