Hair algae ??????????

[wnecbubba74]

What would be a nice cheap RO/DI

 

[PatMayo]

Cheap is not necessarily better. You may be better off saving your dough and getting a more quality system.
There are several vendors that sell good systems that support this web site. See the vendor forums.
I use a Typhoon III. You can find them online.

I would spend a little more you will save in the long run.

With limited funds I would do at least the RO/DI and the skimmer. These two things will give you the most bang for the buck in my opinion.

Regards,

Pat

 

[juniormc8704]

you can get cheap snails just about anywhere, but usually you still get hit with some pretty heavy shipping. your best bet is to find a quality LFS or wholesaler that sells to the public, and get them their. usually between 1-2 bucks a pop.

 

[kurtg]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9465470#post9465470 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by juniormc8704
snails are great too. about 1 per gallon is the norm.

1/gallon????? That means my 110 should have a 100+ snails. I think I'm around 20-30. They seem to have a certain mortality in my tank (hermits, probably).

That seems really high, but maybe that's why I clean my glass every other day.

 

[kurtg]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9465115#post9465115 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by wnecbubba74
Would a yellow tang or something like that help?

My tang would rather starve then eat hair algae.

I added a lawn mower blenny which isn't the prettiest fish, but he does have plenty of personality and does eat the algae. My kids named him "birdie" because of his protruding eyes and his pecking motions. He also likes the Nori I put in for my Tang & Coral Beauty.

I have a gobby and blenny, and so far, they haven't done any sand burrowing. Although I hear, that's very common.

 

[wnecbubba74]

thanks

 

[uscharalph]

I'm fighting this Hair Algae battle by water changes, skimming, feeding less and picking as much of it as I can. I'm also cutting down on the amount of time I keep my lights on.

 

[PatMayo]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9475969#post9475969 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by uscharalph
I'm fighting this Hair Algae battle by water changes, skimming, feeding less and picking as much of it as I can. I'm also cutting down on the amount of time I keep my lights on.

That method can be very effective. (May take more time.) Running GFO will help a lot and what will really make a difference if growing a macro algae.

Every Tank is different so there is no magic bullet that's for sure.

Regards,

Pat

 

[wnecbubba74]

Patmayo sorry but whats GFO?

 

[PatMayo]

I think it stands for granular ferric oxide? It is a product that takes phosphates out of the water. High phosphates will cause algae outbreaks. I use it in my tank. I put it in a Two Little Fishes reactor. All this is is a simple device that pushes the tank water through the material at a slow rate so the water is in contact with the GFO.

I use RowaPhos, you can get it at Marine Depot. The TLF reactor can be had practically anywhere as well. Neither are very expensive, but then thats a relative thing.

Regards,

Pat

 

[wnecbubba74]

Yea thanks i just picked up a Phosban 150 so i'm hoping to set it up tonight!!! Is it okay to put it in the sump or does it have to be on the side?

 

[wnecbubba74]

OMG

I JUST GOT HOME FROM WORK AND THE HAIR ALGEA HAS DOUBLED IN THE LAST DAY!!! BEFORE IN WAS ON JUST A COUPLE OF ROCKS BUT NOW ITS ABOUT A 1/4 LONG AND ON THREE SIDES OF MY TANK

THIS IS NOT GOOD NOT GOOD AT ALL

BUT IT SEEMS LIKE ALL OF MY CORALS ARE FINE IS THAT NORMAL OR WILL IT START TO OVER TAKE MY CORALS

 

[Rock Anemone]

Checkout this article: http://www.melevsreef.com/gha.html

 

[ghostrida3]

i had that problem, and i also have a seclone 100, i stopped using tap water, picked the algae off by hand, got some phosban and put it in a filter bag in a hang on the back filter, started doing water changes w/ ro water, also got about 150 of the nassarius snails off of ebay for the cheap, and last but not least started to drip kalkwasser into the tank at night, it precitpitates phosphates and gives ur tank the calcium it nees. problem is gone. the hair algae wont kill your coral but if its present like what ur desribing i would think u dont have much coralline algae present. i think the kalkwassser drip and the water changes w/ ro water had the most impact.