Not sure what to do anymore

[H2oheartny3]

I’ve had my tank 2 years now and have had an alabaster problem for months... it’s a mix of hair algae plus another I cannot ID... I’ve tried blackouts, manually removing, pulling rocks out and scrubbing with a wire brush, constant water/filter/skimmer changes, chemicals, but nothing has helped... I’m to the point that I want to break it down and start over... is there a thread I can find showing me how to clean all of the tank parts, pipes, pumps, rock, etc?? I’m feeling very defeated at the moment...

 

[JosephM]

What are your parameters? Are you using RO/DI water? Is the rock leaking phosphates or silicates? I personally ran into a GHA outbreak and picked up a sea hare a couple days ago and he has been taking care of the algae very well. For only $25-30 to get rid of my GHA, I’d pay that any day.

 

[elagstein]

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