I need help to figure this out

[Cardiak]

Just get Turbo snails, they devour the stuff like nothing else. My tank was covered in hair algae so I bought 6 Turbos and with in 2 weeks the entire tank was algae free.

 

[Behrmon]

Just get Turbo snails, they devour the stuff like nothing else. My tank was covered in hair algae so I bought 6 Turbos and with in 2 weeks the entire tank was algae free.

Turbos IMO can be hit or miss also, more often they will chow it but I have a few who don't care a ton for it, or the HA is to far along for them to make a dent.

 

[Matt L.]

What about rabbitfish? I have heard that these are excellent at grazing on nuisance algae. Does anyone have any experience with grazing fish?

Matt

 

[vinny]

I had bought one the first time my tank showed HA but never touched it and when I added other fish (tangs) it got bullied then stressed out and finally died.

 

[kwizatz-haderah]

I'm battling a bad case of this stuff myself

 

[steevareno]

LMAO! He could be a permanent member in Blue Man group.
In addition to all these cure it does take time for it to dissapear. For my tank, about 3 months...Rowa, big clean-up crew, low bioload, good skimming, frequent water changes took care of it for me.

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guess thats what happened to this guy

http://www.noob.us/miscellaneous/man-turns-blue/

 

[Sherri]

I have a little bit that grows but my astrea snails eat it. It's never turned into a problem.

 

[Salty hands]

I realize I'm mostly repeating what everyone else is saying, but I battled the green monster for quite some time. It almost got me to pack it up. But I followed a friends advice and starting growing and exporting Chaeta in my sump. After that the combination of a good skimmer, snails, a Foxface, a Kole Tang and Hippo Tang seemed to eliminate this stuff completely. I had zero success with Phosban. Hope this helps!