Green Hair Need Help

[king87]

I just recently set up a 10g nano. I cycled the water for a few weeks and added live sand and live rock. Water parameters are good with exception to low alk./dkh. To supplement the alk./dkh ive been using Kent Pro Buffer dKH. Livestock includes one snail, some green star polyps, small featherdusters on the rock, and a juvenile true percula. Everything seems fine except a few days ago i noticed little green hairs on the rock. I turn the lights off earlier now and have been feeding the fish less but the hairs are still growing. Any suggestions? Ive kept freshwater fish for a while but this is my first saltwater tank.

 

[meowzer]

Do you have a picture? Could be green hair algae or bryopsis

Bryopsis is feathery looking.....where green hair is...well more hairy looking

I like emerald crabs for the GHA...and for bryopsis start picking it off

 

[duncantse]

Turbo snails helped me with GHA.

 

[alanbates12]

How old is your tank and what are your water parameters? Also what is your lighting cycle?

 

[king87]

Thanks no pic yet but im 99% sure its green hair algea. Ill check my LFS for some emerald crabs tomorrow.

 

[king87]

Tank is only about a month old...i know i rushed it a little bit and that could be the problem but water parameters are: Ammonia 0, Nitrite 0, Nitrate 0, S/G 1.025, Temp 78, Phosphate 0, Alk./dKh 3.54/9.9, p/h 8. i keep the lights on 9 hours a day. There are 4 led moonlights on all the time though.

 

[jong11]

Try cutting back on the length of time the lights are on. The algae could be giving you false nitrate and phosphate levels since the are consuming them.

 

[alanbates12]

+1 Jong11. I would also look into a clean up crew. Go to ReefCleaners.org look under quick crew and then your size tank. They are priced right. Husbandry is where its at. I had the same issue when my tank was a month old. I think its part of the cycle. Turn your light back for a couple of days, even in the wild there are cloudy days, I think you'll be fine. I would increase your CUC and frequent water changes.

 

[king87]

thanks a lot ill try it