Most seem to start to see results around the 5th or 6th dose. If you don't see results by the 10th dose, I would say that AF is not going to work.

IF you can post a focused pic, it may help to ID your pest. ;)

dose 4 this morning. less ha than before, no deaths or issues. still plenty of algae

OK thanks! here is a photo of the algae....

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u...orld/Algae.jpg

5th dose this morning
original
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y39...s/DSCN4969.jpg
today
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y39...s/DSCN5009.jpg
orig
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y39...s/DSCN4974.jpg
today, same general area
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y39...s/DSCN5014.jpg
orig
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y39...s/DSCN4970.jpg
now
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y39...s/dscn5011.jpg
the pics are crappy, but i have lost about 40-50% of the ha i had. plus i moved the clams, so that looks really different

I can't say for sure which hair algae it is, but I hope that AF will help control it. FWIW, it is nice to have pictures of the algae pest that hobbyists try AF on to help others compare their pest to.

Thanks for posting the pic. :)

just did the 4th dose. definitely looking like less aglea. Still have algea however its reducing. so far so good.

Adding 8th dose tonight. I'd say 50% of the algea is gone, but some is stubborn. It's not fading and is still well attached to the LR. Is this typical? Also, is it better to dose after the lights go out, or does it matter?

i don't know about the light issue but is it hair algae that is attached to your live rock and giving you a problem ?the algae fix killed my HA but did leave a couple of different kinds of algae but my resident tang mad pretty quick work of that . i have another tank that has no tang and it still has a couple spots of short stubby very coarse algae and it wont die rather it needs to be eaten by hopefully a tang .

"Also, is it better to dose after the lights go out, or does it matter?"

It should not matter. I would dose the AF after a water change or do not do a water change for at least 24 hrs after dosing AF. AF will brake down within 24 hrs. ;)

Used this product about a month ago to combat HA. Wiped it out in about a week. I would also remove carbon if your running it, as I felt it slowed down the effects of the AlgaeFix, much more drastic results after taking it out.

Good Luck.

much less ha today. 6th dose tomorrow should do itfor me, i hope.

9th dose today. Noticed some cyano.

HighlandReefer,

I've read quite a lot of this thread but didn't find advice on stopping vinegar and Special Blend dosing.

I dose both vinegar and a bacteria called Special Blend to help lower phosphate .48 last time I checked with my Hanna meter.

Should I suspend the vinegar and SB dosing while using the AF? Or is it okay to continue. I would like to continue if at all possible.

Thanks for all the good info.

There have been a few hobbyists who have continued dosing vodka while using the AF and still achieved control. I would add the bacteria 24 hrs after an AF dose.

Hello,
I started using algaefix on 12 March. I have done 3 doses and all that has happen is the rate of growth has slowed down. I did a water change on 19 March and scrape the rock to remove as much algae as possible. I have removed the carbon and turned off the skimmer. Does it take more than 3 doses to start seeing some sort of results.

You're probably looking at another couple of doses to really kill it all. Even then I'd probably go with another does or 2 just to be safe. And I'd keep the skimmer going.

Looks like I'm next. Despite weekly water changes, I developed hair algae 12/09. I'm certain it's coming from phosphates bound in the live rock. I rinse food, feed sparingly, and use RO/DI. I will do a 3 day lights out first, scrub, siphon, and water change before I dose. Wish me luck!

thanks for the reply.

I've read through a decent amount of this thread but I don't know if I've missed it or what but I just have a quick question. Has it been established that this could work for Dinos? Or you could give me what page its on if I've missed it I'll hit it up and read more into it.

There is nothing in this thread regarding dinos. Dinos are not on the AF label.

Im on my 6th dose and havent really noticed a huge difference. I have been running carbon though, should I remove it??

Thanks, Just didn't know if anyone had tried it or not.

wont even hurt dinos
yes stop using your carbon for the first few doses . the way i did it was to dose on day one and then on day three added carbon ,day four remove carbon and re dose as instructed . the directions want you to add re dose every third dat but i used carbon on that day and then dosed on the fourth . i know that this is not the way directed but i wanted to somewhat continue the carbon usage in my aquarium .

I tried it and did not see results until about three weeks. After the hair algea was gone I stopped dosing and havent see it come back.

Do snails starve when treating with algaefix?