Is thread alage bad or good?

supersurfer12 · 05/05/2008, 06:41 PM

I have hair alage all over my tank and I have a handfull of hermit crabs and sanils and 8 green-blue chromis and suggestions on what i should get tommorow(may 6) at the fish store? Is hair alage bad?

sabbath · 05/05/2008, 06:54 PM

Bad!

Get a fluidized reactor and a bucket of Iron based po4 remover. Start off at half dose, for the first run. Change media in a week if you do not see it dieing off.

hardaur · 05/05/2008, 07:14 PM

How old is your tank? It's not uncommon to have a hair algae bloom in a young tank. While a reactor would be a nice thing to have, if it's a young tank it's probably not a necessary expense. Do regular water changes for a while, measure your nutrients, get some blue legged hermits and/or lawnmower blenny and see how things go for a bit. As the tank ages, providing good maintenance, there's a good chance it'll go away on it's own.

Also, posting your tank params when asking for help is never a bad thing (not that I'm that great about it either)

Of course, somebody with more exp might come in and trump me ; )

H

sabbath · 05/05/2008, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by hardaur
How old is your tank? It's not uncommon to have a hair algae bloom in a young tank. While a reactor would be a nice thing to have, if it's a young tank it's probably not a necessary expense. Do regular water changes for a while, measure your nutrients, get some blue legged hermits and/or lawnmower blenny and see how things go for a bit. As the tank ages, providing good maintenance, there's a good chance it'll go away on it's own.

Also, posting your tank params when asking for help is never a bad thing (not that I'm that great about it either)

Of course, somebody with more exp might come in and trump me ; )

H

If you have HA then you have PO4. and your test kit will read ZERO. Because the HA is using it up.

Sorry, I missed where you said it was a young tank. I read your sig. Stating 90g 4 yrs. If it is less than 2 months I agree. Probably not HA.

PS. My displays HA is almost gone.

sabbath · 05/05/2008, 08:06 PM

Here is a couple good reads on it as well.

http://www.melevsreef.com/gha.html

http://inbrettshead.blogspot.com/200...-algae-in.html

Also make sure your RO/DI is not over 2 TDS.

05/05/2008, 06:41 PM	#1
supersurfer12 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Conneticut Posts: 331	Is thread alage bad or good? I have hair alage all over my tank and I have a handfull of hermit crabs and sanils and 8 green-blue chromis and suggestions on what i should get tommorow(may 6) at the fish store? Is hair alage bad? __________________ Click the red house to see my tank! They took the flooring?-James BB living room!!!-reef / aholic Current Tank Info: 90 Gal. Reef Tank, w/ 1/2g. fuge, Sieo 820, Mag Drive 700 return pump. 90 lbs. of LR, 2 Ocellaris, 1 Kole Tang, 8 Blue-green Chromis, 1 Royal Gramma, 1 Orchid/Sankey's Dottyback Mix, Exquisite Wrasse, 1 Sailfin Tang, SPS, LBS, Softies.

05/05/2008, 06:54 PM	#2
sabbath Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Twin City's Mn. Posts: 1,771	Bad! Get a fluidized reactor and a bucket of Iron based po4 remover. Start off at half dose, for the first run. Change media in a week if you do not see it dieing off.

05/05/2008, 07:14 PM	#3
hardaur Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 32	How old is your tank? It's not uncommon to have a hair algae bloom in a young tank. While a reactor would be a nice thing to have, if it's a young tank it's probably not a necessary expense. Do regular water changes for a while, measure your nutrients, get some blue legged hermits and/or lawnmower blenny and see how things go for a bit. As the tank ages, providing good maintenance, there's a good chance it'll go away on it's own. Also, posting your tank params when asking for help is never a bad thing (not that I'm that great about it either) Of course, somebody with more exp might come in and trump me ; ) H

05/05/2008, 08:06 PM	#5
sabbath Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Twin City's Mn. Posts: 1,771	Here is a couple good reads on it as well. http://www.melevsreef.com/gha.html http://inbrettshead.blogspot.com/200...-algae-in.html Also make sure your RO/DI is not over 2 TDS.