We used to have a sea hare (Simon) who was a CHAMP at cleaning up the GHA. He was so good at his job that he ran out of things to eat, so we traded him at the LFS for some rock. I miss that little booger.
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IMHO - there is no one solution. @brandon429 has had much success taking out rocks and scrubbing/H2O2-ing them. and replacing. I think the biggest 'help' is covering potential 'hair algae' growing places with coral or rock or something else is the best solution. The places I see hair algae - on here - and in my tank - are places where coral is not growing. There is an open rock - something is going to grow. There are many tanks here that are 99 percent open rock - and IMHO - hair algae, Dinos, etc will grow there. 'Nature finds a way'. Find something to outcompete - some like a refugium (I gave up on that). Hopefully this helpsHair Algae: The Best Way To Get Rid Of It Is?
Hydrogen peroxide, Lawn Mower Blenny, Manual Removal, Rock Scrubbing, Lowered Phosphates, Tank Blackouts, Urchins, Fluconazole, Granular Ferric Oxide (GFO), UV Sterilizer, Refugium, Algae Scrubber, Clean Up Crew, Lighting Change, Sea Hare, Vibrant etc.
Wait, WHAT?!
There are many reasons as to why you might get an outbreak of hair algae in your tank and along with that many ways that you can also eliminate it. But today let's NOT talk about why you have had a hair algae outbreak but the best ways and methods, you have found, that work best to get rid of it!
What have you found to be the best thing (or combo of things) that finally got rid of your hair algae outbreak?
Before and After by @bwomac44
In fact, I would never start a tank too small to have surgeonfish... or at least house a small tang to be transferred into a larger tank down the road. Just makes algae management a breeze.Tang gang
NO offense - I dont understand this post... What does 'blasting my old reef rock with tap' mean (assume you mean out of the tank lol).Super clean 0tds source water.
Dosing phosphates.
Scrubbing and power blasting my old reef rock with tap. Believe it or not its made the biggest impact to date.
Scrubbing and cleaning my racks, plugs and discs.
Turf scrubber.
I've systematically got it growing where I want it and slowly losing foot hold to coraline where I dont want it.
Do not sleep on good source water. You will def get out what you put in. For me its been a year long battle with just about every nasty thing that could possible grow on my reef. Slowly winning the fight though.
What I found out is that by eliminating my red channel on my AI lights and as I can remember yellow and green also, that the algae started to receed like the wicked witch melting away on The Wizard of Oz. Yeah no kidding! Within in days there was nothing left.Hair Algae: The Best Way To Get Rid Of It Is?
Hydrogen peroxide, Lawn Mower Blenny, Manual Removal, Rock Scrubbing, Lowered Phosphates, Tank Blackouts, Urchins, Fluconazole, Granular Ferric Oxide (GFO), UV Sterilizer, Refugium, Algae Scrubber, Clean Up Crew, Lighting Change, Sea Hare, Vibrant etc.
Wait, WHAT?!
There are many reasons as to why you might get an outbreak of hair algae in your tank and along with that many ways that you can also eliminate it. But today let's NOT talk about why you have had a hair algae outbreak but the best ways and methods, you have found, that work best to get rid of it!
What have you found to be the best thing (or combo of things) that finally got rid of your hair algae outbreak?
Before and After by @bwomac44
All good great questions.NO offense - I dont understand this post... What does 'blasting my old reef rock with tap' mean (assume you mean out of the tank lol).
2. Where would you want 'hair algae' (the topic) to grow?
3. Curious - why do you think adding phosphates helps?
Congrats - that you're getting it where you want...!!!!