vodka while getting rid of HA?

[cpllongjk]

I just need to know if I should continue dosing vodka while trying to get rid of hair algae. The HA in my tank is everywhere and I stopped dosing vodka for the time being just to ensure I wasnt feeding it. Please help, would like to clear this stuff up asap.

 

[burnah]

with me, the hair algae vanished after 3 months of dosing vodka as the nutrients got less...

 

[THE ROOK]

That's the reason to start dosing vodka. It takes the nutrients that the HA needs for survival. Vodka is a slow process, though. It can take a few months for it to ramp up to the level needed.

I've been dosing for a month to help get rid of HA. If you want a quicker solution, look into AlgaeFix Marine. There's a good thread about it in the Chem. forum. I'm on my third dose of that, too.

A few changes I've also made to help;

-Rinse frozen food
-New Bulbs
-Better Skimmer
-Cut back lighting
-Cut back feeding
-Purchase a Sea hare

I've finally gotten ahead of it I think. I returned the sea hare last week as the food supply was getting low. I still have some limited growth but nowhere near the tufts of grass I had on the rocks before.

Good luck

 

[capture]

I'm vodka dosing now... and it is quite a long and arduous process. Click on my red house, I've been documenting it on my blog.
I am going on just over a month and the hair algae is turning dark colors and starting to go away.
I also used MicroBacter 7 to establish a good bacterial base in the system and to supplement the vodka dosing. All is well right now and I'm starting to win the battle that was really getting me into a funk. Stick with it... It will pay off. If you don't like it, there are other options.

 

[lbaldrey]

Im dosing too...tank starting to do great...crystal clear water and polyp expansion has been sensational...

However my Acro started bleaching and i just cut down on the dosage and its recovering well....Watch that Alk...

 

[THE ROOK]

My polyp ext. has also been better than ever.