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02/10/2008, 05:38 PM
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Hair algae
I have a bad out break of hair algae. Nothing I am using seems to get it under control. I have used sea bunnies algae blennies and mexican turbo snails. How long do I have to keep my lights off to kill it and will that kill my corals?
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02/10/2008, 05:38 PM
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THe algae originally came on the liverock I purchased from a guy
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02/10/2008, 05:44 PM
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Moved On
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Northwest Ohio
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If it came on the live rock then that means your live rock is leaching phosphates. I would suggest "rock cooking." I would also suggest running carbon and phosphate media through a reactor. Weekly water changes of 25% would help also.
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02/10/2008, 05:45 PM
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I do regular water changes And I am sorry I dont know what a phosphate reactor is or rock cooking
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02/10/2008, 07:54 PM
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Location: canada
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phosphate reactor is a fluidized reactor with phosphate remover search 2 little fishies phosban reactor and rowaphos.
what type of water are you using? tap or RO or RODI? |
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