Green Hair Algae

enteri_00 · Post by **enteri_00** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 4:08 pm

Being new to this thing I pose my second posted question...ever since the dissapearance of my hermit crabs and their eventual carnal death to each other...I found that my green hair algae has taken off...what is the best solution to getting rid of this stuff...or is it normal to have...kinda looks like grass in sand...are the hermit crabs the ones who eat that stuff or should I just remove it manually (which is kinda hard) or what? Thoughts on this would be great as well...

GermanShepherdGirl · Post by **GermanShepherdGirl** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 12:08 am

Try snails or a lawn mower blenny. I have plenty of snails and have never had a problem with hair algae.

Post by **snoopdog** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 7:02 am

Best practice is to replace crabs, snails as they disappear. Keep a steady stock of them in your tank. If something is killing them, I would get rid of said creature.

Suziq21 · Post by **Suziq21** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 8:00 am

I picked up a lawnmower blenny last week. The hair algae is slowly going away and he is quickly getting a FAT belly!

Amphiprion · Post by **Amphiprion** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 8:09 am

If things are as they should be, you should not lose snails or hermit crabs. Replacing them all the time eventually gets pricey. The best way to get rid of hair algae ime is to
a) make sure you have a good protein skimmer
b)remove it yourself
c) make sure phosphates aren't an issue--use a phosphate adsorption sponge (phosban, Phospure, RowaPhos, etc).