Green hair algae limited to inverts

[Oohkris123]

I have a 5g and algae is starting to grow and spread in a steady pace. My tank is a Fluval Spec V. My water chemistry is on point, lighting is a Current USA 85% blue 15% white intensity is at 70% turns on 8-8 return pump is a 600 rio with stock filtration it's stocks with a clown fish, yellow watchman goby, tiger pistol shrimp and 2 hermits for corals I have a hammer coral, different types of zoas, maxi mini anemone, xenias, candy cane. I want to know what invert I can put in to eliminate the hair algae since I'm limted to what I can stock the tank with.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

some small turbos for one.

 

[Oohkris123]

I don't like turbos or emerald crabs since they always knocking most of the frags off the rock

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

I don't like turbos or emerald crabs since they always knocking most of the frags off the rock

More glue then or a toothbrush.


emeralds are a poor choice they very often starve.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/choosing-cleanup-crew-critters.258695/

 

[Oohkris123]

What do you mean "more glue then it a toothbrush" I also don't to remove the rock work because I don't want to disturb the sand bed

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

What do you mean "more glue then it a toothbrush" I also don't to remove the rock work because I don't want to disturb the sand bed

use more glue so stuff doesn't fall over. Or if you don't want snails and CUC you'll have to clean it yourself with a toothbrush. I don't pull the rock to scrub it.

 

[Oohkris123]

use more glue so stuff doesn't fall over. Or if you don't want snails and CUC you'll have to clean it yourself with a toothbrush. I don't pull the rock to scrub it.

I'm not gluing the frag plug since I'm going to trade them for other corals. I did try scrubbing the hair algae and remove everything I saw floating around with 75% water change I feel like I just made it easier to spread

 

[Heliarc19]

Are you lights on 12 hours? I would decrease if so. A hang on fudge may help, I don't think snails are viable for algae control

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

, I don't think snails are viable for algae control

that's not true at all. what else would you use to remove algae.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

I'm not gluing the frag plug since I'm going to trade them for other corals. I did try scrubbing the hair algae and remove everything I saw floating around with 75% water change I feel like I just made it easier to spread

well, not sure what your going to do then. Most folks use glue and snails. Hermit crabs too.

 

[Heliarc19]

Yeah I meant as the only way to control algae, of course they help but it can easily outpace their ability to consume.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Yeah I meant as the only way to control algae, of course they help but it can easily outpace their ability to consume.

yup. If we limit it and remove large portions they usually keep it under control.

 

[Zack K]

I prefer crabs over snails. They are a lot more clumsy in terms of themselves but don't seem to rearrange anything. They also demolish GHA

 

[Ryengoth]

Fluconazone has been used with success. Then again, I don't think that just blindly wiping out a symptom will prevent it from coming back.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/bryopsis-cure-my-battle-with-bryopsis-using-fluconazole.285096/

 

[Zack K]

Fluconazone has been used with success. Then again, I don't think that just blindly wiping out a symptom will prevent it from coming back.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/bryopsis-cure-my-battle-with-bryopsis-using-fluconazole.285096/

Vibrant I have heard good things about as well if you wanted to go chemically.

 

[Ryengoth]

I would kill the RGBW light, drape the tank and let it sit for a week.

 

[Ryengoth]

My tang follows the scraper around and eats the cyano and green algae when I scrape the film off my glass. It's only a battle if the nutrients and light support it. I like my LPS growth as it is so I don't mind dealing with some green algae or cyano. I just can't have nice acro sticks yet. :/

 

[Oohkris123]

I did reduce the light for 5hrs a day for a whole month I saw a lot more growth and made my diatom, red slime, and the bubble algae disappear after I saw my progress I increases my lights which my corals mostly zoas exploded with growth and unfortunately hair algae did too...im also in the process of adding a chillier that will go through a phosban reactor to my tank which I think will help but I'm not sure about the phosban would help.. I have used chemicals too kill red slime in the past
...i also wanna add that this tank will be a euphyllia and zoa dominate tank

 

[Oohkris123]

I would kill the RGBW light, drape the tank and let it sit for a week.

RGBW?

 

[Zack K]

RGBW?

Red
Green
Blue
White