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[rookie reefer]

Can hair algea kill polyps. I have two polyps that won't open lately. I have had them for about 2-3 weeks and they have opened nicely. but now there is hair algea growing around them and they wont open. is it some how " choking" them.

[tims]

yup. it takes over the area and covers everything.

[rookie reefer]

how do i get rid of it. just give it time.

[ScruffyRubicon]

Run some PhosBan. That seems to have worked fastest for me. Also find the source of phosphates and eliminate that as well.

[rookie reefer]

what could be like the most likely cause of the prosphate. i feed the coral kent marine's micro vert and there was a little hair algae on a rock i bought but it has spread.

[ScruffyRubicon]

Originally Posted by rookie reefer

what could be like the most likely cause of the prosphate. i feed the coral kent marine's micro vert and there was a little hair algae on a rock i bought but it has spread.

No familiar with the micro vert. Too much of it maybe. Waste collection. Over stocked. Over feeding. Full sand bed. Just a few of the many things.

[rookie reefer]

i have only one clownfish 3 mushrooms and 3 polyps. my sand bed is only 1.5". it says on the back of the bottle to feed it to them 1-2 drops per gallon 3 times a week i feed them 10 drops total 2 times a week.i feed the fish by hand so none of it even gets to the bottom.

[Loverotties]

Usually you don't need to feed corals,what kind are they?

[rookie reefer]

its what my lfs recomended they are mushrooms feather dusters and polyps. The food is a liquid.