Hair algae

[Bbarton908]

It seems like I'm beginning to have a hair algae outbreak. It's starting to form on my sand and on my rocks a little bit. It has micro bubbles on the algae itself. I started using fuel to dose and I think that is what is causing it. My corals are loving the fuel. I read that fuel can cause hair algae to grow. I don't know what to do to clean some of it up. I don't really want to discontinue fuel. I was recommended to get an emerald crab but I had a problem with an emerald getting my zoas. Is there any other solution to this? Or has anyone had any experience with this before? Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.

 

[karenvas2]

I had a bad hair algea outbreak. I used hydrogen peroxide to treat. I did simultaneously treating whole tank and individually removing rocks and putting them in solution. Worked like a charm. Be careful not to submerge softies for extended time. Most of my rocks had no corals. Good luck.

 

[Bbarton908]

That's the problem my tank is loaded with coral on every rock and its more in the sand then anywhere right now. That's why I was trying to see of anyone knew a clean up crew that handles hair algae well.

 

[MPDBullitt]

reefcleaners.org

 

[ReefersEdge]

Are you running a sump? If so you could run an algae scrubber I know someone that might have one for sale.

 

[stlcard]

Nitrates and phosphates. You get rid of those in your water, and you will get rid of the GHAlgae. Is it a new tank? Base rock? Flake food?

i wouldnt dose anything to cure something. There is a cause and effect for everything. Find the problem (Nitrates, and Phosphates) and eliminate the source, then you cure the problem.

Hermits will eat GHA but usually only the small stuff. Most will leave the big long stuff. A Tang will graze on it, but buying a fish or livestock to cure a water problem is never the right solution.

Try running carbon or purigen in a reactor or something. And get to doing water changes with RODI.

Either your rock/ sand is leaching phosphates, or you are introducing it to the tank via food, or supplements.

 

[OneReef]

If its bubbling it kinda sounds like cyano bacteria. Fuel is definately contributing to your problem. I would stop dosing that ASAP.

 

[dianeteuton]

I had the same thing .. I got 30 crabs .. It was gone in one week

 

[Bbarton908]

I have determined it is hair algae. I am doing my water changes and trying to determine what is causing it now. I have been reading and talking to people with experience with fuel and they haven't noticed fuel contributing. Doing my best to determine what the cause is. Thank you guys