Hair Algae

[BC Sparky]

What are the best critters to knock down my green hair algae?

 

[bsmith22]

I'd suggest cerith, trochus, and turbo snails. Also foxface rabbitfish (if your tank is large enough) are suppose to eat green algaes....including bubble algae.

 

[pimpinitup6969]

i always toss a few turbos in when i see any

 

[Michael]

none imo, the best way is to find out the source of the excessive nutrients that caused it to grow and stop it dead in its tracks

 

[mutateddogbone]

+1^^^^^^

 

[BC Sparky]

Probably caused by die off from the live rocks I added. It can't be too many other things- I only have a partial clean up crew so far.

I'll pick up some snails and Cheato tomorrow.

 

[Mopar Reefer]

Emerald crabs but their hit or miss on GHA, turbos and a SLF crab

 

[kelso1980]

Hermit crabs do it for me. Not the pretty blue or scarlet ones, but the ugly brown striped ones.

 

[dahc1979]

Get yourself a sea hare. They are not the neatest looking things, but they do eat the algae

 

[BC Sparky]

Funny you should write that- we got one as a hitchhiker on the live rock we added a few weeks ago. Just found it and it is working hard. Just a little guy right now though

 

[1602reefer]

My scopas tang loved the stuff, now I have minimal levels of it.

 

[Sapsis]

Lawnmower blenny and emerald crabs

 

[ReefGregory]

i dont recommend a sea hare, very hard to acclimate properly and keep alive. i have had one for about 7months now but it isnt easy. SALLY LIGHTFOOT CRAB! best at hair algae its like a little darn lawm mower

 

[MartinEric]

Some of the smaller urchins work good to if your corals are glued down good and you dont have any loose rock to fall. Mespilla Globulus and Tripneustes Gratilla. If it is a new tank I would recommend getting it stable first though.

 

[Alaskan Reefer]

Turbo snails are good, help them with manual pruning, keep flow nice and high to get the snail poo to the skimmer.

And upgrade your nutrient export somehow.