Algea eater

[09bumblebee]

I'm in need of a good Algea eater in my 40 g frag tank. I've tried the snails and hermies, ive got a lawnmower blenny. Would a small small yellow tang make quick work of the Algea it's mostly hair Algea. I've drove my mag up to 1400 I run gfo and skim heavy. Po4 is 0 it's only on the frag plugs I've got from everywhere and everyone.

 

[Smiley]

i have trochus snails, hermits, and an algae blenny in my frag tank, keeps the hair algae down really good.

 

[Highway66]

Ive been told sea hares are varacious alge eaters. I know aquamart had some and are getting more in. I didnt have mine very long before he got sucked into my powerhead, so i never got to see him in action I have since covered my mp10.

 

[xxHLTxx]

+1 to sea hares

 

[09bumblebee]

Ive been told sea hares are varacious alge eaters. I know aquamart had some and are getting more in. I didnt have mine very long before he got sucked into my powerhead, so i never got to see him in action I have since covered my mp10.

Yea I put one in Saturday and haven't seen him since. Not a big tank and not many hiding places. Not sure where he went

 

[Catfish Charlie]

I'm in need of a good Algea eater in my 40 g frag tank. I've tried the snails and hermies, ive got a lawnmower blenny. Would a small small yellow tang make quick work of the Algea it's mostly hair Algea. I've drove my mag up to 1400 I run gfo and skim heavy. Po4 is 0 it's only on the frag plugs I've got from everywhere and everyone.

Rainfordi Gobies and Sea Hares are the best for hair algae!

 

[powdermonkey]

Rainfordi Gobies and Sea Hares are the best for hair algae!

Are the Rainfordi jumpers?

 

[cremer9]

i picked up a tiger cowrie two months ago made short work of all my hair algea now im wondering what hes going to eat...been putting alge tabs in but my crabs keep chowing them down

 

[Catfish Charlie]

i picked up a tiger cowrie two months ago made short work of all my hair algea now im wondering what hes going to eat...been putting alge tabs in but my crabs keep chowing them down

Tiger Cowrie will also eat soft corals, anemones and sponges!

 

[Catfish Charlie]

Are the Rainfordi jumpers?

All fish maybe "jumpers", but Rainfordi gobies usually "hang" out toward the bottom of the tank.

 

[ReefCheif]

Yello Tang will not eat hair algea IMO, my kole will eat it on occasion, but not usually.

May be better to find the problem at hand and correct it all together as apposed to trying to control it. Went through a similiar problem with briopsis, tried every critter under the sun, controlled it but never got rid of it, finally decided to play ball and completely eradicate it. While it took alot of work over a few weeks time with monitoring levels, adding mag, and removing as much as I could physically its gone and has not come back at all.

 

[09bumblebee]

Yello Tang will not eat hair algea IMO, my kole will eat it on occasion, but not usually.

May be better to find the problem at hand and correct it all together as apposed to trying to control it. Went through a similiar problem with briopsis, tried every critter under the sun, controlled it but never got rid of it, finally decided to play ball and completely eradicate it. While it took alot of work over a few weeks time with monitoring levels, adding mag, and removing as much as I could physically its gone and has not come back at all.

Yea I've tried everything I've bottom'd out my po4 and sps started loosing color. It's only on frag plugs. I've dipped zoas in hydrogen peroxide/tank water but never fully got rid of it. I guess ill try another sea hair not sure what happened to my lil guy

 

[ReefCheif]

Ive had luck with emerald crabs as well, although I didnt want them in my tank so I set up a 10 gal and used it to house a few emerlds and I would add a few corals, once the algea was gone Id swap them out, worked decently but never fully got rid of the problem either and was a pain in the ***.

Its strange its only on your frag plugs? What type of plugs are they?

 

[09bumblebee]

Ive had luck with emerald crabs as well, although I didnt want them in my tank so I set up a 10 gal and used it to house a few emerlds and I would add a few corals, once the algea was gone Id swap them out, worked decently but never fully got rid of the problem either and was a pain in the ***.

Its strange its only on your frag plugs? What type of plugs are they?

Not sure a mix of different types. Just the standard plugs I've got from different shops. I've got some new ones soaking and will try to move some frags to the new plugs