hAIR ALGEA?

[cjilge]

I have a small amount of hair algea. What eats it? The tank is still cycling a bit, and I want to be ready once it stabilizes.

Thanks
Chris

 

[RyanDragon]

turbo snails .... get them quick before u have to tear down ur tank... ( I can;t guarentee that ur turbo snails will do the job, because some people have had some that doesn;t want to eat hair algae) but IMO, and research, turbo snail is the kind that eat hair algae

 

[cjilge]

thanks, That is what I thought but wasn't sure.

Thanks
Chris

 

[RyanDragon]

np, and good luck

 

[tmz]

Turbo snails do a good job on derasia, nothing touches the fernlike bryopsis.

 

[cjilge]

sorry I don't have pics up, Several Rc friends have been on me to do a build thread. Between work & a one year old and everything else, not much time for pics, but this isn't the fern like stuff. Ive seen it before, this is normal everyday hair. I have one hermit "Aladin"plucking it and spreading it though, I cought him last night. It's like he's trying to plant it all over the tank!! lol I threw him in the fuge for a little untill I get it under control. My wife reminded me that my nephew picked him out and named him, so I should be nice to the little gardener.

Chris

 

[Boostin S14]

this hair algea you speak of, is it brown by any chance? I ask because I have been cycling my tank for almost a month now and recemtly there has been a LOT of brown colored (almost hairy) algea in the tank, and I want to know how to get rid of it.

Will turbo snails be ok in an "almost but not quite yet" cycled tank?

 

[cjilge]

mine is mostly green but there is a small patch that is light greenish brown. I have a couple of astrea snails and a couple of hermits in mine already. Just make sure the parameters are close. Mine is still cycling a bit as well. I'm picking up a turbo snail tomorrow. I'll keep you posted.

Chris

 

[cjilge]

hair algea

hair algea

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13199024#post13199024 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Boostin S14
this hair algea you speak of, is it brown by any chance? I ask because I have been cycling my tank for almost a month now and recemtly there has been a LOT of brown colored (almost hairy) algea in the tank, and I want to know how to get rid of it.

Will turbo snails be ok in an "almost but not quite yet" cycled tank?

How is your skimmer working? Mine is pulling tons of crud out, but it is finally slowing down. I am in the process of switching over to my diy skimmer hopefully this weekend.

Chris

 

[bunzaroo]

When my 75 gallon was cycling I started getting the "brown" agae on the rocks / sand 4 large turbo's and 10 scarlet red legs took care of it in one week. They also will eat the green hair algae as well.

 

[Sk8r]

The brown could be cyanobacteria, a primaeval bacterial sheet that feeds on co2 and nitrogen and sunlight: turn your lights out for a day and if it goes away, it was cyano. Usually green hair shows up first. Don't be too hard on the little crab: they have to let loose the long stuff (which snails and crabs don't eat) to get at the roots/short stuff, which they will eat...one thing you REALLY have to watch is so much of the long stuff getting loose it clogs your overflow teeth and causes a flood. Wind-and-yank with a never-used toothbrush can help take care of that stuff.

 

[jkhudson]

A lawnmower blenny will take care of it. So will Tangs

 

[pillpusher]

If you still have issues after your tank is cycling, Turbos are ok, or electric blue hermits will do. But the ultimate are sea hares.

 

[cjilge]

Thanks guys! Mine isn't that bad yet and I plan on getting a couple of turbo's tomorrow. I'm also going to clean the rock in a bucket and reconstruct the tank on Saturday. I'll keep you posted. One cool thing that has shone up on my new LR despite the algea is a bunch of Beatiful Purple Polyps around 30-40 they are pretty small but look great. I will hopefully post some pics this weekend As my wife is a profesional photographer.

Thanks Again,
Chris