Hair algae growing on pump section in sump

[IE Reefer]

Hey everyone,
I think I may have a hair algae problem on the pump side of my sump. What is the best way to get rid of it?

 

[AnemoneFan]

Carbon dosing And GFO. Do you have coral in your tank? Is it in your display or only that one part?

 

[jt8791]

A hungry pincushion urchin would take care of that I’m sure but I’m also an urchin fan and not a fan of chemicals.

 

[IE Reefer]

Carbon dosing And GFO. Do you have coral in your tank? Is it in your display or only that one part?

I run Marineland carbon, is that what you mean? I do have coral in my DT. I’ve seen some like that in the DT and attempted to remove it.

 

[IE Reefer]

A hungry pincushion urchin would take care of that I’m sure but I’m also an urchin fan and not a fan of chemicals.

I think it would be pretty neat to get a urchin, do you think a tuxedo will have the same affect? I don’t want the pincushion to knock over corals/rock.

 

[jt8791]

I’m not sure how much hair algae tuxedos eat, I read they didn’t eat it. I started with a red tuxedo and didn’t notice it eating gha. Short spine pincushion might not be as bad, I ended up getting a plain white and a purple

 

[DNKReefer]

Hey everyone,
I think I may have a hair algae problem on the pump side of my sump. What is the best way to get rid of it?

Hair algae grows primarily as a response to higher levels of iron, I would send out your water for a full panel test, check any metals contained within tank for corrosion, check your source water etc etc.

 

[AnemoneFan]

I’m referring to vodka and vinegar dosing. You have to read a lot into it and do it slowly. It’s basically nopox by red sea or just use nopox