AlgaeFix Marine to control Hair Algae

It also works very well on that brown wafer algae you get with tonga stuff... noting eats it and it can encrust over anything.... a steady dosing per instructions got rid of it in my system.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15031032#post15031032 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Logzor
I am up to my 4th dose now. So far I have concrete results. The effort has been two-fold as I have cut back feedings a great deal as well as dosing AlgaeFix. Contributing everything to AlgaeFix would be misleading. I have also increased the size and number of water changes.

I have a large shelf rock on my tank where dictyota was plastered on every small ridge. You could not really notice the algae....only that the rock was dark brownish.

Now I can see white porous exposed parts of this rock. I believe the algae is slowly flaking off. There has been a ton of particles in my water column. I suspect this is the dying algae.

The bubble algae is also beginning to break down. I am hoping for the best.

Would it be wise to run some GFO to deliver the knock out punch at some point?
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To run or not to run GFO is a good question. Randy has stated that the AlgaeFix will attach to GFO, which could possibly reduce its effectiveness. Many hobbyists have run GFO while using AlgaeFix and achieved control. Reducing phosphates to very low levels does help eradicate algae. I gave you the facts as I know them and will let you decide. :D

This is the first time that I have heard about a hobbyists using AlgaeFix on bubble algae, so there is quite a bit of interest to see if you achieve control of it using AlgaeFix. ;)
 
Hello HighlandReefer, I have been keeping track of this thread for a while. I am currently having this problem too. I have dose twice and it seems to be going away! I have had NO negative effects against fish, shrimp or Corals. my skimmer has been off since I started dosing. I will add one last dose on tomorrow (just in case) and turn the skimmer back on

I like to thank you for all the time and information you have vested in maintaining this thread, as well as everyone else that has contributed
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15040795#post15040795 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ctenophors rule
it has been working like a charm for me, though myu skimate has turned green?

any ideas?
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Mine has too and really stinks. Its the dead/dieing algae.
 
rollster,

Your welcome. I'm happy that the AlgaeFix has worked for you.

I don't believe from what has been posted regarding AlgaeFix and the results that have been achieved while skimming that is necessary to turn off skimmers. IMHO, I would recommend that anyone who decides to use AlgaeFix, that they continue skimming. I believe that the benefits of skimming in helping to remove both dead and living algae pests out weighs any possible negative effects that it may have on the use of AlgaeFix. The AlgaeFix label makes no mention of turning off skimmers or any other devices run in conjunction with reef aquariums. When using some of the other chemicals for controlling especially cyanobacteria, these products do recommend that you stop skimming. Perhaps the fact that AlgaeFix will brake down very quickly in the reef system (in less than 24 hrs) has something to do with this. If someone disagrees with me, I would be interested in their input on this subject. ;)

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I agree with the green color found in most cases while using AlgaeFix is attributed to the dead and living algae being skimmed from the water column. When carbon dosing, you will get a dark brown color which is probably due to the bacteria being skimmed from the water column in this situation.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15043119#post15043119 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by lilmonster
Thank you, i just ordered a bottle, and the coupon came in handy too.
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You're welcome. This stuff really does the job. I'm pretty sure you'll be happy with the results.
 
I wish I would have taken pictures because the dictyota is peeling off of my big shelf rock - I now have nearly bleach white rock appearing :)

Other than dosing algaefix I am lightly feeding spectrum 1mm pellets 1x a day and doing 14-28 gallon water changes every Sunday (90g tank).
 
so do you guys do water changes during dosing? Seems most people see results around the 5th or 6th dose which would be 15-18 days of no water changes. I change 15%-20% weekly.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15046262#post15046262 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by leoan
so do you guys do water changes during dosing? Seems most people see results around the 5th or 6th dose which would be 15-18 days of no water changes. I change 15%-20% weekly.
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AlgaeFix will brake down completely within 24 hrs. I would continue with water changes. I would do your water change 24 hrs or sooner before you are scheduled to dose your AlgaeFix. This gives the prior dose of AlgaeFix the time needed to work before it brakes down. ;)
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15045088#post15045088 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Logzor
I wish I would have taken pictures because the dictyota is peeling off of my big shelf rock - I now have nearly bleach white rock appearing :)

Other than dosing algaefix I am lightly feeding spectrum 1mm pellets 1x a day and doing 14-28 gallon water changes every Sunday (90g tank).
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I would have like to see those pictures too. :D
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15048007#post15048007 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by HighlandReefer
This subject was discussed back on this page in this same thread: ;)

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1595003&perpage=25&pagenumber=8
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Well I decided to give it a try. The "FW" version. I got the smaller, cheaper bottle, $5. The "Marine" was $16 and 3x the size. Since I have a small tank, I didn't think it was necessary to get the larger bottle.


Had a "small" area with a patch or two of HA. One my second dose, according to label, 95% controlled. Just use the scrapper and it came right off.

I don't know if this was part of the initial "cycle" or not, but it wasn't there previously, until I had a diatom outbreak. This stuff was "hairy" and green in color. Not as bad as others here though.

Since I only had a Damsel in the tank, and LR/LS, I figured my loss would be minimal, IF anything happened not according to the instructions.


It DID:

"ate" my cheato stock - ended up throwing it away.

"ate" GHA patches - 2 of them

"ate" my diatoms


It DID NOT:

kill my fish

turn my rock any different colors (LOADED with purple coraline)

affect any parameters



If you have a larger system, I would TRY a small bottle of the "FW" stuff and see if it works on a larger problem. It says its safe to dose 1ml per 10g (I think) a week to keep algae under control.

I am continuing to do weekly doses. When I run out of the small bottle, I'll step back and see if there's any ill effects.



Since dosing, I have added an ORA clown, and CuC. None seem effected by the dosing. All eat, fish look and swim healthy.



Let me know if you have any more questions. If I decide to continue very small weekly doses, I will be switching over to the "Marine" product. It's more product for the money, but for $5, I got to see if the "FW" version works. And it did for me.
 
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