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01/25/2010, 10:58 AM
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Green stuff
My rocks have green hairy stuff all over it. I scrub it off and it just comes back! How do I get rid of it
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01/25/2010, 11:24 AM
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Location: BROOKLYN
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It's hair algae.. Are you using ro/di water.. ??
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01/25/2010, 12:07 PM
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Location: Garden Grove, Ca
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Be ready for a long and difficult battle. First thing is to find the source of the problem and correct it. It almost always comes down to overfeeding and/or using tap water (which is essentially the same thing as tap water provides phosphates and nitrates that algae feed on). Until you conquer the food source, all your efforts are in vain. Running Phosban or other phosphate removers could help. Tell us more about your tank and maintenance and we can get more specific.
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01/25/2010, 02:52 PM
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ya i had the same thing it was killing corals and everything i asked my dad and he said not to put tap water in put distilled water and then i got crabs snails and a tang to get ridd of it so far its working
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01/25/2010, 10:05 PM
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+1 on find algae food source, and Seahare will mow down hair algae.
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