Hair Algae!
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also if you'd like to check out an amazing stand my uncle built for his new 120g he will be setting up soon look up marino420td and see his other tanks and well as pics of the new stand he just built and customized himself...i think theres some pics under the do-it yourself or stands/canopies section i belive................
also i want to thank everyone for all their replies and help on here about my algae problem.....im kind of new at this and this site...........thanks for the patience.....
also i want to thank everyone for all their replies and help on here about my algae problem.....im kind of new at this and this site...........thanks for the patience.....
JxMetal
New member
That was a nice stand, he posted it on here.
Anyways, back on topic. If the tanks only 2.5 months old I'd just wait it out. It's most likely due to being a new tank. Get a few (depending on tank size) turbo snails to keep it in check and over time it'll stop growing and begin to receed. Every new tank goes through hair algae normally.
Anyways, back on topic. If the tanks only 2.5 months old I'd just wait it out. It's most likely due to being a new tank. Get a few (depending on tank size) turbo snails to keep it in check and over time it'll stop growing and begin to receed. Every new tank goes through hair algae normally.
Reggae Fish
Premium Member
I agree. Water changes, water changes, water changes. I'd do about 10% or so daily. Pull as much and scrub as much as possible.
I don't know how you're getting your water (RO, tap, etc..)but when mixing, try to allow at least 24 hours to aerate. You don't want any spikes especially if you don't currently have a way to test your water. Do you have a hydrometer or refractometer? If not, I have a couple of hydrometers laying around. I use a refractometer but a hydrometer is better than nothing. If you don't have one, just pm me your address and I'll send you one you can have.
I highly recommend asterias just from personal experience.
What's in the tank??? Fish, corals, etc...
Depending on what you have, you can get away with cutting your lights down assuming you don't have anything that depends highly on it. Every little bit will help.
If I were you, I'd take your water to a LFS or even petco, petsmart and have it tested, write them down, and post them on here. The others on this site know a LOT more than me but having your water parameters and what's in the tank will help them troubleshoot you.
I personally would not get a fish that eats algae like a tang or anything until you know what your water parameters are. Snails are a much cheaper investment if for any reason you have any Nitrites, Ammonia, Salinity off, etc...
Good luck!
I don't know how you're getting your water (RO, tap, etc..)but when mixing, try to allow at least 24 hours to aerate. You don't want any spikes especially if you don't currently have a way to test your water. Do you have a hydrometer or refractometer? If not, I have a couple of hydrometers laying around. I use a refractometer but a hydrometer is better than nothing. If you don't have one, just pm me your address and I'll send you one you can have.
I highly recommend asterias just from personal experience.
What's in the tank??? Fish, corals, etc...
Depending on what you have, you can get away with cutting your lights down assuming you don't have anything that depends highly on it. Every little bit will help.
If I were you, I'd take your water to a LFS or even petco, petsmart and have it tested, write them down, and post them on here. The others on this site know a LOT more than me but having your water parameters and what's in the tank will help them troubleshoot you.
I personally would not get a fish that eats algae like a tang or anything until you know what your water parameters are. Snails are a much cheaper investment if for any reason you have any Nitrites, Ammonia, Salinity off, etc...
Good luck!
rams_1_again
New member
Unfortunately I have quite a bit of experience with hair algae. Mine was a result of buying a used setup with PO4 saturated in rocks. I've tried <insert remedy here> and the only things that I've found to help are the following. Water changes are a definite must to export phosphates as well as manual removal of the HA. I also setup a phosban reactor in my sump which helped keep it under control.
The final straw that is breaking the hair algae back (ugly thought) has been a change in my lighting. I purchased new PC bulbs (10k and actinic) a while back hoping that would help but it didnââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢t do the trick. When I changed over to MH lighting the hair algae is turning brown and melting away. Fighting for 6-months now and finally winning the battle.
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The final straw that is breaking the hair algae back (ugly thought) has been a change in my lighting. I purchased new PC bulbs (10k and actinic) a while back hoping that would help but it didnââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢t do the trick. When I changed over to MH lighting the hair algae is turning brown and melting away. Fighting for 6-months now and finally winning the battle.
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