Removing Hair Algea from substrate

makman111 · 06/13/2007, 07:03 PM

Does anyone have a "best practice" for removing tuffs of hair algea clumping onto my substrate.

It looks real bad and syphoning just removes more gravel than algea.

p.s. my phospates are 0, I have a refugium growing cheto, and my protien skimmer is doing the trick.

zbrook1 · 06/13/2007, 08:37 PM

Is it a new set up?Do you have corals?.......If its new and there is no corals in it right now just turn off all lights(MH,actinics,moon,etc.) for about 5-7 days...Im in the process of doing that right now and my hair is going away....but my set up is new with no corals.........also I have a small clean up crew of a few snails and lawnmower blenny........

makman111 · 06/13/2007, 08:39 PM

I have corals - and a clean up crew + blenny

06/13/2007, 07:03 PM	#1
makman111 Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 10	Removing Hair Algea from substrate Does anyone have a "best practice" for removing tuffs of hair algea clumping onto my substrate. It looks real bad and syphoning just removes more gravel than algea. p.s. my phospates are 0, I have a refugium growing cheto, and my protien skimmer is doing the trick.

06/13/2007, 08:37 PM	#2
zbrook1 Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Bemus Point,NY Posts: 200	Is it a new set up?Do you have corals?.......If its new and there is no corals in it right now just turn off all lights(MH,actinics,moon,etc.) for about 5-7 days...Im in the process of doing that right now and my hair is going away....but my set up is new with no corals.........also I have a small clean up crew of a few snails and lawnmower blenny........

06/13/2007, 08:39 PM	#3
makman111 Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 10	I have corals - and a clean up crew + blenny