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Old 12/31/2007, 04:51 PM
BruinQB7 BruinQB7 is offline
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Hair Algae...YIKES!!

So my new 24 g aquapod has been sitting there with nothing but LR in it for about a month now and appeared to be doing very well (ammonia, nitrate, and nitrite all tested out at zero). But, I recently had a smallish outbreak of hair algae. Should I go through the hassle of taking out the rocks that have the algae on them and scraping it off, including some of the rock to get rid of the roots? Or, are there any inverts anyone could recommend that would eat the hair algae and take care of it? Also, is there really a disadvantage to not scraping the brown algae off the glass and just throwing in some nerites? Any help would be much appreciated.
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Old 12/31/2007, 05:05 PM
younglcy younglcy is offline
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A handful of Cerith snails and some small hermit crabs took care of the brown algae outbreak in my 75gal. in about 3 days. Ate every last bit.
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Old 12/31/2007, 07:33 PM
BruinQB7 BruinQB7 is offline
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What about the hair algae?
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Old 12/31/2007, 08:31 PM
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The Enemy...Some type of annoying algae!


The Conquerer...Lettuce Nudi



Fulfilling his orders



Round 1 goes to the Conquerer!

This is 5 hours after the first pic was taken.


Results of his previous job

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Old 01/03/2008, 12:50 PM
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Thanks, DC. I'm in the process now of looking for one...
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Old 01/03/2008, 02:56 PM
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survival of the fittest
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Old 01/03/2008, 04:42 PM
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When I had some hair issues, I ended up getting an Algae Blenny, and this took care of the problem he seemed to eat all that I had and kept the tank in check. more info, The Sailfin/Algae Blenny is also referred to as Jewelled Rockskipper or the Lawnmower, Jeweled Blenny, or Rock Blenny. Its body is a mottled tan with blue dots and it shows tons of personality.
A well-established 30 gallon or larger aquarium with multiple swimming levels and plenty of rock is a suitable environment. It is not usually aggressive unless the tank mates appear to have a similar shape as it does. It is best to house singly unless kept in a larger tank and the two are a mated pair. It tends to perch and hop from rock to rock looking for microalgae to graze on. It is known to nip at small-polyped stony coral and clam mantles.

The Sailfin/Algae Blenny does best in well-established aquariums with large amounts of natural algae to feed on. The diet can be supplemented with vegetable matter, Spirulina, and herbivore preparations.

Approximate Purchase Size: Small: 1" to 2"; Medium: 2-1/2" to 3"; Large: 3" to 5"
 

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