When you basically have a refugium in the display tank....

[jmNoles]

45 AIO is currently beyond overrun with GHA and dinos. Any and all help would be appreciated, because this is about to drive me out of the hobby entirely.

I haven't bothered testing nitrate and phosphate because they're likely zero'd out given the sheer amount of algae in the DT. FWIW, is an established tank that recently underwent a 2-hour move to a new city.

Clean-up-crew was recently bolstered -- a bunch of nerites, 3 turbos and other assorted snails, though it seems they're having a difficult time acclimating (I added them using ReefCleaners' guidelines 2 days ago and they've yet to move). Running filter pads, new skimmer will arrive Friday. Light is a ReefBreeders Photon.

Reef Flux did not work; it actually somehow got worse after the treatment finished.

 

[Screwgunner]

Try vibrant it worked for me.

 

[UkiahTheTurtle]

45 AIO is currently beyond overrun with GHA and dinos. Any and all help would be appreciated, because this is about to drive me out of the hobby entirely.

I haven't bothered testing nitrate and phosphate because they're likely zero'd out given the sheer amount of algae in the DT. FWIW, is an established tank that recently underwent a 2-hour move to a new city.

Clean-up-crew was recently bolstered -- a bunch of nerites, 3 turbos and other assorted snails, though it seems they're having a difficult time acclimating (I added them using ReefCleaners' guidelines 2 days ago and they've yet to move). Running filter pads, new skimmer will arrive Friday. Light is a ReefBreeders Photon.

Reef Flux did not work; it actually somehow got worse after the treatment finished.

Clown hosting GHA

 

[Screwgunner]

It will take about 7 weeks at regular doses so be patient.

 

[Swbvegas]

Are you running UV?

 

[Screwgunner]

Uv might help with dinos!!!

 

[jmNoles]

Are you running UV?

No UV currently. I’ve thought about either adding that or an algae scrubber. Just caught between two worlds of having to fix both a massive GHA problem and a Dino problem that came as a result

 

[Swbvegas]

Uv might help with dinos!!!

My thought exactly. A good UV will probably clear this up pretty quickly... especially if you cut off some other light sources. I'd consider going dark for awhile and just running UVs. Idk, this is a rough case.

 

[Swbvegas]

No UV currently. I’ve thought about either adding that or an algae scrubber. Just caught between two worlds of having to fix both a massive GHA problem and a Dino problem that came as a result

Yeah you need to try a UV, you'd be amazed the effect it can have.

 

[Screwgunner]

You would need both anyway imo.

 

[TriggerFinger]

Nothing is going to eat that long of green hair algae. You have to manually remove as much as you can, the cleaners will help keep it from getting that long again.

 

[Screwgunner]

Why do you need a scrubber you got one in your tank. LOL!!!

 

[Spare time]

That looks like lyngbya, not green hair algae.

 

[Swbvegas]

You could get some mollies, idk if they'd make a giant difference at this point.

 

[Screwgunner]

Pull your algea out your nutrients will rise and your dinos will go away . Algea scrubber are good at stripping nutrients to the point of dinos. Just like your tank.

 

[jmNoles]

That looks like lyngbya, not green hair algae.

Fantastic

 

[jmNoles]

That looks like lyngbya, not green hair algae.

Any ideas on how to combat this?

 

[dvgyfresh]

Any ideas on how to combat this?

Pull it out lol , pencil urchins would probly eat it but they don’t stop at algae

 

[kados]

Just my opinion, I'd pull out all the rocks and scrub them in a bucket of water. Fresh or salt doesnt matter if it's just rocks and no corals attached. Siphon the sand bed with some water changes. Chemicals are going to cause some major algae die off and cause bigger problems. A 45g should be a manageable project. I maintain my father-in-laws 60g that went months overdue on cleaning early on in the pandemic and looked the pic with tank covered in GHA. I agree with a UV for dinos. You'll get a lot of good advice here so good luck. My preferred option is always manual intervention first.

 

[BanjoBandito]

Clown hosting GHA

I was gonna say, at least the clowns are hosting it. Lol.