Hair algae gone wild

Oh for the snails, won't copper kill inverts such as snails? You might want to check that out. Who knows where that rock originated.

Now that I think about it, test for copper first. If it's + you will be tossing those rocks out anyway.

 

thanks for all the input. i just finished a manual removal on one of the rocks. i left it in the tank when i did it. what a pain in the arse that is. i will try the weekly water and vacuum for now. going to add more turbos and scarlet crabs also. i do not want to remove the lower rock because i have a pistol shrimp.

 

Copper also kills the beneficial bacteria and corals, so I doubt that's the issue. Higher nutrient content around the algae is a possible culprit, though.

 

the rock was listed as premium fiji from that fish place. i am going to add another mp10 and keep working at it.

 

What water are you using? RODI?

And, even though Mr. Bill is right, I'd still test for copper. Turbos shouldn't die with that much food.

I wouldn't worry too much about the black out, chances are it will come right back. I'd do manual removal and get a better CUC in there, including an urchin or 2. Ak your LFS if they'll take them back once you're free and clear.

 

i was using just ro water until a month ago. i switched to rodi. i am going to do weekly changes with manual removel and beef up my cuc. i will look into the urchin method.thank you.

 

I added an abolone racer and I have zero algae. those things mow everything down. It ate every kind i had. its damn near 4 inches long now.

 

should i try a abolone or a urchin ? what kind of urchin would be best if i went this way ? sounds like ducksmasher has great luck with the abolone. awesome !

 

I had good luck with algae fix marine. It will help, but not a cure-all. I did not have any corals affected, but I did lose my chaeto. I will try to find my previous thread.

 

Here is the thread. Follow the directions to a tee.

http://www.3reef.com/forums/algae/algaefix-marine-68631.html