Is this good algae? Photos

[Johny123]

I like the may His looks, some sort of macro algae. It came out of nowhere. What is it and is it good?

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[steve newman]

That's Green Hair Algae, some reading here:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/blog.php?b=505

Regards

Steve

 

[Johny123]

That's Green Hair Algae, some reading here:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/blog.php?b=505

Regards

Steve

Is it weird that I like it? I think it looks cool.

 

[steve newman]

It doesn't look so cool when it smothers everything in your tank.

After a while you will be :headwallblue:

Regards

Steve

 

[sde1500]

You don't want that algae, trust me. Its a plague in my tank. My fault though for letting it get bad.

 

[ReeferNoob4ever]

I have little patches here and there of that algae and it hasn't gone ballistic. From time to time I see it mowed down by my starfish or turbo snails.

 

[jlmawp]

You don't want that algae, trust me. Its a plague in my tank. My fault though for letting it get bad.

Same goes for that Anthelia in the pic, honestly. Might as well be a weed.

 

[monkeysee1]

It doesn't look so cool when it smothers everything in your tank.

Exactly. Get some RowaPhos. And/or a refugium with a scrubber.

 

[Munster49]

Yep. It almost wiped out my whole tank recently. I tried fluconazole, which did beat it back quite a bit, but did not eradicate it completely. Still trying to save my prized bubble coral, but I think it's a goner, too. You definitely want to be proactive about it now, while you can.

 

[snowlynx]

Been struggling with GHA for over a month now. Even setup HOB refugium.

Those with sumps have this problem? I thought it was only HOB filters that was
an issue holding more nitrate.

Trying Redsea stuff, so far no change except web like stuff growing on glass sides

 

[Jon0807]

GHA is a pain when it takes over your DT. What size is your tank? If it's big enough, tangs do a great job at keeping them under control.