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10-09-2007, 05:34 AM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Aug 2007
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 |  hair algae mega problem
Hi all! I'm trying to find out a way to help my brother with his 180. It is full of hair algae, and I mean full! (Think of the kelp forests off the California coast  ) I know that snails and hermits will eat this stuff, but my bro has a 3ft. zebra moray who makes quick work of any crustaceans we put in there.
Does anyone have any suggestions for getting this stuff under control that doesn't involve something that will get eaten? I was looking into maybe getting him a few lettuce nudibranches. Does anyone know if they would do well in there? There is also a 5" spotted grouper.
Thanks ahead for any advice. ANY opinions are very appreciated! 
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55gal,260 watt PC(2x65 actinic,2x65 10k daylight,8 lunar LED) 45#LR, 45#LS, 3 maxi-jet 900's on a natural wavemaker timer,phosban reactor, 5 gal fuge (built out of standard 10 gallon tank) with chaeto, grape, and feather caulerpa, sealife systems protein skimmer, wet/dry, 4 blue/green chromi, 1 skunk cleaner shrimp, 2 lyretail anthias, 1 royal gramma,1 true perc 5 mexican turbo snails, assorted dwarf blue leg hermits, astrea snails, and nerite snails | 
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10-09-2007, 05:57 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 40
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You need to find out what is fueling the algae. Run a PO4 reactor in the tank. _________ Scott 265g (Peninsula)
3x400w MH's, 4x95w Actinics, AAT Lunar Lights, OM 4-way CL, PM Bullet 3 Skimmer, DelZone Eclipse 1 O3 Generator, WavySea Plus for return, AAT Kalk Reactor, KNOP Ca Reactor w/PM Second Chamber, TradeWinds Chiller, ACIII Controller, Oceanus ATO, PM PO4 Reactor, 75g Sump, 30g Fuge Born March 5, 2007 My 265 Gal. Tank Thread " REAL TIME TANK STATS "   | |
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10-09-2007, 06:48 AM
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| | Bristle Worm
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Burlington, Ontario, Canada
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Hi,
I've had great success with Algae Magic from Weiss. Works in about 3 days and then repeat in 2 weeks. Also keep the lights off for a few days. Any sunlight shinning on the tank should be blocked. Do a water change before using Algae Magic. Good luck!! _________ 125gal Reef/Fish,40gal sump,Reefmania calcium reactor,MH,UVH,Moon,Aquazone plus 100,Auto Topoff,CoraLife 125 skimmer,GHL Profilux computer & special effects lighting.
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10-09-2007, 07:10 AM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Aug 2007
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thanks everyone! Don't know if he'll go for the phosphate reactor, but it should be easy enough to dump some of that algae stuff in there behind his back.  | |
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10-09-2007, 08:10 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 40
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PO4 reactor is only $34 and after you are done you can use it as a carbon reactor...guess he could just buy a brush and part his hair (algae) down the middle..  | |
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10-09-2007, 10:45 AM
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| | Zoanthid
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: valencia,pa. Age: 34
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get a seahair and it will all be gone in a wk.problem solved.their about $35 or less and nothing eats them.
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11-29-2007, 09:51 PM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sunrise, FL
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Most likely due to the large size of the eel and the amount of food and waste it produces your tank is very high in nitrates and phosphates, for starters I would start doing frequent water changes and adding a school of yellow tangs to eat the algae _________ Tips I Wrote On Maintaining A SaltWater Aquarium | |
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12-01-2007, 11:13 AM
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| | Kole Tang
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: joliet,il Age: 41
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do they sell underwater lawnmowers?
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12-01-2007, 04:25 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: ohio Age: 32
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A couple of sea hair will do the trick in no time. But like otty said you need to find the source of the problem....... | |
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12-01-2007, 04:56 PM
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| | Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone
Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Groningen, The Netherlands Age: 25
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Hey chap!
Follow otty's advice and buy phosphate reactor. I was also struggling with awful algae blooms. Just 4-5 days after the installation of phosphate reactor (in my case canister filter Eheim 2213) with proper anit-phosphate media, I've noticed a remarkable drop in hair algae number... For a long term control, you could invest in invertebrates that naturally feed on algae: seahair and/or scarlet hermit crabs...
Good luck! _________ 75gal. Rio240 JEWEL aquarium
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Deltec MC 500 internal skimmer
Eheim 2227 Fitler Wet/Dry
Eheim 2213 Filter (100gph/PhosGuard/DeNitrate)
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