How do I remove hair algae from my Zoa? Its my first coral
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olemiss reb
Molon Labe
hermits may eat it. Reduce phosphate/nitrate and it will go away on its own. How old are your lights?
Snookster
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I had that happen to me. I tried taking it out and using tweezers to remove the algae just to watch it grow back. It turned in to the start of a nasty outbreak - it was bryopsis. I started GFO and reduced feeding, but in the long run the only thing that worked was time and patience.
Isolate the rock so the spread potential is limited. Then start working on reducing PO4 by using GFO and reducing the source of the fertilizer (food?). You can also try running macro algae in your sump to compete. It will take time. Keep your pest algae short by pulling it as it gets long enough. You can also try more snails (turbos helped me).
Good luck, it will take patience.
Isolate the rock so the spread potential is limited. Then start working on reducing PO4 by using GFO and reducing the source of the fertilizer (food?). You can also try running macro algae in your sump to compete. It will take time. Keep your pest algae short by pulling it as it gets long enough. You can also try more snails (turbos helped me).
Good luck, it will take patience.
GotSopranos?
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What I do with my algae problems is dose 1ml of H2o2 per 10 gallons and it wipes out most algaes its worked on GHA and Dino's for me not sure if it will work with other types.
mfinn
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I have had problems in the past with hair algae showing up inbetween polyps and what I've done ( and it works) is to do a hyrogen peroxide dip.
30% hp to 70% tank water for about 4-5 minutes. Swish the frag around in the dip water several times and when done hold the frag in front of a powerhead and make sure all the dip water is off the frag.
Usually one dip will usually do it, but I've done it a couple times for stubborn ha.
30% hp to 70% tank water for about 4-5 minutes. Swish the frag around in the dip water several times and when done hold the frag in front of a powerhead and make sure all the dip water is off the frag.
Usually one dip will usually do it, but I've done it a couple times for stubborn ha.
Seaweed Brain
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I've had the same problem with hair algae around my zoa's, and all over my tank for that matter. What I did was set up a bowl of fresh water and just started plucking it off my rocks and dipping my hand into the fresh water to make sure it got off my hands. It takes time and is annoying but brings the algae down to a more managable amount for your hermits and snails to handle. Sea hares also are amazing at mowing down hair algae. But you want to eliminate the source of the nitrates and phosphates because it'll just keep comming back.
CUZ
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do you dose your display as a maintanence dose??
Coral_Craig
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Reducing nutrients will definitely be the best long term solution. A nice CUC will help as well. And while I have never used many of the methods posted above (but will look into as they sounds great), for immediate relief I've always used some tweezers, a tooth brush, and some elbow grease to clean up after a HA or similar outbreak.
JeremiahChua
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Your hermits should eat that up just fine. As everyone else suggested, that's merely a short-term fix as it will simply grow back (maybe elsewhere) if the source of the algae is not cured.
However, now that you do have it, what you can do is pick up one or two of your crabs and drop em right onto that zoa colony. More likely than not, they'll start cleaning it up for ya right away.
However, now that you do have it, what you can do is pick up one or two of your crabs and drop em right onto that zoa colony. More likely than not, they'll start cleaning it up for ya right away.
Ninjapotamus
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emerald crab will obliterate it.
