How do I get this hair algae off!!!! 😡 I’ve already treied s...

Emmitt

@emmittthefishguy · 1 month ago

How do I get this hair algae off!!!! 😡 I’ve already treied scrubbing

Pests & Algae #hair algae #algae outbreak #nutrient imbalance

Comments

@BlindZide 42d

What are your parameters? Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate? Best way to get rid of it is to stop feeding it. The above metrics will tell you where you need to work.

@emmittthefishguy 42d

I’ll get those immediately

@emmittthefishguy 42d

Around 3ppm

@emmittthefishguy 42d

For nitrate

@NocturnalBush46 42d

ugh hair algae is the worst 😩 keep

@Priceyreef 42d

Manually remove as much as you can. Get some snails and hermits. Toothbrush and syphon as much as you can out. Then work on lowering phosphates and nitrates.

@emmittthefishguy 42d

Thanke

@DrJube 42d

Phosphate may be high. Feed less and i would remove the corals on the rocks and take the whole thing out and do a hydrogen peroxide dip. You can also dose hydrogen peroxide in the tank but do the research on that. You would need to dose live bacteria afterwards

@emmittthefishguy 42d

I’ll do that

@emmittthefishguy 41d

How do I dilute the hydrogen peroxide?

@DrJube 33d

If you are going to add directly to tank it is 1-2 ml of 3% per 10 gallons. But do research on this. If you are dipping 1:10 ratio of 3% to salt water and dip for 5 mins at least. If you are doing it only to rock without corals I would do 1:4 for 15 mins.

@seabud 42d

Turn off the lights Do a black out for 48 - 72 hours - black bags or cardboard Take out rocks - wash them in H2O2 (hydrogen peroxide) Starve the algae from any light source

@seabud 42d

Turn off the lights

@Bgunner99 41d

I bought a foxface rabbit fish and 2 weeks later hair algae was done

@Carvermd 41d

For me, I feed less. Then, added a few Mexican Turbo Snails, one Fox Face and a Lawnmower Blenny. Remember to do your water changes on time an religiously. Best of luck!