Best cleanup crew members for brown hair algae

Tank_Obsessed · 05/13/2012, 05:58 PM

What are the best clean up crew members for brown hair algae? It's on my back glass.

Reeferz412 · 05/13/2012, 06:33 PM

Before you add inverts or fish to take care of the algae, have you found the underlying problem of what is causing it? It could be your phosphates that is fueling HA growth and you may want to address that first. But none the less, I find that blue hermits eat HA, along with emerald crabs, and my mollies pick at it as well.

Sk8r · 05/13/2012, 07:09 PM

Nothing will.
It's likely cyanobacteria. Turn your lights out 3 days, shield tank from light. Once monthly.

cloak · 05/13/2012, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Sk8r

Nothing will.
It's likely cyanobacteria. Turn your lights out 3 days, shield tank from light. Once monthly.

Isn't cyno more purple than brown? It's more on the ground than the glass IMO, no? Try a few turbo snails, considering you water supply is on the level. (sometimes things like these just pass given time. Diatoms.)

05/13/2012, 05:58 PM	#1
Tank_Obsessed Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Miami, Fl Posts: 184	Best cleanup crew members for brown hair algae What are the best clean up crew members for brown hair algae? It's on my back glass. __________________ 55 gallon: perculas, yellow tang, cleaner shrimp, arrow crab, mushroom corals (ricordea, hairy, purple, green, & red), pulsing xenias, hermit crabs, turbo snail, red montipora caps, & feather dusters. Current Tank Info: 55 gallon: 2 perculas, 1 yellow tang, 1 cleaner shrimp, 1 arrow crab, mushroom corals (ricordea, hairy, blue, purple, green, & red), pulsing xenias, hermit crabs, 1 turbo snail, 2 red candy montipora caps, and a bunch of feather dusters.

05/13/2012, 06:33 PM	#2
Reeferz412 Coral Hoarder Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 2,247	Before you add inverts or fish to take care of the algae, have you found the underlying problem of what is causing it? It could be your phosphates that is fueling HA growth and you may want to address that first. But none the less, I find that blue hermits eat HA, along with emerald crabs, and my mollies pick at it as well. __________________ Alex FMAS Member Current Tank Info: 400 Gallons of frags... 30 gallon Deep Blue mixed reef ... 70 other tanks throughout south FL

05/13/2012, 07:09 PM	#3
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Nothing will. It's likely cyanobacteria. Turn your lights out 3 days, shield tank from light. Once monthly. __________________ 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%.