Hair algae

what kind of water you using? what are your nitrates? i have been fighting gha for last 2 months....
 
Give us some details about your tank. Perameters, size, age, equipment, water source, rock/sand type. Many times, phosphates aren't detectable because your algae and other organisms are uptaking the nutrients. Your rock is potentially leaching it and your algae contains the phosphate. I would bet if you did lights out for a week or so, your water would contain phosphates.
 
Do a search on flucanozole as a briopsys/GHA algae killer. A friend followed the instructions and treat his tank a few weeks ago. He had a tank full of both algae and now it is all gone. I was skeptical but it really did work.
 
chgoblknazn said:
Do a search on flucanozole as a briopsys/GHA algae killer. A friend followed the instructions and treat his tank a few weeks ago. He had a tank full of both algae and now it is all gone. I was skeptical but it really did work.
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Does it just die off or did he have to manually remove it?


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Sthomasson72 said:
Does it just die off or did he have to manually remove it?


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They have been struggling for over a year with trying to get rid of it with Tech M and it never budged, even with a yellow tang. They finally got some fluconozole a couple weeks ago and treated the tank. They pulled out what they could by hand and then treated. The tank was FILLED with the algae. The amounts reduced steadily after a few days and then one day it was all gone; basically melted away. Phosphates went through the roof but that was to be expected since there was nothing in the tank reducing it. They can't do a water change for 21 days, I believe. I am tank sitting tomorrow so I will get to see how great it looks but they have sent me pics and it's all gone.
 
chgoblknazn said:
They have been struggling for over a year with trying to get rid of it with Tech M and it never budged, even with a yellow tang. They finally got some fluconozole a couple weeks ago and treated the tank. They pulled out what they could by hand and then treated. The tank was FILLED with the algae. The amounts reduced steadily after a few days and then one day it was all gone; basically melted away. Phosphates went through the roof but that was to be expected since there was nothing in the tank reducing it. They can't do a water change for 21 days, I believe. I am tank sitting tomorrow so I will get to see how great it looks but they have sent me pics and it's all gone.
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While fluconazole works, and works quite well, it's only masking the underlying problem. Unless you clear up the underlying problem(nutrient export, dry rock leeching, etc) it will return with a vengeance.

Ask me how I know. :)
 
my tuxedo only eats film on the glass, there is no trick or quick fix unfortunately many creatures known for eating gha wont touch it.. the cause has to be found to truly eradicate the problem.
running ro without di could be a link to your problems... try testing your water for phos before you mix it to eliminate this as the issue.

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I'm only suggesting a tuxedo urchin because 1: they are cool and a great addition to your tank, 2: it is always good to have creatures that will consume algae to keep it down to a minimum once the lionshare of an outbreak is removed, and 3: mine also eats bryopsis :rollface:
 
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