Hair algae?

[Bama-Reefer]

New tank is up and running about one month now had a short maybe 3 day diatom bloom. Not sure if it died off quick or my starving snails just demolished it. But now I have this greenish hair appearing algae can someone enlighten me a lil bit

 

[Roy 9121]

New tank is up and running about one month now had a short maybe 3 day diatom bloom. Not sure if it died off quick or my starving snails just demolished it. But now I have this greenish hair appearing algae can someone enlighten me a lil bit

Can you get a picture?

 

[Bama-Reefer]

I forgot to add it my bad

 

[Roy 9121]

I forgot to add it my bad

What kind of lighting? How long dio you run them? What about clean up crew?

 

[Bama-Reefer]

Sb reef lights bout 12 hrs with only 4-5 hrs with whites

 

[Bama-Reefer]

Sb reef lights bout 12 hrs with only 4-5 hrs with whites

6 huge cerith snails and a emerald

 

[Bama-Reefer]

It's in a 32 bio cube just noticed it's covered the glass and chateo n red Garcia in the back

 

[Roy 9121]

Sb reef lights bout 12 hrs with only 4-5 hrs with whites

When the whites are on, what % are they set at. You may want to run them longer at a lower %. Around 40%. I was having problems with hair algae, was running whites at 80% for 12 hours. Turned them down to 40% for about 10 hours and haven't had a problem since.

 

[Roy 9121]

6 huge cerith snails and a emerald

No hermits?

 

[Bama-Reefer]

I just got this light was scared of it only getting up to like 32% white on peak of its ramp

 

[Bama-Reefer]

Naw I have hermits in my big tank and dnt like how they climb all on my corals and knock everything around not glued down my hammer just sits on the sand bed n watched them climb all over it and knock it over

 

[Bama-Reefer]

But my krypto cc don't play that crap lol

 

[Roy 9121]

Naw I have hermits in my big tank and dnt like how they climb all on my corals and knock everything around not glued down my hammer just sits on the sand bed n watched them climb all over it and knock it over

That's weird, I've never had that problem.

 

[Roy 9121]

I just got this light was scared of it only getting up to like 32% white on peak of its ramp

May just be something that will clear up with time.

 

[Bama-Reefer]

Yea I mean the snails handle it for the most part was just curious if someone knew what it was. It's a coral only tank alk cal ph everything's good nitrates and phos at 0 but I know that's prob false because there consuming it