gha algea

I'm sure this has been done 1000 times, but just did it and wanted to share my experience. I mentioned in my tank build that the biggest battle in my 6 months of reefing has been GHA. I definitely overfed early on. I sorted that out and am doing much better clearing it out. The problem is some...

Hey everyone does anyone have an idea what this algae is? Is very easy to pull off the rocks, but it also forms in balls on the sand. Don’t have any idea what it is and it just showed up about a month ago. If someone knows what it is, what is my best solution to fix it? It looks reddish...

I’m currently battling GHA or turf algae (maybe both). I had a long battle with Dino, which I finally overcame prior to leaving for vacation. I was using Neo nitro in conjunction with UV sterilizers to combat that issue. I went on vacation two weeks ago and came home to a giant outbreak of this...

I’m looking into doing a 3 day black out to try and help with hair algae. I have corals and 1 anemone in the tank. Does blackout mean all lights off for 3 days or just on a low setting?

Any advice as I feel like I’m fighting a loosing battle…. As you can see from the pictures I have a pretty bad GHA problem. It has been like this for a few months now (maybe longer) I’m picking out clumps weekly but it just keeps growing back, most of it is to small to grab with my fingers and...

I have come to the conclusion that I think my two year battle with what is either gha or turf algae is because of leaching phosphates from the rocks. When I started the tank I used brand new macro rock and I have heard that it can leach phosphates that lead to algae. I have no algae anywhere but...