how to remove hair algae from coral?

timone321 · 09/12/2007, 08:31 AM

a friend gave me his candy coral the other day, and i didnt want to turn it down, despite having hair algae on it. the algae is growing in between the heads of the coral. i used a toothbrush to get the algae of the "stalk" of the coral, but dont know how to get in between the heads to remove it.

has this ever happend to anyone? how do i remove it?

thanks

Sk8r · 09/12/2007, 08:35 AM

In a healthy tank, hair algae will just fade out and refuse to grow. If your phosphate is low enough for corals to thrive, the hair algae will die out.
That fuge of yours, if healthy, will do it in pretty fast. I TRIED to get some hair algae started for a fish that needed it: wouldn't grow at all.

timone321 · 09/12/2007, 08:37 AM

i have tons of corals, and they have been growing real well. hopefully you are right! i put it in the fuge for now just in case the algae spread, it wouldnt hit the main tank.

timone321 · 09/12/2007, 10:51 PM

bump

09/12/2007, 08:31 AM	#1
timone321 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: College Station, TX Posts: 78	how to remove hair algae from coral? a friend gave me his candy coral the other day, and i didnt want to turn it down, despite having hair algae on it. the algae is growing in between the heads of the coral. i used a toothbrush to get the algae of the "stalk" of the coral, but dont know how to get in between the heads to remove it. has this ever happend to anyone? how do i remove it? thanks

09/12/2007, 08:35 AM	#2
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	In a healthy tank, hair algae will just fade out and refuse to grow. If your phosphate is low enough for corals to thrive, the hair algae will die out. That fuge of yours, if healthy, will do it in pretty fast. I TRIED to get some hair algae started for a fish that needed it: wouldn't grow at all. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

09/12/2007, 08:37 AM	#3
timone321 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: College Station, TX Posts: 78	i have tons of corals, and they have been growing real well. hopefully you are right! i put it in the fuge for now just in case the algae spread, it wouldnt hit the main tank.

09/12/2007, 10:51 PM	#4
timone321 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: College Station, TX Posts: 78	bump