Hair Algae what eats it?

MRCORAL · 03/05/2006, 04:58 PM

Is there a fish or something else that can take care of hair algae?

XeniaMania · 03/05/2006, 05:00 PM

Sailfin Tang, Lawnmower Blenny, maybe other tangs, but I had really good work done by an Indo Sailfin. I say Indo because the other Sailfins don't seem to like it as much.

MRCORAL · 03/05/2006, 06:04 PM

Indo? I never see that one. One more thing everything has to be reef safe

Jon Lazar · 03/05/2006, 06:12 PM

It can also vary from fish to fish. One Foxface I owned loved it and another one didn't. My current purple tang loves it, but you might go buy one and find he won't touch the stuff.

Jon

MRCORAL · 03/05/2006, 06:31 PM

How about Emerald crabs?

Btboy2004 · 03/05/2006, 06:33 PM

Mexican Turbo Snails.

poppin_fresh · 03/05/2006, 07:52 PM

I've seen a Rabbit fish eat HA.

MRCORAL · 03/05/2006, 07:58 PM

Turbo for hair?

When we say Rabbit fish are we talking about a Foxface?

goalieman92 · 03/05/2006, 08:28 PM

i know a kole tang at my moms, but i don't know really

Jerry W · 03/05/2006, 08:33 PM

I wouldn't "count" on anything to eat it. As posted, it's hit or miss. My foxface and emerald crabs don't touch it. Better to find the cause and treat the problem. Improved flow, better nutrient export, make sure your lights are up to par...to name a few.

Craig Lambert · 03/05/2006, 08:35 PM

IMO, the livestock mentioned above "may" depending on the individual, be of help if the hair algae in minimal, but if it has really grown in, then I doubt it. Even if they can eat some of it, that is just a band-aide for the problem. You need to list all your information if you want people to help you find the source of the problem, which is the only way to really take care of it. List all the info for your tank including size, substrate, lbs of lr, type if skimmer, whether or not you use RODI water, and all of your water params.

clown2be · 03/05/2006, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Btboy2004
Mexican Turbo Snails.

YUP ,they eat just about anything.

MRCORAL · 03/05/2006, 09:22 PM

My numbers are dead on. I do two waterchanges a week. I have a G3 skimmer for a 58 and a fuge. The lights are 2x250 HQI and 2x54 t5 Maristar. But the tank is about 4 months old so that is the issue but I want something that can help

sean48183 · 03/05/2006, 09:37 PM

Nothing will eat it. I tried everything you can possibly buy and either it starved or it just plain didn't touch it. Your best bet is to make the algae want to grow somewhere else. I added a fuge and it took care of the problem within a month. Tons of hair algae in there and very little in my main tank. Here is a pic of mine and it didn't cost that much to setup.

Good Luck!

usmcsgt · 03/05/2006, 09:42 PM

My Lawnmower Blenny Love's the stuff.

sean48183 · 03/05/2006, 09:46 PM

I had a lawnmower just sit in it and then starve to death.

jeffmerrill · 03/05/2006, 10:13 PM

I have a powder blue tang that loves it!

Craig Lambert · 03/05/2006, 10:43 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MRCORAL
My numbers are dead on. I do two waterchanges a week. I have a G3 skimmer for a 58 and a fuge. The lights are 2x250 HQI and 2x54 t5 Maristar. But the tank is about 4 months old so that is the issue but I want something that can help

What are the water params? Do you use RODI? What is your bioload, and how often do you feed?

Alaskan Reefer · 03/05/2006, 11:04 PM

I wouldn't know. When I got the stuff I exported it manually and added a fuge.

jjirsa78 · 03/05/2006, 11:16 PM

Turbo snails.

XeniaMania · 03/06/2006, 02:43 AM

I dislike snails and crabs cuz they knock stuff over. Sometimes I'm my own tang (manual removal

) but controlling nutrients has helped me out immensely with the aid of my refugium as well. There was also another time when my tank was completely algae free, but it was because it was overrun by caluerpa, but that's much easier to harvest, and has some market value..

ssbreef · 03/06/2006, 03:10 AM

A good skimmer

joeychitwood · 03/06/2006, 08:20 AM

Lawnmower Blenny and two Zebra Turbo snails. They removed every last shred of hair from my 54 corner.

Agu · 03/06/2006, 08:49 AM

Mexican turbo snails eat hair algae ime, however if it's too long they aren't as effective. If I brush it off with a toothbrush to short nubs they'll clean it up a lot faster.

1package · 03/06/2006, 08:57 AM

I think the fish are hit or miss and it may depend somewhat on what else is available.

My Tomini and Sohal would not touch it, my purple tang and hippo tang will destroy it when some pops loose and gets in the display.

03/05/2006, 04:58 PM	#1
MRCORAL Moved On Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,059	Hair Algae what eats it? Is there a fish or something else that can take care of hair algae?

03/05/2006, 06:12 PM	#4
Jon Lazar Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Alexandria, VA Posts: 234	Hair algae It can also vary from fish to fish. One Foxface I owned loved it and another one didn't. My current purple tang loves it, but you might go buy one and find he won't touch the stuff. Jon

03/05/2006, 07:52 PM	#7
poppin_fresh Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Vermont Posts: 1,982	I've seen a Rabbit fish eat HA. __________________ PBITAWA! Current Tank Info: None now. Past- 180g w/ 100g basement sump and 20g 'fuge. H & S skimmer, T'5s & Tunze

03/05/2006, 08:33 PM	#10
Jerry W Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: PA. Posts: 2,873	I wouldn't "count" on anything to eat it. As posted, it's hit or miss. My foxface and emerald crabs don't touch it. Better to find the cause and treat the problem. Improved flow, better nutrient export, make sure your lights are up to par...to name a few. __________________ Americans sleep peacefully in their beds at night because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. Current Tank Info: 37 gal; pair of mocha clowns, ywg and tiger pistol shrimp

03/05/2006, 08:35 PM	#11
Craig Lambert Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,897	IMO, the livestock mentioned above "may" depending on the individual, be of help if the hair algae in minimal, but if it has really grown in, then I doubt it. Even if they can eat some of it, that is just a band-aide for the problem. You need to list all your information if you want people to help you find the source of the problem, which is the only way to really take care of it. List all the info for your tank including size, substrate, lbs of lr, type if skimmer, whether or not you use RODI water, and all of your water params. __________________ "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will spend all day in a boat drinking beer." Current Tank Info: 75G Tank, 29G Sump, 100lbs LR, AquaC EV-180, Iwaki MD-20RT return Tunze nano streams 4X54 t-5/Icecap Ballast & SLR's 2x110 vho actinic

03/05/2006, 05:00 PM	#2
XeniaMania Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Orange, CA Posts: 1,627	Sailfin Tang, Lawnmower Blenny, maybe other tangs, but I had really good work done by an Indo Sailfin. I say Indo because the other Sailfins don't seem to like it as much.

03/05/2006, 06:04 PM	#3
MRCORAL Moved On Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,059	Indo? I never see that one. One more thing everything has to be reef safe

03/05/2006, 06:31 PM	#5
MRCORAL Moved On Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,059	How about Emerald crabs?

03/05/2006, 06:33 PM	#6
Btboy2004 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 215	Mexican Turbo Snails.

03/05/2006, 07:58 PM	#8
MRCORAL Moved On Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,059	Turbo for hair? When we say Rabbit fish are we talking about a Foxface?

03/05/2006, 08:28 PM	#9
goalieman92 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: New Castle,Pa Posts: 484	i know a kole tang at my moms, but i don't know really

03/05/2006, 09:22 PM	#13
MRCORAL Moved On Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,059	My numbers are dead on. I do two waterchanges a week. I have a G3 skimmer for a 58 and a fuge. The lights are 2x250 HQI and 2x54 t5 Maristar. But the tank is about 4 months old so that is the issue but I want something that can help

03/05/2006, 09:37 PM	#14
sean48183 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: michigan Posts: 1,577	Nothing will eat it. I tried everything you can possibly buy and either it starved or it just plain didn't touch it. Your best bet is to make the algae want to grow somewhere else. I added a fuge and it took care of the problem within a month. Tons of hair algae in there and very little in my main tank. Here is a pic of mine and it didn't cost that much to setup. Good Luck!

03/05/2006, 09:42 PM	#15
usmcsgt Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Pensacola Fl. Posts: 999	My Lawnmower Blenny Love's the stuff. __________________ There are no such things as limits to growth, because there are no limits on the human capacity for intelligence, imagination and wonder. -- Ronald Reagan Current Tank Info: 100 Gal Mixed reef Cube.

03/05/2006, 09:46 PM	#16
sean48183 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: michigan Posts: 1,577	I had a lawnmower just sit in it and then starve to death.

03/05/2006, 10:13 PM	#17
jeffmerrill Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sarasota, Florida Posts: 51	I have a powder blue tang that loves it!

03/05/2006, 11:04 PM	#19
Alaskan Reefer Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Eagle River, Alaska Posts: 2,360	I wouldn't know. When I got the stuff I exported it manually and added a fuge. __________________ Unattended children will be given double shot espresso and a free puppy. Current Tank Info: 125g FOWLR -- Conversion Back To SPS In Progress

03/05/2006, 11:16 PM	#20
jjirsa78 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Aliso Viejo, CA Posts: 445	Turbo snails.

03/06/2006, 02:43 AM	#21
XeniaMania Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Orange, CA Posts: 1,627	I dislike snails and crabs cuz they knock stuff over. Sometimes I'm my own tang (manual removal ) but controlling nutrients has helped me out immensely with the aid of my refugium as well. There was also another time when my tank was completely algae free, but it was because it was overrun by caluerpa, but that's much easier to harvest, and has some market value..

03/06/2006, 03:10 AM	#22
ssbreef Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Montreal Posts: 862	A good skimmer __________________ 180g inwall, 89Xturnover, Deltec Ap1004 Skimmer, Deltec PF1001 CR, Deltec KM 500S KS, Octopus 3000, AquaZone Ozone, 1218Watts-MH+VHO+T5, 120g sump, 77g Refuge Current Tank Info: 180g inwall SPS, 225G Softy

03/06/2006, 08:20 AM	#23
joeychitwood Schrödinger's Mod Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 3,488	Lawnmower Blenny and two Zebra Turbo snails. They removed every last shred of hair from my 54 corner.

03/06/2006, 08:49 AM	#24
Agu Registered Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Sarasota, Florida Posts: 30,279	Mexican turbo snails eat hair algae ime, however if it's too long they aren't as effective. If I brush it off with a toothbrush to short nubs they'll clean it up a lot faster. __________________ Less technology , more biology . Current Tank Info: 30 gallon half cube and 5.5, both reef tanks

03/06/2006, 08:57 AM	#25
1package Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: WV Posts: 975	I think the fish are hit or miss and it may depend somewhat on what else is available. My Tomini and Sohal would not touch it, my purple tang and hippo tang will destroy it when some pops loose and gets in the display.