siskiou Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 While I've had plenty of different algae in my tanks since I got started with salt water, it's been mostly of the slime variety. Any hair algae was always eaten by the snails or the emerald crabs, and it looked different (darker and more branchy). My new tank only has some LR, snails and one emerald crab in it, and I'm noticing this lovely, bright green algae starting to pop up in little bunches here and there. I don't see anyone eating it, and it's very slowly spreading. Is this the dreaded green hair algae and should I start freaking out? Or will a future fish (tang?) eat this kind later on, when I start stocking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanF Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 No not Hair Algae just some sort of Turf Algae it should get eaten by a tang if you get one later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siskiou Posted October 23, 2006 Author Share Posted October 23, 2006 Thanks! That's good to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dippin61 Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 No not Hair Algae just some sort of Turf Algae it should get eaten by a tang if you get one later. mine sure doesnt :p eats all kind of HA though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyles Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 ya thats not HA, but I wouldnt let it spread to much. Its feeding off your lights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siskiou Posted October 23, 2006 Author Share Posted October 23, 2006 What would you recommend to keep it in check? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyles Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 Hard to say, Im sure someone can chime in, I know my tangs would hammer it down, worst case pluck it with your hands and a siphon.... or pinch it out with a siphone tube. Thats how I delt with HA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefboy Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 fox face species is what ive found works the best on turf algaes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dippin61 Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 Hard to say' date=' Im sure someone can chime in, I know my tangs would hammer it down, worst case pluck it with your hands and a siphon.... or pinch it out with a siphone tube. Thats how I delt with HA[/quote'] that stuff is really in there though, if its the same stuff i have. i mean, you really have to scrub that stuff to get it off, and even then, most of the time it comes right back. personally, if you could, i'd take the top layer of the rock off with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyles Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 ya, I agree. I have some rock like this, I didn't mess with it, just simply dump it in the refugium. The odds are that this rock was previously in a fug as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siskiou Posted October 23, 2006 Author Share Posted October 23, 2006 Well, darn! I'll just have to wait and see if a tang eats it, and maybe keep it down by brushing it off in the meantime. Should a tang be the last fish in, or are they accepting of new fish (that aren't another tang) in general? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefboy Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 to be safe add as last fish in larger system usaly no problems but smaller say under 100 gal there can be but if added last usaly non at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyles Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 Depends on the tang. I would say if you plan to add another fish of same size you should add the least aggresive of the two. I have 3 tangs and when I add smaller fish they don't seem to even care about the new fish, but a fish of similar color and size... good luck, but it depends on tank size and a veriety of things. If its a yellow tang specifically I would add him as the last fish. Mine is least aggresive till he sees something he dont like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurch Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 I put a purple short spined urchin in my tank and that ate all the turf algae. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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