Hair algae

[ehutchby]

algae

algae

do you know if any other snails, other than turbos, are known for eating hair alage. I don't have a problem, but want to be prepared.

 

[iamwrasseman]

there is a myriad of animals that eat algea except they dont do their jobs when properly fed with the other tankmates thats the problem IMO.

 

[ehutchby]

I just added 50 more astreas to my main display.
With regular feeding for the fish and corals our cleanup crews have their work cut out for them..

 

[iamwrasseman]

yes and they will concentrate on the "easy"food which will be the ditrius and if that ever runs out then they will go after the algea. i have found that the cleanup crews dont necessarily keep every thing "clean"rather just another animal that wants to eat and that is what they do ,... eat food .now in the case of a sea hair that is a completely different story ,they mow down algea fast .they will not eat ditrus or leftover food . please this is just my opinion

 

[Mopar Reefer]

Re: algae

Re: algae

I suppose I got lucky but my emerald crabs and my SLF crab work on my GHA.

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14535821#post14535821 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ehutchby
do you know if any other snails, other than turbos, are known for eating hair alage. I don't have a problem, but want to be prepared.

 

[LockeOak]

In my experience it will destroy Bryopsis (though I would sustain the treatment for at least a month to make sure all remnants are killed) but other hair algae may or may not be affected. In my tank the hair algae was slowed down and didn't look particularly healthy but it didn't die off. It requires manual removal.

 

[bassn99]

Sea Hare

Sea Hare

I have to agree with some of the others on this about the Sea Hare. I finally got my LFS to order some and they now rent them out for hair algae removal. I have three tanks, my small 30 gal had become covered in the stuff. I added a few astrea and the sea hair and within one week, yes one week, the tank is almost free of the hair algae. Now it's almost time to return the giant glob to the LFS. I love these guys........

 

[tony varrell]

So How much tech M should I dose to bring my mag from 1350 to 1600 with a NWV 250?? Thanks

 

[iamwrasseman]

you should only raise the mag by 50ppm per day max and your system should take about a total of1/2gallon or less that amount cost less than $20 so its not that expensive and you will need to add with each water change also . IMO the algea fix is the way to go but try any way that makes you comfortable .also with seahares snails and crabs you need to run a reactor so when the excreted waist from the cleanup crew will contain po4 and it needs to be removed .the animals that eat algea dont digest the po4 so they will be putting it back into the water and that needs to be removed in some manner such as GFO in a reactor.and as was stated above the best way to remove the algea and the po4 in it is manual removal . its an all out attack that will rid your tank of it ,dont even think there is an easy way out of it.