will these eat hair algae?

[EB847]

got beginnings of hair algae (i think). will the margarita snails i just ordered eat it?

 

[Anonymous]

doubt it.
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[EB847]

what do you suggest?

 

[Anonymous]

Pulling it out by hand. Find the source of the algae and eliminate it.
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[SnowManSnow]

I've never seen much of anything eat hair algae. The only way I ever got rid of it was to cover it completly with a big shell and solarstarve it.

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[fyrefysh]

My algae blenny seems to help, I was very surprised though when I saw him eating it (not normal). Best thing to do is eliminate nutrients.

 

[EB847]

My algae blenny seems to help, I was very surprised though when I saw him eating it (not normal). Best thing to do is eliminate nutrients.

how?

 

[Anonymous]

Water changes with 0 TDS water (RO/DI)

Crank up your skimmer so it skims wet

Blast your live rock with a powerhead to get the detritus in suspension so you can skim it out.

cut back on feeding
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[fyrefysh]

Water changes with 0 TDS water (RO/DI)

Crank up your skimmer so it skims wet

Blast your live rock with a powerhead to get the detritus in suspension so you can skim it out.

cut back on feeding

Just like that!

 

[FragMaster]

LETTUCE NUDI young Padwans !
They will eat it like its going out of style.

 

[Anonymous]

My algae blenny starved to death after the hair war was won.

 

[Anonymous]

lettuce sea slugs (they really aren't nudibranch) didn't even touch the algae I cared about it, they seemed content with the stuff on the tank walls (which I didn't care about since I could scrap that with a razor), I've lost them though as they had a nasty tendencay to get waterborne and get sucked into the overflows.. I might have some in my tank but if I do I haven't seen them. Not to mention the lettuce SS will only suck the chloroplasts out of the algae all the other stuff will still be there, that includes all the nutrients in it as it breaks down and starts the cycle all over again.

 

[FragMaster]

I have before and after shots of my tank using lettuce nudi branch's to prove it. I will post them tonight.
I also have shots of them in action eating the hair algae.
They also eat BYOPSIS. Which that stuff is REALY hard to get anything to eat that wont eat your reef too.
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verybody has different experiences with the same critters so I dont doubt your lettuce nudis didnt help you much. They might not have been wild caught where as mine were or somthing?

 

[Anonymous]

Well if there were lettuce "nudibranch" the bottom line is they do not "eat" any algae, they harpoon it and suck out the chloroplasts (green stuff), regardless of tank habits the way they work won't change. Not saying they won't control algae that gets out of control, but if you have the nutrients in the tank that caused it to start (perhaps improper skimming) then having them won't help much, however if you up your skimming or something after getting an outbreak, or perhaps having a minor nutrient spike, then sure they'll help. Just that in most cases you can trace back the cause of the algae and fix that to fix your algae problem rather than buying some exotic animal to take care of it.

 

[fyrefysh]

I'm pretty sure that most lettuce nudis specialize in eating bryopsis and nothing else. If you can get one to eat hair algae, you've got a jewel.

 

[Rlumenator]

Try a toothbrush glued inside pvc for the extra depth- there are no easy ways. If you find one- e-mail me!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[EB847]

the cerith snails i got are devouring it.

 

[FragMaster]

Every cerith snail I have ever tried has always stuck cleaning the glass and the substrate
BTW if you guys want some SERIOUS substrate cleaner/mixer's get some Nassarius snails. THey are AWSOME sifters.