Green hair algae

pkstylez · 09/26/2018, 09:23 PM

Ok I'm sure this is a problem for everyone at some point. Is there anything I can dose the tank that wont nuke my fish corals or inverts? Something that works...

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lpsouth1978 · 09/26/2018, 10:02 PM

Freshly mixed saltwater...

Seriously though, any chemical that is added to the tank would just be a bandaid. Something is feeding the hair algae, eliminate the food source, and the algae will go away. This may be caused by overfeeding, phosphates in your sour source water, the photoperiod being too long, etc.

If you post all of your parameters, including feeding schedule, what you feed, tank inhabitants, tank age, lighting schedule, water change schedule, info on the setup, etc, we can better help you identify and fix the problem.

pkstylez · 09/26/2018, 10:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lpsouth1978

Freshly mixed saltwater...

Seriously though, any chemical that is added to the tank would just be a bandaid. Something is feeding the hair algae, eliminate the food source, and the algae will go away. This may be caused by overfeeding, phosphates in your sour source water, the photoperiod being too long, etc.

If you post all of your parameters, including feeding schedule, what you feed, tank inhabitants, tank age, lighting schedule, water change schedule, info on the setup, etc, we can better help you identify and fix the problem.

Ty I'll get that

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mcgyvr · 09/27/2018, 05:03 AM

Fluconazole (sold under the name "Reef Flux")
Works wonders

09/26/2018, 09:23 PM	#1
pkstylez Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Posts: 142	Green hair algae Ok I'm sure this is a problem for everyone at some point. Is there anything I can dose the tank that wont nuke my fish corals or inverts? Something that works... Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

09/26/2018, 10:02 PM	#2
lpsouth1978 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 915	Freshly mixed saltwater... Seriously though, any chemical that is added to the tank would just be a bandaid. Something is feeding the hair algae, eliminate the food source, and the algae will go away. This may be caused by overfeeding, phosphates in your sour source water, the photoperiod being too long, etc. If you post all of your parameters, including feeding schedule, what you feed, tank inhabitants, tank age, lighting schedule, water change schedule, info on the setup, etc, we can better help you identify and fix the problem. __________________ Current tank: 40B work in progress w/20L sump

09/27/2018, 05:03 AM	#4
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	Fluconazole (sold under the name "Reef Flux") Works wonders __________________ Who me?