Question

HarlemsYandel · Nov 13, 2016

So I've been reading the forums about the hair algae and I have tonsssss I have a 72G and I use to b on top of my tank every day and then I got 3 jobs and have been ignoring it so it's like ughhhh haven't had time and been super busy so this is my situation...I've been scrubbing the rocks with a toothbrush to remove the hair algae and it's been working it just takes for ever anyone have a faster way of getting rid of them?

these are the ones I scrubbed off very clean and normal looking now.

Tahoe61 · Nov 13, 2016

Phosban, phosguard, chitons, urchins, abalone, cerith snails, astraea snails....Looks like you have a detritus build up as well, blow off the rocks with a power head or turkey baster and clean the mechanical filtration after. Test for Nitrates and Phosphates.
I know you do not have a lot of time but consider an ATS/algae turf scrubber.

HTH

HarlemsYandel · Nov 13, 2016

Thanks yeah

HarlemsYandel · Nov 13, 2016

Ima def try that I went to pet land cuz my nitrates were so high n they told me to buy this plant cuz it keeps them down I was like ahhhh okay weird but ok

mcarroll · Nov 13, 2016

THat's a macro algae called chaetomorpha....needs to come out of the condiment container and have room to grow (without getting sucked into a filter).

If you don't have corals, that's your problem. If you fertilize without planting, you tend to get a lot of weeds that just seem to come from nowhere.

Seems like you're lighting the tank for coral, so I'd reduce the amount of light if possible...to the bare minimum or even none for a while.

If you can get a lux meter, get it below 1000 lux. #luxmeter #lux #meter

teamlounge · Nov 13, 2016

emerald crabs eat hair algae. Check your flow. If the lights need to be replaced that will cause bad growth as well.

Reef'nOkla · Nov 13, 2016

Get some huge turbos or some emerald crabs or lawnmower blennies

Reef'nOkla · Nov 13, 2016

But first fix why the algae is flourishing

saltyfilmfolks · Nov 13, 2016

Yer gonna Need a bigger brush!

I got a pot scrubber brush. the OXO brand i think

HarlemsYandel · Nov 13, 2016

Thanks for the tips guys...yeah peatland people told me to leave it in the container and put holes in the plastic -.- way to go petland...now after taking that out the container should I place it next to a rock like dig a nice hole somewhere near the rocks and let it grow or what should I do...as far as corals my tank isn't set up for corals it's hard and the lighting I def will have to set it to where it isn't on for so long cause I kinda figured the lighting was going to make it grow out of control -.-...the snails and crabs I'm def looking into that I'm trying to remember the website that sends your whole sales on them I think it was like 100 snails for 25 bucks or something of that nature if anyone knows of a good reliable site please share thanks again guys I'll keep everyone posted as I go on with scrubbing these rocks as far as a bigger brush lol I think i do need a bigger one hahahahah