The WORST place to have hair algae!!!!

[BristleWormHater]

Need some help with this...
Tag any macro keepers you know PLEASE.
I use a toothbrush to scrape it off but it just comes back after a day of two. At this point I've considered trimming it back to where there is no hair algae. I've really been trying to get dove snails and other small snails to clean this, but they are out if stock everywhere and I can't find anyone local who has them or anyone willing to sell them to me!!!

 

[00W]

Need some help with this...
Tag any macro keepers you know PLEASE.
I use a toothbrush to scrape it off but it just comes back after a day of two. At this point I've considered trimming it back to where there is no hair algae. I've really been trying to get dove snails and other small snails to clean this, but they are out if stock everywhere and I can't find anyone local who has them or anyone willing to sell them to me!!!

Actually a really cool picture.
Looks sort of like artwork.
What's the bigger picture so I know exactly what I'm looking at?

 

[Reefering1]

Is that a nps gorg?

 

[Reefering1]

If so, start by getting it out of that bright light. Next, and this one is harder, choose suitable inhabitants for the tank you have.

 

[BristleWormHater]

That's botrocladia, red sea grapes; a macroalgae. I should have said that, it seems pretty common for gha to grow all over this stuff, very annoying

 

[BristleWormHater]

Next, and this one is harder, choose suitable inhabitants for the tank you have.

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[BristleWormHater]

It used to look so good, but the OTHER kind of devil's lettuce has destroyed this stuff

 

[Reefering1]

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My mistake

 

[Dan_P]

That's botrocladia, red sea grapes; a macroalgae. I should have said that, it seems pretty common for gha to grow all over this stuff, very annoying

Macro algae that don’t prevent things growing on its surfaces could indicate it is not in good health.

 

[Poshangcun]

When I had hair algae growing on the macroalgae, I simply took it out and scrubbed it with a toothbrush.

 

[Poshangcun]

I used to have red sea grapes in my tank, but they didn’t thrive and were outcompeted by other macroalgae.

 

[Sharkbait19]

This happened in my macro tank a few months ago. I wound up using Blue Vet Reef Flux. When dosed to the correct amount, it kills the hair algae faster than it affects macro algae. To be safe, I removed some of the larger pieces and manually removed the hair algae, but any of the smaller, finer pieces I left in the tank, and nothing except for the hair algae died.

 

[BristleWormHater]

This happened in my macro tank a few months ago. I wound up using Blue Vet Reef Flux. When dosed to the correct amount, it kills the hair algae faster than it affects macro algae. To be safe, I removed some of the larger pieces and manually removed the hair algae, but any of the smaller, finer pieces I left in the tank, and nothing except for the hair algae died.

I've dosed fluconazole before, because of bryopsis, it killed that, but it never made a dent against this species of hair algae.

 

[BristleWormHater]

I moved it into higher flow and it seems to be helping, the hair algae is starting to fall off. Can't wait to have a clean macro again!

 

[Reefering1]

Can you wipe the algea off,outside of the tank?

 

[BristleWormHater]

Can you wipe the algea off,outside of the tank?

I might try that

 

[Reefering1]

Long as it doesn't tear it up,it has to help- even if temporary

 

[sushiboss]

When you said “the worst place to have hair algae” my first thought was in the overflows.

That happened to me and it almost flood my tank in the beginning haha

 

[BrokenReefer]

I was gonna say butt crack but ….