If what you see in your saltwater aquarium is a green feathery looking mass it is probably green hair algae.
Green hair algae killing coral.
I had to change 2 tanks due to green hair algae.
Green hair algae require not only light but also nitrate and phosphate to survive.
Turn green hair algae into food.
Even in new tanks it has started spreading fast.
The cure for green hair algae is the same as the prevention.
Emerald crabs yellow tangs and lawnmower blennies are two animals with a taste for green hair algae.
Uv lights are a great idea for keeping algae levels low since they will obliterate any roaming cells.
Chemical additives and uv light may work well on cellular algae but not hair algae.
No the hair algae doesnt kill corals what does kill the coral is hair algae growing profusely next to it preventing the coral extending its polyps and getting sun.
That is to say algae is everywhere and it s a significant part of a number of ecosystems across the planet.
The best way to remove hair algae from your systems is manual removal.
Will green hair algae kill.
If your local fish store doesn t have a nice selection of marine iguanas that was a joke another option to help get the green hair algae under control is to add some livestock that will eat it.
90cm x 30cm x 35cm water changing 25 35 water every week light 0 5 w led strip 20 leds daily 10 hours.
Starve it into oblivion.
Treatment of green hair algae.
As it grows it takes on the appearance of silky green hair.
Im sick and tired with them green hair algae.
Warm temperatures cause the corals to expel the algae.
Inside their tissues corals house symbiotic algae called zooxanthellae which provide extra food for corals in exchange for a stable home.
I have a shrimp tanks with java and christmas moss.