Hair algie

[Kwater]

what is a animal that will DESTROY it. And i mean DESTROY it verry seriousaly. Thanx.

 

[Bifferwine]

Sea hare. The best animal for hair algae.

 

[Kwater]

Thanx. Can i do one of those in an 80 gallon.?

 

[Bifferwine]

Yep. Be sure your LFS will take it back from you when it's finished, as it will starve to death quickly without a lot of algae.

 

[Melosu58]

I prefer trying to find out what`s causing the algea. Using livestock for algea is just a bandaid solution. Check out this check list.

FantasyReef Databases-Viewing item "10 Step Plan for Nuisance Algae Control"

 

[boxxmann]

I agree with Mike. I am just starting to win my battle with GHA. It has been very frustrating, but I am finally seeing some results. Try to find the root cause and that will almost immediatley tell you what you have to do to fix the problem.

 

[Kwater]

Thanx i will look at the list. But for the past 5 months i jave taken everything into consideration. And my corals i have left from the disaster are misserable and possable dying. Everyone is stumped along with me.

 

[andysgirl8800]

Definately try to find the root of the problem. Most likely, too many nutrients from uneaten food, clogged filter pads, recent livestock deaths, static sand, on and on. In my own algae battles, I've found a combination of treating the root cause AND having algae eating critters to be a good method for treating hair algae. The sea hare is a good choice, as long as you haven't also got dinos. Once the algae is gone, you'll need another home for it.

Urchins are also a good choice especially since they can remove the top layer of the rock and really eradicate the algae roots. Sometimes, if the algae is too long, the sea hare can't eat it. Doesn't seem to be a problem with an urchin. I personally prefer the short spine black urchin.