Best Algae eaters - Fish / Inverts

[Reefit]

I'm close to restocking my tank, and would like some advise on the best inhabitant for algae control. I currently have a hair algae problem likely due to high phosphate, and a lack of marine life to eat away at it. I would plan on putting blue legged hermit crabs and snails in, and am particularily interested in fish that would be good. TIA

 

[areze]

I had tons of hair algea.

I put 5 mexican turbos and a foxface rabbitfish. 2 days and the algea is 75% gone.

Im shocked... I dont think the rabbitfish even did much, cause he's still a bit skiddish. but the turbos are nuts!

 

[Reefit]

I have half a dozen Mexican Turbos, which might not be enough, but they don't seem to be able to keep up. I tried a rabbitfish but my purple tank pumbled him to death. The purple tang is gone now and I think another rabbitfish would be worth a try. Does anyone else have experience with rabbitfish being useful for hair algae?
Thanks for your responce.

 

[areze]

yeah I have 5 turbos in 75g. 200g wouldrequire a whole lot more. 20+? there the first snail Ive seen actually do anything though. crabs just kill snails for their shells. I want to add about 40 trochus snails, then Ill be good to go I think.

 

[tmz]

Foxface rabbitfish is my best grazer.

 

[aschroeder]

I have only 2 mexican turbos in my 20 gallon and they wiped out all of my hair algae. I have one stubborn rock that keeps regrowing, but the turbos eventually mow it down again.