Hair algae breakout

[Rich42082]

Any suggestions on a good clean up crew for hair algae? My tank has been set up for about two months now and I got a break out on this hair algae but mainly on one rock. I changed my ph around to increase the flow in that area but algae still grows pretty fast. I changed my lighting and have been lighting the tank for 5 to 8 hours with my 8 x 54 t5 lighting.

 

[EriksFish315]

I have the same problem an cant find some answers.

 

[TeamTrash]

Aren't lawn mower bennies supposed to be good?

 

[Kio707]

Check your phosphates, try turbo snails, emerald crabs, and foxface work good too. Also check ur water.

 

[mr_X]

None of those things are 100% guaranteed to eat hair algae. I would focus on keeping the nutrient levels low, instead of adding more eating, pooping, creatures to the bio load. cut back on feeding and up the water changes. 99% of the salt water tank keepers I meet overfeed.

 

[Marquis]

I have 2 emeralds in my 6 gallon nano any time I find a rock with 2 much hair algae on it in my other tanks I put it I my nano and it gets cleaned up in a week or 2

 

[EriksFish315]

Why don't you just put a CUC in your other tanks to take care of it?

 

[Marquis]

Why don't you just put a CUC in your other tanks to take care of it?

I do but its only hermits turbos an urchin and some snails I mostly do it to keep my emeralds fed my 6 gallon had very lil algae and my 50 had an out break

 

[Marquis]

I'm going to the city tomorrow gonna get 2 more emerald crab pairs for my other tanks they are truly great

 

[Sev7nseas]

The only thing that's going to work on that will be the rowaphos look for it works very good in days it's all gone,the Blenny is a good fish but it's only so much it can eat.