Hair Algea Problem

[runningwild24]

Hi, So I'm having a serious hair algae outbreak in my frag tank, I have a brand new LED light in it, and I think that might be what is causing the problem, but the corals love the light, so I don't realy want to get rid of it. Anyway, my question is does anyone know of a fish that will eat hair algae? I know that sea hairs will, but does anything else? Thanks for your help :smile:

 

[hoonderific]

check your water params more than likely there is something else going on.you can do lettuce nudibranch, urchin or tangs are normally good

 

[runningwild24]

If it is the water paramaters shoulden't there be algae in the main tank too?

 

[ailachami]

I've heard of dosing peroxide 1ml for 10g water. but have not try it myself. check your Phosphate level.

 

[cremer9]

urchin helps water changes and gfo pull out the clumps of hair alge when you do a water change,

 

[runningwild24]

won't the urchin catch on corals though

 

[303travism]

Urchins can scratch acrylic and the tuxedo urchin can peel up coral

 

[Dr.DiSilicate]

If it is the water paramaters shoulden't there be algae in the main tank too?

Water movement? Egg crate leaching?... I've noticed that algae loves that stuff. Manual removal and a tang maybe.

 

[cremer9]

my pincushion doese not bother my coral.but what I think helped the most was a rotating head on the return pump.