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Ok, I've got the red hair algae, and it's finally began to invade my totoka rock, which is worst case scenareo. Its' deep knobs make it virtually impossible to remove.
The 1st response I've always gotten, is " are you sure it's not cyano bacteria"? YES, as this is more like hair algae and has so far had no desire to affix to the glass. It does not grow where light is minimal. Rather it covers the bottom, and also is high up in the tank. It does not have a film like growth as does cyano, which also is readily smeared. Not this stuff.
When removed from the sand substrate, I lose alot of sand as it anchors rather well. However it returns as either roots break off, or small pcs "float" adrift through the water column and settles elsewheres.
I've recently added a lawnmower blenny, but have not witnessed him eating any of it in the last week that I've had him. My Brown Powder Tang, Emerald Green Crab, or any other part of my cleanup crew do not notice it either. My crab and tang however, are not reef safe, so either these animals go, or the reef goes, or I shut it down and sell out, not to mention the red hair algae.
Notice the damage from the crab to the Hawaiian Feather Duster tube. The duster has gone from 5-6" across, to 1/2" across, to not showing at all. Also notice the Kenya Tree coral has some whitish blunt ends where the polyps should be terciaried, (branched and fine) but are nipped off by the tang. This tang requires feeding every couple hours to maybe at minimum 4x/day. Otherwise his health takes a noticable plunge, as does the corals. My prized, and 1st coral for this tank, the Green Toadstool Leather, never extends anymore as the tang has it in check as well.
the...
Temp is constant at 79-80F.
SG is 1.0245
Ph is 7.8 - 8.0
Nitrates 10ppm /water mixing for a change
Phosphate 0ppm
My LFS recommended a Fox Face or Lawnmower Blenny
I got the Blenny since the FoxFace would clash with the tang
given the amount of swimming room (46 bow front)
I'm leary of urchins, have heard they can crash a tank when
stressed like a sea apple can, + my tang is frequently scratched up
from the close quarters, and type of rock I have, so a long "tipped"
urchin is out of the question.
The 1st response I've always gotten, is " are you sure it's not cyano bacteria"? YES, as this is more like hair algae and has so far had no desire to affix to the glass. It does not grow where light is minimal. Rather it covers the bottom, and also is high up in the tank. It does not have a film like growth as does cyano, which also is readily smeared. Not this stuff.
When removed from the sand substrate, I lose alot of sand as it anchors rather well. However it returns as either roots break off, or small pcs "float" adrift through the water column and settles elsewheres.
I've recently added a lawnmower blenny, but have not witnessed him eating any of it in the last week that I've had him. My Brown Powder Tang, Emerald Green Crab, or any other part of my cleanup crew do not notice it either. My crab and tang however, are not reef safe, so either these animals go, or the reef goes, or I shut it down and sell out, not to mention the red hair algae.
Notice the damage from the crab to the Hawaiian Feather Duster tube. The duster has gone from 5-6" across, to 1/2" across, to not showing at all. Also notice the Kenya Tree coral has some whitish blunt ends where the polyps should be terciaried, (branched and fine) but are nipped off by the tang. This tang requires feeding every couple hours to maybe at minimum 4x/day. Otherwise his health takes a noticable plunge, as does the corals. My prized, and 1st coral for this tank, the Green Toadstool Leather, never extends anymore as the tang has it in check as well.
the...
Temp is constant at 79-80F.
SG is 1.0245
Ph is 7.8 - 8.0
Nitrates 10ppm /water mixing for a change
Phosphate 0ppm
My LFS recommended a Fox Face or Lawnmower Blenny
I got the Blenny since the FoxFace would clash with the tang
given the amount of swimming room (46 bow front)
I'm leary of urchins, have heard they can crash a tank when
stressed like a sea apple can, + my tang is frequently scratched up
from the close quarters, and type of rock I have, so a long "tipped"
urchin is out of the question.