I hate you green hair algae!!

[gregrocks79]

Lol! Why won't my green hair algae go away!? Running a reactor w GFO (using Phosban and it's been set up for a little over a week), got some turbo snails, dimmed the lights, picked as much off manually as I can, got a kole tang, emerald crabs, using nopox and have done a few water changes. What else am I missing?! Phos aren't registering, but I'm sure that's cuz the GHA has it all.

I also changed my sump last week too (went from 30 tall to 20 long) and am running bare bottom w chaeto

All other chem is spot on

Tank is 60g w shallow sand bed and 60lb live rock. I have 8 fish as well. (Little much but they're all fine) I don't over feed anymore either...

Suggestions?!

 

[Reeferz412]

Hey Greg, I could only assume your liverock contains trapped phosphates to fuel the HA growth. I would just commit to manual removal and let it run its course. Perhaps make an ATS so the algae is inclined to grow elsewhere.

 

[gregrocks79]

Thanks I will! When I remove manually, I dipped my fingers in fresh water before going back in. Ill keep doing what I'm doing and give it time. Dunno how I feel about an ATS. Don't wanna grow the stuff but maybe lol. Thanks for the reply!

Oh, I've also raised my mag too. Gonna just give it time and let the critters munch away. Still, hate this shiz! It isn't too bad...just hate seeing it! Haha

 

[EasyEd77]

Do yourself a favor and get a sea hair. Nothing consumes GHA like one. It's like hiring a gardener. When it has cleaned up your mess in a couple of weeks return it to the store for a credit. Even if they don't give you one the small cost of the nudi is well worth the headache of trying to manually remove. Once it's all the GHA is gone, if you are on top of your phosphate control it should not grow back.

 

[gregrocks79]

That was gonna be my next step, thanks for confirming that!! After I go see robocop I shall get me a reef Gardner lol. Thanks for the advice!! :thumbsup:

 

[MAGNUMDIVER]

Are sea hairs reef safe?

 

[Reeferz412]

Are sea hairs reef safe?

Berghia Nudibranches are reef safe. You just need to remove once they deplete the Hair algae supply. They will starve and die.

 

[gregrocks79]

Good stuff. Thanks, Alex

 

[MAGNUMDIVER]

Thanks, I don't have that much it just grows in spots that are rough to get at. I get a lot on my tube anemone I don't know if the hair will go near that.

 

[blackthunda77]

Berghia Nudibranches are reef safe. You just need to remove once they deplete the Hair algae supply. They will starve and die.

Ummm, berghia nudis are for aptasia control not hair algae. Maybe you mean lettuce nudi or sea hare??

 

[nystang]

I would remove HA manually as much as you can and go with 3 days lights off completely. It works really good. Here is a long thread about it.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=1078532
I've tried to do it a couple of days ago and the results are very, very good.

 

[Reeferz412]

Ummm, berghia nudis are for aptasia control not hair algae. Maybe you mean lettuce nudi or sea hare??

Pardon, you are correct. I got them mixed up.

 

[MAGNUMDIVER]

So the sea hare is reef safe?

 

[Dr Colliebreath]

You also might read up on dosing with hydrogen peroxide. It helped a lot with my algae (although I ultimately had to remove and clean the rock with acid).

 

[gregrocks79]

You also might read up on dosing with hydrogen peroxide. It helped a lot with my algae (although I ultimately had to remove and clean the rock with acid).

Thanks for the info, will def read up on it

 

[gregrocks79]

Currently acclimating a blue spot sea hare.

 

[gregrocks79]

He went right to the GHA. I'll update in a couple days.

Thanks for all the help, everyone!

 

[gregrocks79]

So not much has happened. Still there and not seeming to be eaten or going away. Not taking over the tank either soooooo I've decided I'm going to dose the tank w h2o2. (hydrogen peroxide)

I've read a lot of forums and it's supposedly a great solution and won't harm much. Not gonna dip, scrub or spot treat. Just dosing 1ml per 10g and going from there. I put my lights (ai hydra x 2) on coral acclimation mode and dimmed them by 80%. Well see what happens!!

 

[gregrocks79]

You also might read up on dosing with hydrogen peroxide. It helped a lot with my algae (although I ultimately had to remove and clean the rock with acid).

When you dosed...how much did you do and what method did you use?! I'm going for the whole tank and dosing 1ml per 10g. Lights are dimmed as well

 

[Timber77]

where are the phosphates coming from? once you figure that out it will eventually starve itself out, gfo will help as a band aid. I would check your source water and ro membrane