Hair algae I’ve tried everything!!!!

[ReefJake123]

My water comes from a perfect filtered RO water from our well I feed every couple of days I use my Red Sea kit for testing

 

[ReefJake123]

 

[ReefJake123]

That’s me in the background if you couldn’t tell[emoji23]

 

[Tanglover11]

Try this, it really does work

 

[lbacha]

I'm surprised your emerald crabs arn't keeping that small amount in check.

 

[LadyMac]

Dude that looks way better than mine.

 

[Adele]

Dude that looks way better than mine.

Lol. I swear I thought the exact thing. .
Like t hat scene from crocodile Dundee “ Call that an (knife) algae out break? I’ll show you an algae outside break!”

 

[Adele]

What kind of filtration are you running?

 

[LadyMac]

Lol. I swear I thought the exact thing. .
Like t hat scene from crocodile Dundee “ Call that an (knife) algae out break? I’ll show you an algae outside break!”

I have so much hair algae the hermits comb it and y’all smack about the clownfish. And the hermits have it all over their shells lol.

 

[mcarroll]

definitely relax since your algae isnt hurting anything – it's healthy for the tank, you just happen to not like it. fair, but no reason for worry

try this: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/algae-cure-spot-treating-algae-with-peroxide.359887/

Also make sure your sand and rock are clean by blasting them with a powerhead. If the sand turns out to be dirty at all, definitely run a gravel vac on it at minimum (or similar). You might consider going bare bottom and improving flow in that case as well. Sand is cheap – keep that in mind.

 

[laverda]

Like others have said I have had way worse algae in tanks in the past. One reason your test kits show no nitrate or phosphate is the algae is using it. On a small tank water changes may be the easiest way to eliminate N&P.
What do you have for filtration? Mechanical Filtration like canister filter, filter floss or socks can contribute to GHA if not maintained at least weekly. Twice a week is even better.
Hydrogen peroxide as mentioned works well to kill it as do other things. They will not usually keep it from coming back without eliminating the cause.
The algae is good for your tank in that it is removing nutrients from the water. ATS have become popular because they take advantage of the algae by growing it in condition more suited for algae and easier for us to export outside of the display.

 

[ReefJake123]

Sorry I didn’t respond earlier but I was busy anyways I use a phosphate nitrite and nitrate remover pads and they work great I also use chemi pure so how does this peroxide work does it harm fish/corals it has to be Reef safe methods and you guys don’t even know the half of my algae problem if you saw it a couple of months ago you would say I need to restart my tab it was covering ever last bit of my sand/rocks it was horrible

 

[ReefJake123]

Try this, it really does work

So how does this work

 

[ReefJake123]

I currently use this which doesn’t work for crap

 

[ReefJake123]

definitely relax since your algae isnt hurting anything – it's healthy for the tank, you just happen to not like it. fair, but no reason for worry

try this: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/algae-cure-spot-treating-algae-with-peroxide.359887/

Also make sure your sand and rock are clean by blasting them with a powerhead. If the sand turns out to be dirty at all, definitely run a gravel vac on it at minimum (or similar). You might consider going bare bottom and improving flow in that case as well. Sand is cheap – keep that in mind.

And my algae has killed 5 of my favorite corals [emoji20][emoji20][emoji20]

 

[ReefJake123]

Those corals were all together over $300

 

[ReefJake123]

Anyone want to answer please and thank you

 

[Dr. Reef Verified Sponsor]

if your nitrates and phos are really 0 then do a few things.
1. bump up your magnesium levels to 1800
2. kill the lights for 3 days
3. 4th day when you turn the lights on keep them on for 1/3rd the time you usually do and at lot less intensities (if controllable)
4. feed less

 

[ReefJake123]

Done that tons of timeS

 

[Tanglover11]

I currently use this which doesn’t work for crap

Use fluconazole it works extremely well, kills Green Hair algae And also bryopsis , without affecting corals and fish. It is marketed as Reeflux. I had a bad case of hair algae. My Phosphates were low, nitrates were low. I have a tank loaded with SPS and it killed all of the hair algae within two weeks.