need help on hair algae

[vietboy209]

Hi guys, I am have a massive hair algae problem. I am currently running bio pellets on a 120g tank with 8 t5 fixture.

 

[lynchmob3000]

Manual removal with good clean up crew. Tons of snails and persistence and it goes away pretty quick usually

 

[generaltoaster]

I dose 2 mLs per gallon of tears daily.

Hair algae is the wooorst.. all I can suggest is a lot if manual removal and water changes to get rid of as much of it (and the chemicals causing it) as you can.

 

[vietboy209]

I ask greenhead and he said it's bryopsis

 

[newbie916]

I'd do weekly 20% water changes. Also, check your filters if you're using your own RO/DI for your top off or mix water. Lastly, add a phosphate reactor with some GFO or change your media. I neglected my tank for awhile and had a massive outbreak. I did that and added a pincushion urchin. It's all gone and my tank is looking good now.Hope it helps

 

[vietboy209]

Thanks for the help

 

[tcoral]

I'd do weekly 20% water changes. Also, check your filters if you're using your own RO/DI for your top off or mix water. Lastly, add a phosphate reactor with some GFO or change your media. I neglected my tank for awhile and had a massive outbreak. I did that and added a pincushion urchin. It's all gone and my tank is looking good now.Hope it helps

+1

tuxedo urchin is good too, just make sure your small frags are pinned down since they like to carry things on their backs

 

[cflow]

I had a sea hare that eats hair algae like a machine. You can borrow him if you want until the underlying problem is fixed. My tank doesn't have enough algae now to sustain him but I'm keeping it until i get my new tank cycled. Let me know. It is hungry.

 

[Neilmu]

sea hare all the way!!