green hair agle i m puzzled.

[Jakef150]

My tank- 29 biocube with cheato and filters. ( not sump)

I feed my tank every OTHER day.

My tank- Plastic back wall has (about foot top to down with approx 1/2" of hair green/brown.

I just bought more CUC yeserday.

Hope it will eat all of it but i doubt it.

parameter-

p04 - 0
nit/nit- 0
1.025
*79
alk 8
cal 460

change water every weekend with RO/DI system.
light on 1230-9pm

thats why i m puzzled.

tips ?

Thanks!
Jake

 

[46nBliss]

when i first setup my tank it had some hair algae so i put in a emerald crab and it went to town on it.
Check your RODI water for TDS make sure you dont need to replace your membrane.

 

[ZANYMASTER]

The Cheato,Is it lit with flow?I take it you're using the rear chamber as a refugium and if you are,The cheato needs to be tumbled and lit as well,otherwise it'll break up and cause even more problems.

 

[Jakef150]

yes i have JBJ glow LED for cheato in rear.

I suspected its pphospante PADS cuz i sereached and found that someone complained about it caused hair agale and he removed then thing gets better!

TDS in is 37 and TDS out is 0

JAke

 

[Jakef150]

Can i use mesh bag with GFO in it and put it in rear chamber ??

Thanks!
Jake

 

[46nBliss]

Can i use mesh bag with GFO in it and put it in rear chamber ??

Thanks!
Jake

you could but it would'nt be as effective as a phosban reactor.

 

[Bryceandmandy]

I had a similar issue a few months ago. I removed as much of it as i could with a toothbrush and a siphon and dosed API marine algaefix. It doesnt remove whats there but prevwnts it from growing back. That and brightwells microbacter7 to lower nitrates along with waterchanges.

 

[jcs11236]

what i do is use chemipure elite--i add 3 tbsp of gfo in the same bag.
what are u checking phos with?

 

[Jakef150]

API test kit

Great idea add gfo in chemi!

Just ordered brs stuff gfo and rox

Thanks

 

[tentacles]

your PO4 is probably not zero- either it's not showing on the test because the titration tests for PO4 are really ineffective, or it's being consumed by the algae. How long has your tank been set up, what is your lighting schedule and what kind of CUC did you add?

 

[mbg75]

jake, i have an extra TLF reactor. just need the flow valve and pump.

 

[ryangrieder]

Get the 64 oz bottle of magnesium by Kent. Start dosing every day and test very frequently. Bring your mag up to 1800-2000 range, and it will all die naturally

 

[Jakef150]

started up last end of may 2010.

CUC- mostly snails from reef cleaner ...

It look like hair agle now turns all brown now.

my light- 1230-9pm.

thanks

 

[tentacles]

CUC- mostly snails from reef cleaner ...

I more so meant what species of snails, most of the smaller ones cannot tackle large amounts of GHA.

 

[basiab]

Are you sure it is not cyano. Anyway they are both caused by the same problems. In a tank that small ( I have a 24 gallon) your best bet it to do a lot of water changes until it gets resolved. Cleanup crews only help to keep things steady. Don't expect them to resolve your problem. Change 3 gallons a day for a few days. Each day clean out some of the algae by hand. If you see real improvement then back off to every other day of water changes and keep reducing it till you get back to your weekly changes. Also figure out if you are doing anything to produce too much nutrients like overfeeding etc. Every other day doesn't mean much if when you do feed a lot gets left over. Better feed less daily.

 

[Donewiththisplace]

Had a bad case of HA too, back wall of JBJ 28 was covered...one dose of AlgaeFix Marine and it was gone.