Red Hair Algae course of action

[mickeyfish]

This stuff seems to be growing pretty fast. Any suggestions on how to get rid of it? Is manual removal best?

Params:
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 0
PO4: .2 (can't get it lower even after running GFO reactor)
Alk: 10.5
Calcium: 400-420.

Lights are stock Biocube LED.

Thanks.


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[Pet Detective]

Yes, manually while there is so little of it....but it's so cool looking, I might be tempted to keep it....nah, probably not.

I'm sure there's a Tang out there that would love that?

 

[Sk8r]

If you can isolate it to one rock or one area of one larger rock, take it out, toothbrush the problem area, then immerse the spot in hydrogen peroxide from your local drugstore for exactly 30 seconds, then rinse the daylights out of it in salt water until it quits bubbling and replace it 'bad' side down. This may solve your problem.

 

[Sk8r]

THat's not hair, btw, but something else---maybe gracilaria (qv) ---which is generally thought of as beneficial to tangs, but ONLY in a tank of 100 gallons plus.

 

[mickeyfish]

Ok interesting. In any case I scrubbed it off with a hard brush and then put it back. Seems to all be gone for now.


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[Bent]

That looks like cotton candy algae...

I would nuke that crap ASAP.

 

[anthonys51]

Cotten candy algae doesn't grow attached to rocks like that and is much softer Hence the Cotten candy name Looks like some type of red Macro algae. What type is impossible to determine.


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[Bent]

Cotten candy algae doesn’t grow attached to rocks like that and is much softer Hence the Cotten candy name Looks like some type of red Macro algae. What type is impossible to determine.


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Mine did...

And those pics look awful similar to this:

And this:

What we refer to as “cotton candy algae” encompasses a plethora of species that all don’t necessarily look the same. Regardless they can all be invasive.

I would not trust any red branching macro algae.

 

[anthonys51]

First one is what I am referring to as red Cotten candy algae. Yes the problem with using common names is that they may vary with locations But the op doesn't have the first one As you can see it's not what's in the picture the op posted. Second one I have no idea what it is he might of had that one but I suspect My tangs and foxface and snails will eat that rock bare in one night. They will eat almost any algae Even calurpa but they won't touch cotton candy If I take a rock covered in hair algae or any other algae put it in my tank it's cleaned by next morning


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[Bent]

First one is what I am referring to as red Cotten candy algae. Yes the problem with using common names is that they may vary with locations But the op doesn’t have the first one As you can see it’s not what’s in the picture the op posted. Second one I have no idea what it is he might of had that one but I suspect My tangs and foxface and snails will eat that rock bare in one night. They will eat almost any algae Even calurpa but they won’t touch cotton candy If I take a rock covered in hair algae or any other algae put it in my tank it’s cleaned by next morning


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Its just my opinion.

:bounce3:

I am often wrong, just ask my wife.

 

[anthonys51]

Lol


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