Hair algae

[bettez8789]

Hello everyone I have a problem with hair algae I was wondering if I could use a dosing hydrogen peroxide or will that kill my coral if it will what’s the best way to get rid of it all thanks

 

[BiGGiePauls33]

Hello everyone I have a problem with hair algae I was wondering if I could use a dosing hydrogen peroxide or will that kill my coral if it will what’s the best way to get rid of it all thanks

What's your clean up crew look like. I've had great luck with manual removal and Mexican turbo snails in the past.

 

[bettez8789]

What's your clean up crew look like. I've had great luck with manual removal and Mexican turbo snails in the past.

I have puffer and triggers and a goat fish that like to flip them and eat them out

 

[Duds]

I have puffer and triggers and a goat fish that like to flip them and eat them out

My kind of fish…

 

[BiGGiePauls33]

I have puffer and triggers and a goat fish that like to flip them and eat them out

What size system? What are your parameters? What equipment are you using? What are you doing for nutrient export? How long has the system been up and running.

 

[bettez8789]

I have a 180 gallon and a 45 gallon sump I have a protein skimmer and filter socks and a uv sterilizer it’s been running for about 2 years

 

[Casino]

PO4 & NO3?

 

[bettez8789]

PO4 & NO3?

I’ll test them tomorrow I just did a water change so I’ll see what they say tomorrow

 

[shawnriv]

I had a problem with hair algae and tried everything I could think of to rid it. I even spent every weekend taking the rocks out and scrubbing them by hand and spraying them with peroxide. I used Brightwell Revive and it took care of the problem.

 

[bettez8789]

I had a problem with hair algae and tried everything I could think of to rid it. I even spent every weekend taking the rocks out and scrubbing them by hand and spraying them with peroxide. I used Brightwell Revive and it took care of the problem.

Does that affect coral

I had a problem with hair algae and tried everything I could think of to rid it. I even spent every weekend taking the rocks out and scrubbing them by hand and spraying them with peroxide. I used Brightwell Revive and it took care of the problem.

do you have a picture of the product

 

[shawnriv]

Does that affect coral

do you have a picture of the product

Sure thing! See below. My tank is 90% acropora and I didn't have any problem. Just make sure to follow the instructions.

 

[bettez8789]

Sure thing! See below. My tank is 90% acropora and I didn't have any problem. Just make sure to follow the instructions.

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Did you do anything or just put in in like remove things by hand

 

[ifarmer]

When my first tank had hair algae and dino, i did everything that I could but gave up at the end.
hair algae is very hard to eradicate so sometimes it's just quicker to start all over again (if you have no livestocks )

 

[bettez8789]

When my first tank had hair algae and dino, i did everything that I could but gave up at the end.
hair algae is very hard to eradicate so sometimes it's just quicker to start all over again (if you have no livestocks )

I have live stock and it’s a 220 not starting over lol

 

[bettez8789]

PO4 & NO3?

 

[Patrick.S]

Do you mean .1 phosphate? Most people aim for .1 or less. 10ppm would be immensely high.

 

[bettez8789]

Do you mean .1 phosphate? Most people aim for .1 or less. 10ppm would be immensely high.

 

[BiGGiePauls33]

I'd suggest getting some test kits that are easier to read.

 

[Patrick.S]

I think the results of the test suggest the problem. Hydrogen peroxide won’t help your phosphates so I’d look into removal of the algae after the root cause has been addressed.

 

[bettez8789]

Do you mean .1 phosphate? Most people aim for .1 or less. 10ppm would be immensely high.

I'd suggest getting some test kits that are easier to read.

Either way the color turned super purple

I think the results of the test suggest the problem. Hydrogen peroxide won’t help your phosphates so I’d look into removal of the algae after the root cause has been addressed.

whats the my opinions on removing phosphate