Green hair algea

[Namyar]

OK so anyone got any other ideas.

I need to get rid of this green hair algea that I have.

Already in tank cleaners
lawnmower blenny
Seahare somewhere

What I have done
manual removal
water changes

chemicals
1.025 salt
calc - 410
dlh - 10
mag - 1490

 

[Conesus_Kid]

Do you have a pic of the algae?

Are you running a sump, Ray?

 

[toddmh]

wow lawnmower blennies can knock out almost any amount..you must have a lazy one lol

PO4 levels in line?
Use RO/DI water and are filters updated(new)?

 

[Bluephish13]

take a turkey baster or pump and blast your rocks out. How much comes out of the rocks. If a lot...do this every day for a while.

What kind of sand bed do you have. ?

What is the flow like in your tank.?

Open up your rock work if its bricked together, make sure you get good flow threw out the entire tank.

run a little amount of quality GFO

this is what i would start with IMO

 

[tent boy]

Doesn't the magnesium have to go up to 1600?

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

chemicals

what chemicals?

 

[Srixon]

Get that Mag up Ray.....I still have a little on the over flow but I don't consider it a nuisance .....Get the Mag up and Keep it up.....Kent TecM was what finally worked for me.

 

[Namyar]

Running a sump yes
PO4 not sure do not have a test for it
using RO/DI water filters are new maybe 3 months old.
Flow sometimes to much two maxi jet mods one at each end
Running GFO in a reactor

her are some pics

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

nice pix

nice pix

again: what chems you runnin'?

is it the right kind of Seahare (Dolabella or Aplysia)?

do you have a Zebrasoma Tang or Foxface?

got snails (of the right type)?

TechM works against Bryopsis but you MUST monitor Mg levels

edit: are you rootin' for the Jets or Colts?

 

[Namyar]

Type of seahare not sure. no tang, foxface.
Snails yes again not sure of the type.
not using the TechM monitoring mag

Rootin for neither sorry bud

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

well, Ray.....

well, Ray.....

make a decision.

What's it gonna be, bud?

 

[faze07hd]

from the looks on the pics... i see air bubbles trapped into the hair algae... Thats evidence that theres a lack of flow in that area. If its just in them spots, up the flow in those areas.

 

[Namyar]

Re: Green hair algea

dont think i can up the flow 1400 gph on each end meeting in the middle.

i boiled some rock and going to manual scrub and do everything that i can people suggested.

 

[reefboarder]

the flow comment was intended for the problem area not your overall flow. If its more directed towards that area the algae may not be able to proliferate.

 

[faze07hd]

right

 

[Namyar]

I see but here is the problem with that I have this same stuff in spots where the pump hits directly.

 

[faze07hd]

Is it worse where the pictures are? because if so, this could be the "nucleus" of growth of hair algae.

 

[Namyar]

seems to be worst there yes.

 

[gmneil]

+2 get the kent tech m worked for me more than once. raise it and keep it high it will all go away

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

we all fight this stuff

we all fight this stuff

it's a never ending battle. Your algae isn't dense, Ray.
Some GFO and TechM will likely kill it off quickly.

I just hate to make any recommendations without knowing what other chems you're running.......