green hair algie(help)

mazdaghost · 05/06/2007, 06:42 AM

i have been dealing with this for 4 month and i cant get rid of it.
i put a phosphate bag in my filter and got rid of the plant and not the hair algie.i reduced my lighting and food i was feeding my fish.
i increased my flow with bigger pumps in the tank. i tryed taking the rock out and scrubing them and getting the hair algie and it worked but in a week it grew back. i am at my wites end. my test i did are as follow

calcium-480
ph-8.2
nitrate-0
nitrite-0
amonia-0

kau_cinta_ku · 05/06/2007, 06:54 AM

are you using rodi water?

mazdaghost · 05/06/2007, 06:57 AM

yes i am useing rodi water

kau_cinta_ku · 05/06/2007, 07:14 AM

you could try adding a fuge and adding some macro alage. also turbo snails eat that stuff like mad

Neurotech · 05/06/2007, 07:20 AM

get more snails. Do NOT give up. Be honest with yourself about how much you are feeding. I hear that neon gobies might eat that stuff.

Bmgrocks · 05/06/2007, 07:57 AM

Use a Simple AC Fuge for a refugium....

there is a tthread on it in the Nano Tanks forum, tried to find it, but the search object on my comp..isn't working

tankies · 05/06/2007, 10:35 AM

all said plus...get the mexican turbo snails....they really do the job.
i got a turbo of different variety before adding the mexican ones...and it was useless for GHA. after introducing the mexican...in just 3 hrs...cleared my 2 rocks...and in a week time...almost gone. now...i dont worry abt GHA growing for i know there are the mexicans will eat it.. my worry now is, to start supplemeting food for them for doing a great job(running out of GHA for them to feed)
another thing...i just hope ur problem is not bryopsis.

05/06/2007, 06:42 AM	#1
mazdaghost Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 59	green hair algie(help) i have been dealing with this for 4 month and i cant get rid of it. i put a phosphate bag in my filter and got rid of the plant and not the hair algie.i reduced my lighting and food i was feeding my fish. i increased my flow with bigger pumps in the tank. i tryed taking the rock out and scrubing them and getting the hair algie and it worked but in a week it grew back. i am at my wites end. my test i did are as follow calcium-480 ph-8.2 nitrate-0 nitrite-0 amonia-0

05/06/2007, 07:20 AM	#5
Neurotech Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 870	get more snails. Do NOT give up. Be honest with yourself about how much you are feeding. I hear that neon gobies might eat that stuff. __________________ Boneh Current Tank Info: 2 54 corner tanks. 1 2X65 PC and 1 250 watt 20K MH.

05/06/2007, 06:54 AM	#2
kau_cinta_ku Moved On Join Date: May 2005 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,669	are you using rodi water?

05/06/2007, 06:57 AM	#3
mazdaghost Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 59	yes i am useing rodi water

05/06/2007, 07:14 AM	#4
kau_cinta_ku Moved On Join Date: May 2005 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,669	you could try adding a fuge and adding some macro alage. also turbo snails eat that stuff like mad

05/06/2007, 07:57 AM	#6
Bmgrocks Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,006	Use a Simple AC Fuge for a refugium.... there is a tthread on it in the Nano Tanks forum, tried to find it, but the search object on my comp..isn't working

05/06/2007, 10:35 AM	#7
tankies Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 11	all said plus...get the mexican turbo snails....they really do the job. i got a turbo of different variety before adding the mexican ones...and it was useless for GHA. after introducing the mexican...in just 3 hrs...cleared my 2 rocks...and in a week time...almost gone. now...i dont worry abt GHA growing for i know there are the mexicans will eat it.. my worry now is, to start supplemeting food for them for doing a great job(running out of GHA for them to feed) another thing...i just hope ur problem is not bryopsis.