Hair algae?

[gmavrom]

I am getting desperate to the point of almost giving up. I have a severe algae issue. I believe it is hair algae, which is now my third time treating with Flux RX. My nitrates are zero, and phosphate. The algae have killed many of my corals. Ni, the corals and rocks are being covered with a stringy layer of algae. Pics are included. Can anyone assist? I am desperate. I have 4 turbos, 3 emeralsds many snails, and a taxudo urchin. I have taken the rock out claned with a toothbrush, pulled algae out too, but this is back in 3-4 days. I am on my 5 day of treatment 3 with Flux RX. This is the 2nd tratment inn a row. Also dossed with Microbacor clean and no big difference except for this stringy algae.

 

[dvgyfresh]

Size of tank ? Time of lights? Maybe add UV as well to kill free floating algae

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

What size is the tank? How much livestock do you have? What is your filtration like? What is your maintenance and water change schedule? Can you share a full tank picture with the blue lights off, leave only the white lights so we can see better.

You are trying the same thing for a third time..... If something doesn't work twice then its time to change the strategy IMO. Things like flux rx do work, if its not working in your system, then we need to figure out why.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

I would also try and get your nitrates and phosphates off of zero

 

[gmavrom]

Tank is a WB 110. I have a scopas tang, Tomni Tang, One spot fox face, yellow wrasse, 2 clowns, a banggai cardinal and a watchman gobi. Also have a starfish. Nitrate is less than .02, phosphate 0.0-.01. I am on the 5th day of the 3rd dose of flux rx. I did do a 20 percent water change before the 3rd dose. The algae is brown and stringy. Is it possible Its no longer GHA? If I add the ultraviolet it will neutralize the flux rx. The skimmer is also off. My corals are being smothered by the algae. When it stick on the tank walls its fluffy.

 

[StradicCi4]

Brown and stringy.......With bubbles in it?

Im going to hazard to guess, with your nutrients soooo low, that youve got dinos not GHA

 

[gmavrom]

Brown and stringy.......With bubbles in it?

Im going to hazard to guess, with your nutrients soooo low, that youve got dinos not GHA

No bubbles just stringy and brown. Could it be dead GHA?

 

[gmavrom]

Tank is a WB 110. I have a scopas tang, Tomni Tang, One spot fox face, yellow wrasse, 2 clowns, a banggai cardinal and a watchman gobi. Also have a starfish. Nitrate is less than .02, phosphate 0.0-.01. I am on the 5th day of the 3rd dose of flux rx. I did do a 20 percent water change before the 3rd dose. The algae is brown and stringy. Is it possible Its no longer GHA? If I add the ultraviolet it will neutralize the flux rx. The skimmer is also off. My corals are being smothered by the algae. When it stick on the tank walls its fluffy.

Filtration now is two 4 inch filter socks to catch dead and loose algae. Using a turkey baster and it does kick up a bit of the stringy stuff, rest is stuck in the rocks

 

[Indiana Reefin]

You have a nutrient imbalance. Start dosing nitrates and phosphates. Get your nitrates up around 10-30 and PO4 up around .03 -.2.

 

[MadreeferNJ]

Brown and stringy.......With bubbles in it?

Im going to hazard to guess, with your nutrients soooo low, that youve got dinos not GHA

Agree, if brown and stringy probably Dino's. Your Nitrate and Phosphate are zero which is not good.

 

[gmavrom]

You have a nutrient imbalance. Start dosing nitrates and phosphates. Get your nitrates up around 10-30 and PO4 up around .03 -.2.

I was beginning to think that could be an issue. Thanks

 

[StradicCi4]

Does it go away at night?

 

[dvgyfresh]

3rd dose of reef flux? I think you may need to find something different. I’ve found chemicals to be more of a bandaid than a root fix for problems. It does also not sound like algae but either cyano or Dino’s , in which case reef flux will do nothing

Pictures in white light will help , you can turn this around

 

[StartingATank]

I am sorry, but I am not too good with algae problems. But I do have one question. Do you know the ID of that paly in the first image? I have not been able to find an id for my paly and it looks just like that one

 

[The Ugly Phase]

chemicals are never the way this was my tank 1 month ago now i don't have a trace of GHA in sight no algae atall really all thanks to a sea hare

 

[gmavrom]

No it does not go away at night

 

[gmavrom]

I changed about 20 percent water, cleaned the sand, added Microbacter Neo nitrate, and added my UV. Tomorrow I will add some pHosphate booster and see what happens.

 

[gmavrom]

You have a nutrient imbalance. Start dosing nitrates and phosphates. Get your nitrates up around 10-30 and PO4 up around .03 -.2.

I have dosed 2x on nitrated with Neo nitro, and they are up around 10. Should I dose more or wait?. I have dosed once with Neo Phos, still almost undetectable, and just dosed another capful. I am testing using Salifert.

 

[Indiana Reefin]

I would wait until you start registering PO4. But once you get PO4 up I think you could aim for 15-30

 

[gmavrom]

I would wait until you start registering PO4. But once you get PO4 up I think you could aim for 15-30

OK will do. I am sure the rocks are taking up the PO4