Hair Algae Help please

TomDe · 10/08/2006, 11:40 PM

I am having a lot of green hair algae growth and it is stressing me out bad because it is starting to grow near my corals.

I am not going to lie, I rushed things. I added a bunch of corals after the cycle thinking it was fine until I became a little more educated about 6+ months of algae blooms!

So far I have cut feedings (Mysis) to every other day, and got an RO/DI

Now, I want to know if I can cut the lights from 11hrs to a lesser amount to try and lessen the algae. Will this hurt my corals for a few days?

Any advice?

tkeracer619 · 10/09/2006, 12:09 AM

I run my lights for 10 hours a day. Only 7 really strong.

What all is in your tank, mysis every other day is quite a lot. Thats how often I feed my sun coral!!

Feed flake for the fish and keep doing water changes.

Need something that eats it.

Do you have a skimmer?

TomDe · 10/09/2006, 12:19 AM

I have a Bak Pak2.

Mysis every other day is alot? I was feeding my 2 clowns pellets but my Royal Gama didn't eat it. I started feeding Mysis because Everybody eats it from the fish, snails, hermits, peppermints, brittle star.......

I got 3 emerald crabs and some ceriths for the alage.

If I cut back on the Mysis, will my fish be ok only eating every 3 days?

What about the lights? Can I vut back for a few days?

tkeracer619 · 10/09/2006, 01:09 AM

Cut them back 30 minutes to an hour over a weeks time.

You can still feed daily, but I would use flake and feed the mysis as a treat every couple days. You don't need to feed anything but the fish or corals that require spot feeding. everything else gets the leftovers or filter feeds.

daveonbass · 10/09/2006, 02:07 AM

here was my endevor:

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...hreadid=825964

FLricordia · 10/09/2006, 05:36 AM

a friend of mine used this in her 75gl when it had lots of hair and cyano. and in 2 weeks time the tank was cleared up. afterwards proper husbandry is crucial or it will just come back.
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Produc...1&N=2004&Nty=1

TomDe · 10/09/2006, 09:22 AM

Dave,

I am sorry you had to go through that. I actually read it last night when I was looking at algae posts. I am doing alot of PWC and manual removal just because I don't want this to ever happen. Thanks for sharing

10/08/2006, 11:40 PM	#1
TomDe Keep it simple Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 308	Hair Algae Help please I am having a lot of green hair algae growth and it is stressing me out bad because it is starting to grow near my corals. I am not going to lie, I rushed things. I added a bunch of corals after the cycle thinking it was fine until I became a little more educated about 6+ months of algae blooms! So far I have cut feedings (Mysis) to every other day, and got an RO/DI Now, I want to know if I can cut the lights from 11hrs to a lesser amount to try and lessen the algae. Will this hurt my corals for a few days? Any advice?

10/09/2006, 12:09 AM	#2
tkeracer619 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 17,289	I run my lights for 10 hours a day. Only 7 really strong. What all is in your tank, mysis every other day is quite a lot. Thats how often I feed my sun coral!! Feed flake for the fish and keep doing water changes. Need something that eats it. Do you have a skimmer? __________________ Hobby Experience: 9200ish gallons, 26 skimmers, and a handful of Kent Scrapers. Current Tank: Vortech Powered 600G SPS Tank w/ 100gal frag tank & 100g Sump. RK2-RK10 Skimmer. ReefAngel. Radium 20k.

10/09/2006, 01:09 AM	#4
tkeracer619 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 17,289	Cut them back 30 minutes to an hour over a weeks time. You can still feed daily, but I would use flake and feed the mysis as a treat every couple days. You don't need to feed anything but the fish or corals that require spot feeding. everything else gets the leftovers or filter feeds. __________________ Hobby Experience: 9200ish gallons, 26 skimmers, and a handful of Kent Scrapers. Current Tank: Vortech Powered 600G SPS Tank w/ 100gal frag tank & 100g Sump. RK2-RK10 Skimmer. ReefAngel. Radium 20k.

10/09/2006, 02:07 AM	#5
daveonbass Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: texarkana, TX Posts: 1,364	here was my endevor: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...hreadid=825964 __________________ dave Current Tank Info: 58g reef, 60 total gallons including rocks and sand, 36" 6 bulb ATI Powermodule, DAS skimmer, Bio pellets, 2 MP10 vortechs

10/09/2006, 12:19 AM	#3
TomDe Keep it simple Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 308	I have a Bak Pak2. Mysis every other day is alot? I was feeding my 2 clowns pellets but my Royal Gama didn't eat it. I started feeding Mysis because Everybody eats it from the fish, snails, hermits, peppermints, brittle star....... I got 3 emerald crabs and some ceriths for the alage. If I cut back on the Mysis, will my fish be ok only eating every 3 days? What about the lights? Can I vut back for a few days?

10/09/2006, 05:36 AM	#6
FLricordia Moved On Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pensacola Posts: 538	a friend of mine used this in her 75gl when it had lots of hair and cyano. and in 2 weeks time the tank was cleared up. afterwards proper husbandry is crucial or it will just come back. http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Produc...1&N=2004&Nty=1

10/09/2006, 09:22 AM	#7
TomDe Keep it simple Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 308	Dave, I am sorry you had to go through that. I actually read it last night when I was looking at algae posts. I am doing alot of PWC and manual removal just because I don't want this to ever happen. Thanks for sharing