help please! I have a picture of my problem!

LazynDazed · 09/08/2009, 11:34 AM

THis is the hair like moss i was talking about. It grows mosly under the rocks, but is also growing on some polyps. ANy ideas of what this is?

Ohiomom · 09/08/2009, 11:36 AM

Try taking a picture on a macro setting..little flower icon if possible. These are really too fuzzy to id anything IMO.

mysoncesar · 09/08/2009, 11:43 AM

It looks like green hair, try to get a better clean up crew. Mexican turbo snails etc.

Michael · 09/08/2009, 12:01 PM

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Originally posted by mysoncesar
It looks like green hair, try to get a better clean up crew. Mexican turbo snails etc.

i dont think turbos will help tbh with green hair

arredondojason · 09/08/2009, 01:27 PM

try turning the lights off for like 3 or 4 days that might help it go away.

kelrn98 · 09/09/2009, 12:24 PM

hair algae can get really bad really fast. Check the TDS of your top off water. I recently had the same problem because the storage container I stored my top off water was leaching stuff into my water. Out of the RO/DI 0ppm, then out of the storage 90ppm. Just my experience.

09/08/2009, 11:34 AM	#1
LazynDazed Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 5	help please! I have a picture of my problem! THis is the hair like moss i was talking about. It grows mosly under the rocks, but is also growing on some polyps. ANy ideas of what this is?

09/08/2009, 11:36 AM	#2
Ohiomom Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 1,586	Try taking a picture on a macro setting..little flower icon if possible. These are really too fuzzy to id anything IMO. __________________ .....Sandra “Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections.” Current Tank Info: 75 galllon reef, T5HO love em!

09/08/2009, 11:43 AM	#3
mysoncesar Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: tampa,florida Posts: 3	It looks like green hair, try to get a better clean up crew. Mexican turbo snails etc. __________________ Chef Rican Current Tank Info: 150 predator/90 reef

09/09/2009, 12:24 PM	#6
kelrn98 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Biloxi, MS Posts: 856	hair algae can get really bad really fast. Check the TDS of your top off water. I recently had the same problem because the storage container I stored my top off water was leaching stuff into my water. Out of the RO/DI 0ppm, then out of the storage 90ppm. Just my experience. __________________ ~Kelly~ Current Tank Info: 96x24x30 -300g mixed reef: 75g sump, 35g fuge, 2x MP60, 4x Radion Pros, reef octopus X5000 skimmer, way too much LR and a few fish

09/08/2009, 01:27 PM	#5
arredondojason Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 988	try turning the lights off for like 3 or 4 days that might help it go away.