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08-24-2007, 09:30 PM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Monmouth County, New Jersey Age: 51
Posts: 241
|  What would be your choice(Hair Algea)
Just wanted some opinions of every-ones hair algae eating machines.
I know about the lawn mower blenny and the lettuce nudibrea, snails and tangs . But which are the best algae eating monsters???
Thanks all
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SETUP-3Reef shirt&bumper sticker,90gal Tank, 250 watt Heater, . 40lbs live sand , 40lbs L/R - 4x65watt PC , Mag12 return pump, 30 gal sump/fuge
FISH-1 Blue Throat Trigger,1 Yellow Watchman, 2 Green Chromis,1 Maroon clown,1 squirrel fish,Lawnmower Blenny
CORAL--Purple Zoanths, Stoney Atlantic Coral, Toadstool , Finger leather, Trumpet,Star polyps
INVERTS-1 Skunk cleaner shrimp,3 Feather Dusters,1 bristle star, 2sand stars, 30 mixed snails, 15 blue leg hermits,4Emerald crabs,2 Tuxedo urchins | 
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08-24-2007, 10:42 PM
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| | Zoanthid
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: valencia,pa. Age: 34
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the best i ever saw was a seahare .that thing cleaned out my hair algae infested tank in a few days but then ran out of food.it started eating my greenstarpolyps which i hear is very rare so i had to give it back.
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08-25-2007, 02:43 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 43
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08-25-2007, 02:47 AM
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| | Bubble Tip Anemone
Join Date: May 2007 Location: Columbus Indiana
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Do sea urchins eat hair algea and are they reef safe? Sorry to hijack... _________ Kris
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08-25-2007, 06:45 AM
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| | Zoanthid
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: ontario, canada
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Well I have a small amount of hair algae and I find that the astrea snails and scarlet hermits eat it but my nudibranch has touched it. _________ 20g
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INVERT:[/u] hermits, nassarius, astrea, turbo's, nerites, crocea clam
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08-25-2007, 06:49 AM
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| | 3reef Sponsor
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Va/Ct
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Hair algae is the byproduct of other problems, You might want to cure the cause rather then treat to problem..Just my 2.ct worth.. Other then a properly sized clean up crew of snails and a few hermits there is not much need to do anything else in any tank I deal with now or in the past.. . _________ Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible (Doug Larson) | |
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08-25-2007, 06:50 AM
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| | 3reef Sponsor
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Va/Ct
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Quote:
Originally Posted by KOgle  Do sea urchins eat hair algea and are they reef safe? Sorry to hijack... | Yes and yes (: | |
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08-25-2007, 10:56 AM
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| | Zoanthid
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: valencia,pa. Age: 34
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urchins do eat coraline and can poke things with their spines but i guess thats not a problem in a bigger tank.their cool. | |
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08-25-2007, 10:10 PM
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| | Zoanthid
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: ontario, canada
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What if you can't figure out the cause of the algae? | |
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08-27-2007, 04:36 AM
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| | Bubble Tip Anemone
Join Date: May 2007 Location: Columbus Indiana
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Well there's only a few major things that cause algae and it depends on the kind of algae you have. If it cyno then it's probably caused by excess nutrients as well as poor flow. Hair algae can be casued by excess nitrates, excess phosphates, or old lights...
I'd start by testing your water. That should tell the tale.... | |
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