Best green hair algae eater?

[Cvaughn1062]

I just got my nitrates in check and my phosphates were a little high, I got some phosban in my little reactor and some carbon as well, been using kalk in the top off and 2 part to keep stuff stable, now that Im running the phosban the green hair algae should get itself in check right? in the mean time what CUC can I add that will really eat a lot of the green hair algae?

 

[duromega]

sea hare
long spine sea urchin

 

[cmantis]

Sea Hare or Mexican Turbo Snails.

 

[Cvaughn1062]

I feel like turbos all die any alternatives that are good eaters? im gunna get another seahare asap I had one a couple months ago but I passed it on to a fellow reefer once he did his job.

 

[troywalkerphoto]

I have had the same turbos in my tank for 5 years in good and bad conditions.

 

[Cvaughn1062]

I had like 25 I feel like ive only got maby 15 left in there after a year, I mean I guess that's not to bad , I also baught margaritas and I found like 5 or 6 empty shells

 

[cmantis]

What size tank?

 

[Cvaughn1062]

57 gallon

 

[bigcapct]

Use the algae on a salad ! Hahah

 

[Cvaughn1062]

little oil and vinegar........... chill ton im getting the munchiessss lol

 

[NYreefNoob]

seahare or mexican turbo snails, but the downside to those are they will starve out once the algea is gone. i always tell people to google dosing hydrogen peroxide. and usually if your getting hair algea, your nutrients are higher, phosphates are as well and possible running higher nitrates

 

[Cvaughn1062]

hey rick, yea my phosphates were a little high, so I started using phosban, I got a sea hare and when im done with him ill just drop em off back at max reef, at the price I don't mind, more of a rental fee hahahahaa. any opinions on phosban vs. GFO?

 

[Cvaughn1062]

p.s. I baught jims nem super stoked surprised you didn't scoop it up

 

[rambler67]

i had an algae blenny did a good job once the sea hair cleans up most of it

 

[NYreefNoob]

lol he lives basically across the street from me and had one of his, but the walk across my sps was reason i no longer have it. honestly it is more money but get the rowaphos. works better then any of the others, plus wont leach phos back into tank once capsity if filled

 

[troywalkerphoto]

The best

lol he lives basically across the street from me and had one of his, but the walk across my sps was reason i no longer have it. Honestly it is more money but get the rowaphos. Works better then any of the others, plus wont leach phos back into tank once capsity if filled

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[Cvaughn1062]

rowaphos? never heard of it, good stuff?

 

[NYreefNoob]

the best, more expensive then others

 

[Cvaughn1062]

sounds good in 3 weeks ill switch over

 

[homegrowncichlid]

and whats wrong with adding tangs?