Hair Algae in the Refugium

[d2mini]

Is there any way to control HA in my display fuge? Everything grows well including the HA and it gets in everything else.

 

[noy]

Is there any way to control HA in my display fuge? Everything grows well including the HA and it gets in everything else.

I find my lawnmower blenny loves the stuff (he will probably love all the other macroalgae too though).

Also, if you aggressively drop and hold nitrates and phosphates at 0, i find the HA dies off quickly (vs. cheato or caulerpa) - assuming you removed the big patches manually. Not sure what other delicate macros you have growing - that may not work for you.

Snails also love smaller patches of HA.

 

[d2mini]

I'm able to remove a lot manually, but it gets into all the other macros making removal difficult without removing the macro it's attached to.