Hair algae I’ve tried everything!!!!

[ReefSlice]

A single DI filter is probably not enough filtration, and the fact that you have natural magnesium in your water pretty much proves that. Save up for a 5 stage DI and test your well water for co2, and I guarantee your problems go away, and your tank will run much better.

 

[ReefJake123]

Oh trust me I have tested all of my water we let that magnesium in specially for our tanks

 

[ReefJake123]

Our water is designed for our tanks

 

[ReefJake123]

That’s the other half of our water filtration

 

[Will Milberger]

Honestly , The tank looks pretty good !
One more thing Brandon 429 on post #6 Can help ya get a nice clean sand bed .

You understood reply #6?

 

[ReefJake123]

You have a super easy fix. I have collected many after shots of fixing that

All we do is part clean the tank and put it back using skip cycle cleaning. The sandbed will no longer cloud if disturbed


Your coralline and coral anem quality indicate no param issues, this invasion isn't param related. You are merely lacking the ideal grazers to prevent light growth, which a reef should have, but that doesn't mean to go adding grazers

We fixed a hundred of those. Let me know when ready 101

What do you mean though?

 

[cracker]

check out this thread. hold off the term Skip cycle term for now. This thread is about removing the sand bed, a little at a time if you want ,rinse & replace it. Washes out the ha & nutrients that feed it.
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/the-official-sand-rinse-thread-aka-one-against-many.230281/

 

[mcarroll]

Algae Cure!! Spot Treating Algae With Peroxide

1. Fill a small syringe with 1-2 mL of regular hydrogen peroxide
2. Shut off all flow and wait for the water to become totally still
3. Treat a patch of algae at it's base – 1-2 square inches in size
4. Wait a few minutes and and turn the systems's flow back on
5. That patch will be toast

Read the rest of the post too....and the thread for that matter. It's not long and there're some other good ideas.

Definitely should be no need for a reboot.....

 

[Josh Kraft]

What I mentioned is pretty close to the peroxide method. Here is the pic of the product. Do not use too much at a time, or it will affect ph temporarily.

 

[lbacha]

Have you thought of adding a small algae eating blenny like a tail spot. Or adding another emerald crab. The amount of hair algae I see in your tank should be easily managed with a small cleanup crew. As your nutrient absorbing bioload increases (corals and corraline) you will get less and less green algae as they compete for space and food

 

[brandon429]

the best method for you here is to pick one method, and not blend it with any other. run the method fully until it works or not, then choose another. I would specifically not do anything that touches your coral in this minor challenge tank, since coral growth isn't the issue. You would simply lift up the rocks, and kill the algae directly. if the sand is cloudy, per that thread we'd like to fix that too as fuel.

my method resets your tank nutrient issues, if any, and doesn't touch corals in the process. its algae specific, since your tank is small.

no param, lighting issue, or anything bad happened here, your algae growth indicates success not fail due to its levels and natural controls in place. that sand rinse thread shows how to take apart nanos and set them up without a cycle, clean as a whistle. adding anything to your water affects the whole tank, the nontargets, and that's not ideal based on your before pics. all you do is fix kill the algae and keep experimenting with grazers to do it for you eventually, everything is in your favor so far based on pics.

 

[ReefJake123]

What I mentioned is pretty close to the peroxide method. Here is the pic of the product. Do not use too much at a time, or it will affect ph temporarily.

Ok I’ll look into it how much does it cost?

 

[ReefJake123]

Have you thought of adding a small algae eating blenny like a tail spot. Or adding another emerald crab. The amount of hair algae I see in your tank should be easily managed with a small cleanup crew. As your nutrient absorbing bioload increases (corals and corraline) you will get less and less green algae as they compete for space and food

Been there done that I have a giant clean up crew I’ve added an algae blenny and a tail spot not at the same time of course but they literally sat there and did nothing

 

[ReefJake123]

Algae Cure!! Spot Treating Algae With Peroxide


Read the rest of the post too....and the thread for that matter. It's not long and there're some other good ideas.

Definitely should be no need for a reboot.....

Thank you i am currently trying this method and I’ll definitely read this thank you so much

 

[ReefJake123]

the best method for you here is to pick one method, and not blend it with any other. run the method fully until it works or not, then choose another. I would specifically not do anything that touches your coral in this minor challenge tank, since coral growth isn't the issue. You would simply lift up the rocks, and kill the algae directly. if the sand is cloudy, per that thread we'd like to fix that too as fuel.

my method resets your tank nutrient issues, if any, and doesn't touch corals in the process. its algae specific, since your tank is small.

no param, lighting issue, or anything bad happened here, your algae growth indicates success not fail due to its levels and natural controls in place. that sand rinse thread shows how to take apart nanos and set them up without a cycle, clean as a whistle. adding anything to your water affects the whole tank, the nontargets, and that's not ideal based on your before pics.

Ok I get that by how do I do it your thread didn’t make sense I didn’t know what to do explain please

 

[brandon429]

mine will not blend well with the other methods. The fluconazole above is one way, dosing peroxide to the water is another way, mines different. I would not combine my method with the others, it has to be ran first if so. if you want to do my method we covered above its to take apart your reef as the thread shows, put back cloudless sand, and kill algae on the rocks while its taken apart. that method removes algae fuel from your system, the other methods leave the fuel in place for future battles. let me know if you want to run the total clean system, if not, then a water doser is your next option.

if we start our option no other method can be blended with it. read in good detail the sand rinse thread linked above to see if you want that method, its work heavy while the other methods are quite easy. the majority of tank invasions will not opt to rid the fuel, too much work.

 

[ReefJake123]

mine will not blend well with the other methods. The fluconazole above is one way, dosing peroxide to the water is another way, mines different. I would not combine my method with the others, it has to be ran first if so. if you want to do my method we covered above its to take apart your reef as the thread shows, put back cloudless sand, and kill algae on the rocks while its taken apart. that method removes algae fuel from your system, the other methods leave the fuel in place for future battles. let me know if you want to run the total clean system, if not, then a water doser is your next option.

if we start our option no other method can be blended with it. read in good detail the sand rinse thread linked above to see if you want that method, its work heavy while the other methods are quite easy. the majority of tank invasions will not opt to rid the fuel, too much work.

Ok I’ll see

 

[Josh Kraft]

Ok I’ll look into it how much does it cost?

Under 15 bucks, and it will last forever

 

[ReefJake123]

Under 15 bucks, and it will last forever

Perfect if my hydrogen peroxide doesn’t work I’ll switch to that

 

[nhlives]

All three ammonia nitrites and phosphates are 0

What are you using for a PO4 test? I use the Hanna ULR and once my PO4 was under .1 ppm, no algae. But you got to get it low and once there you can have a little higher nitrates. At least in my limited experience, phosphates trump (no pun here) nitrates. Randy recommends .02 ppm. You do not want zero.