HAIR ALGAE

[NeptuneSpear2011]

Hey All!
Looking for remedy for hair algae in my 2 yr old reef 165g Usually dose MB7 with coral snow once a week Just out of control and can’t figure it out. Two MP40’s one Nero 5 two Radion XR30 Pro’s with a light schedule from 07:45 to 17:00. Protein Skimmer and just recently added today LifeGuard reactor with Rowaphos about 15 tablespoons set to high flow. Also have a bag of chemo pure and chaeto.

Attached is a video and lighting setting. Any advice to remediate would be appreciated!! Thanks all!!

Params
Phos .07
Nitrate 10.9
PH 8.5
Alk 10
Call 458
Temp 77.6
Gravity 1.025

 

[NeptuneSpear2011]

Hey All!
Looking for remedy for hair algae in my 2 yr old reef 165g Usually dose MB7 with coral snow once a week Just out of control and can’t figure it out. Two MP40’s one Nero 5 two Radion XR30 Pro’s with a light schedule from 07:45 to 17:00. Protein Skimmer and just recently added today LifeGuard reactor with Rowaphos about 15 tablespoons set to high flow. Also have a bag of chemo pure and chaeto.

Attached is a video and lighting setting. Any advice to remediate would be appreciated!! Thanks all!!

Params
Phos .07
Nitrate 10.9
PH 8.5
Alk 10
Call 458
Temp 77.6
Gravity 1.025

 

[NeptuneSpear2011]

Apologies for the multiple sends however the site isnt cooperating.

 

[Pistondog]

Manual removal, with toothbrush, and adding to clean up crew.
Mexican turbos and tux urchins.

 

[NeptuneSpear2011]

Thank you. Clean up crew arrives this week

 

[Jaden9933]

you ever blow your rocks off with a turkey baster/pipette or something similar? a lot of food and detritus get in the crevices of rocks and if you don’t have enough copepods and little cleaners like micro brittle starfish, it’s easy to get a build up that eventually leaches nitrates out, promoting hair algae. this happened in my first reef tank and after a few rock cleaning sessions, followed by water changes to help remove everything, the hair algae died down a ton. manual removal at the same time should keep it from becoming more of an issue

 

[NeptuneSpear2011]

Thank you. I’ve been blowing the rocks off with a turkey baster constantly as a matter fact, nonstop.

I have been trying to scrape it off with a toothbrush as best as I can, but it’s growing back pretty quick