What fish do you have that successfully has eaten hair algae? - Page 2

SHOmuchFUN · 10/02/2008, 08:40 PM

I watched a Hector's Goby pick at hair algae at the LFS today... I brought him home

DamnPepShrimp · 10/02/2008, 08:46 PM

Here are some pics of my algae problem, let me know what everyone thinks. Is it a kind my tangs will eat? how bad is it? Thanks for any help, I put up another thread about it here:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...readid=1483160

And here are the pics:

DamnPepShrimp · 10/02/2008, 08:49 PM

I know my nitrates are a little high, still coming off the mini cycle. I haven't checked my phosphates (have a reactor currently running with new phos material). Have not checked Mg either. I want to get my nitrates down to 0 before I start doing any serious chemical tests/solutions. I would just like a tang to eat it for the benefit of their own health, my yellow tang is a big but still is too skinny for my likings.

DamnPepShrimp · 10/03/2008, 11:27 AM

So I did a little experimenting and took some of the algae on a clip and put it in my other tang. My fish were very curious. The starry blenny struck first, followed by the yellow tang. The algae was gone in under a minute. My wrasses and clowns usually pick at the sea veggies, but they didn't this time. So I guess I should try and manually remove as much algae as possible, then add the yellow tang and starry blenny. They should take care of the rest and keep it under control.

10/02/2008, 08:40 PM	#26
SHOmuchFUN Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Vermont Posts: 4,461	I watched a Hector's Goby pick at hair algae at the LFS today... I brought him home __________________ Erik Engstrom President, Vermont Marine Aquarists. Current Tank Info: Custom 180gal, 6x80w ATI T-5s, (2) Tunze 6025, Vortec MP40w, MSX200 w/ red demon, controlled by AcJR.

10/02/2008, 08:46 PM	#27
DamnPepShrimp Moved On Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Delaware Posts: 5,152	Here are some pics of my algae problem, let me know what everyone thinks. Is it a kind my tangs will eat? how bad is it? Thanks for any help, I put up another thread about it here: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...readid=1483160 And here are the pics:

10/02/2008, 08:49 PM	#28
DamnPepShrimp Moved On Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Delaware Posts: 5,152	I know my nitrates are a little high, still coming off the mini cycle. I haven't checked my phosphates (have a reactor currently running with new phos material). Have not checked Mg either. I want to get my nitrates down to 0 before I start doing any serious chemical tests/solutions. I would just like a tang to eat it for the benefit of their own health, my yellow tang is a big but still is too skinny for my likings.

10/03/2008, 11:27 AM	#29
DamnPepShrimp Moved On Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Delaware Posts: 5,152	So I did a little experimenting and took some of the algae on a clip and put it in my other tang. My fish were very curious. The starry blenny struck first, followed by the yellow tang. The algae was gone in under a minute. My wrasses and clowns usually pick at the sea veggies, but they didn't this time. So I guess I should try and manually remove as much algae as possible, then add the yellow tang and starry blenny. They should take care of the rest and keep it under control.