Hair Algae in FOWLR

[sbash]

I inherited a tank with some mild, but nuisance hair algae in it. I have pulled all the corals out, and just have a couple anemones left to remove.

Once it is technically a FOWLR tank, I would like to run a course of chloroquine phosphate, as it is a strong herbicide. Once the algae is dead, I am going to ditch all the water and move the fish and rocks to another tank...

Has anyone done this before?

Any idea what affect it will have on the rock long or short term? (i.e. I would hope to re-use the rock once it is algae free; very likely in a reef tank)

 

[Ocelaris]

Try algae fix first, it's reef safe basically, and has done wonders for my hard to eradicate algaes. Be warned that any fix just makes room for the harder to kill algaes, so be ready for long term nutrient control.

 

[sbash]

Try algae fix first, it's reef safe basically, and has done wonders for my hard to eradicate algaes. Be warned that any fix just makes room for the harder to kill algaes, so be ready for long term nutrient control.

Yeah, nutrient control is a given for a successful reef... No worries there... This is a pretty specific situation and I have CP on hand, so I am going to go ahead with it, lol... I am not looking for alternate options, I am looking to see if others have done this before

My guess is that CP is so new of a concept for the hobby, so we do not really know what will happen in this case. In one of my QT threads, it was theorized (an unknown amount of) the CP would be absorbed by the rocks. If that is the case, in a reef system, the rocks would then eventually release the CP back into the water... That said, the treatment is 21 days, so perhaps it becomes inert after that; which makes any concerns moot...