Green hair problems

[Adamp_holydiver]

This is getting absurd my nitrates are at 0 and phosphates are at 0.08

I'm running a skimmer with it filling up every 4 days or brown water

Dosing vodka but very low amount because I have 1 fish now and few coral I restarted my tank

Doing no/po tests every two to three days

Feeding only fish twice a day and only flakes I make sure he eats everything

Light are one for 12 hours and bulbs are old but can that really be the problem??

Flow sould be stronger in the tank

Have a huge ball of cheeto in the sump/ refuge

 

[Adamp_holydiver]

Running carbon

Water change 10 gall every week

75 gall display 35 sump

Using RO water

Clean up crew is very small , 3 crabs 2 snails

 

[homegrowncichlid]

Well, no matter how much you filtering with chemical/physical media, you can't compete with algae, which evolution has forced to have the most efficient mechanism for nutrient uptake. Survival of the fittest. I ran a few thought experiments on how much GFO to use to prevent algae growth and I concluded I can't. Biological uptake using enzymes out classes chemical uptake. Like trying to compare photosynthesis with solar panels.

Get a tang or 2-3 dozen hermit crabs.

 

[vio]

Adam ,u read "0" Nitrate, 0.08 PO4 water column, now need time ,for u rocks to be clean, the Nitrate (+ PO4) from u rocks, feed the H.A. U protein Skimmer will work hard for next few months.

 

[duke62]

Old bulbs can cause hair algae also what test kits are you using and are you sure its hair algae and not bryopsis.

 

[xxxAngeloxxx]

You also need a much bigger cleaning crew especially for a 75G

 

[Adamp_holydiver]

Red Sea test kits and I'll post a pic

 

[flashinglights89]

A sea hair wiped out all the hair algae for me def get one

 

[ReefMonkey13]

+1 on additional cleaning crew.

You may also consider shortening your light period.

 

[greenstreet.1]

I had the same problem but my phos was zero got me a one spot fox face now it's all gone one of the best fish I ever got he even eats bubble algae.

 

[Adamp_holydiver]

I had the same problem but my phos was zero got me a one spot fox face now it's all gone one of the best fish I ever got he even eats bubble algae.

I thought they where not reed safe

 

[greenstreet.1]

He is in my reef never touched a coral I was worried about the same thing as I was told to add him with caution but so far so good and all green algae is gone and he's eating the little bubble I had.

 

[greenstreet.1]

This is a few days after I put him in from QT to DT my shrimps love him they also sleep together lol.

 

[greenstreet.1]

 

[vio]

110% from Live Rocks.

 

[MikeC]

start siphoning detritus more aggressively.

detritus is the source of the nutrients.

 

[piranhapat]

Are you using DI with your RO water change. If so do you have a TDS meter so you have a zero reading. Next change bulbs. You must run GFO along with carbon. Next clean up crew like stated will also help. Add more current and cut feeding down to once. Root of problem to much nurtients are feed your hair algae. With GFO change every 3weeks for first 2 months and you will see a drop in your phosphate .

 

[ohana888]

algae explodes by excess nutrients and/or light. maybe you can make an algae scrubber in your sump/fuge and increase your nutrient export. do you have space for a small tang? i had a kole & blue hippo that cleared my GHA & bryopsis until i found out my Mg was too low.