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Balkos
August 7th, 2004, 01:07 PM
Hello,

I have been battling some Hair Algea on one side of my tank for about a month or so. It only grows on one side where the rockwork is dense and the water doesn't flow that well. I tried adding a closed loop last week but only time will tell if that helps. I usually clean it off the rocks and my clam with a toothbrush, but the HA had started to grow in between my GSP colony and is starting to smother it. What is the best and safest way to remove the algea from it? I tried a baster but that doesn't work. I dont want to use the brush i am affraid it will damage the GSP

Thanks
trigger
August 7th, 2004, 01:36 PM
I had a similar problem with HA! I wish the hair on my head grew as fast as hair algae. My solution I ended up using mother nature to solve this one. I bought 2 urchants & they did the job of eating the lush growth of hair algae that I could not get rid of.
I still have them in my reef & they are doing great.Hair algae is all gone!

Good luck Trigger
Balkos
August 7th, 2004, 02:18 PM
they eat it in between the coral without damaging it? Maybe i will get me one of those. I have been hesitant to add one cause i heard they eat coraline.
I have been tring to stop the algea at the root of the problem, but i haven't been able to figure that out yet. Its definatly not a water quality issue. Maybe phosphates but i don't have a tester for that. I did run phosphate remover though with no results
trigger
August 7th, 2004, 02:25 PM
I went through the same thing. Did your water come from a RO/Di source? if not phosphates could be high, but you would see is diatom algae as well! It's the type that appears within a day but brushes away with your hand. It never leaves the joint. I have enought coralline that the urchants don't have any inpact. The LFS will even let you rent the urchants! LOL
You can return them once the hair algae is gone.

Trigger


Originally posted by Balkos
they eat it in between the coral without damaging it? Maybe i will get me one of those. I have been hesitant to add one cause i heard they eat coraline.
I have been tring to stop the algea at the root of the problem, but i haven't been able to figure that out yet. Its definatly not a water quality issue. Maybe phosphates but i don't have a tester for that. I did run phosphate remover though with no results