F**** Hair Algea

[Bifferwine]

I agree with what everyone else has said -- you need to address the source of algae, which is poor water quality. Either high nitrates or phosphates, but most likely phosphates. Even high phosphate levels may not be detectable with test kits because the algae is consuming them as fast as they are added to the water.

For your corals that are being smothered, it won't hurt to take a pair of tweezers and pull off as much algae as you can by hand. Even if you have to remove the rocks from the tank and keep them submerged in a plastic container while you work. I've had bad hair algae before, and I had to "groom" all my corals on a regular basis. If you let the algae overtake the corals, they will stop opening up and will eventually wither away.

[nudy6969]

ill get media for my filter to remove phosphate, and ill get more astarea snails. i would get that grass to put in my tank but there is no light in the back compartment . maybe ill do some modding and add a small light in the back.

i am considering a sunpod but im worried ill get crazy evaporation and uncontrollable heat issues.

[nudy6969]

LED Lighting for Aquarium Decorations: Hydor Aqua Color Aquarium Lights

would that keep that green grass alive.

[hotimportknight]

I really have no idea on the LED light keeping macro algae alive. I dont know how that works, I do know they make an LED fixture for your display tank thats like 3 grand, so it must have some kind of value at growing stuff. I saw somewhere where someone put a waterproof LED in the back of their cube to grow macro, but I'm not sure how it worked out, I never heard. Otherwise some phosban in the back of there should help eliminate the source, do a few extra water changes, pull as much hair algae out as possible and throw it away. You can even go as far as turning your lights off for a few days just to kick the hair algaes' ass.

[reeffreak]

Originally Posted by nudy6969

LED Lighting for Aquarium Decorations: Hydor Aqua Color Aquarium Lights

would that keep that green grass alive.

No.
That light is for aesthetic purposes.It will do nothing for growing macro-algae.

[nudy6969]

omg, the alge got 4 times as bad over night as yesterday. i had m lights off for 20 hours.

[Doc]

get yourself a pair of Mexican turbo snails. they love hair algae ( just don't buy them in AZ, they only get shipments of lower IQ, mentally derranged turbo snails. Seriously Mexican turbos munch hair algae, get two, no more. Feedings every other day are just fine for your fish to survive. they don't get meals daily in the ocean and tend to get fat in our tanks from lots of food. run phosguard in your sump or HOB filter to reduce the algae food. you will need to scrape off what is present to get the algae to an edible level for the snails, but they will keep it from coming back and get the touch to get stuff, like around your zoas.

-Doc