hair algea someone please help!

[Bradsreeeftank]

:frown: so i have a biocueb 29 for about 7 months. and about a month ago i saw a puff of hair algea. and now.... its on all the rocks! Its annoying! i added a phosphate pad that removes phosphate but didn't do anything... tried scrubbing with toothbrush helped but didnt get big patches off because they were stuck on too hard. So any advice!?!

 

[mike007]

Excess nutrients usually caused by overfeeding. You need to test for nitrates and phosphates.

 

[gobeach]

A blenny will also help

 

[Bradsreeeftank]

Any other advice? i heard about the 3 days of darkness but wont that kill/**** off my coralS? thanks though guys!

 

[Usctom]

Any other advice? i heard about the 3 days of darkness but wont that kill/**** off my coralS? thanks though guys!

the coral will be fine with the lights off. mine went 7 days last year with power an power outage. You could also dose hydrogen peroxide.

 

[Reefing Madness]

Lights out for 3 days will not harm the corals. But if you don't find the source of the fuel it will come right back.