long green hair algea and lotts of it.....

[Bloodasp]

if nothing is still in it keep the lights off for a few days.

[naesco]

Originally Posted by Bloodasp

if nothing is still in it keep the lights off for a few days.

No light, no algae. That is the way to go.

lights off for 2 weeks or salaris blennie they eat the stuff like a lawn mower hense the common name lawnmower bleenie. Once the roots are layed down there is no getting away from it but lights out for 2 weeks will likely kill roots. I'd then get a salaris blennie after you may need to put a clip of Norri in the tank but mine eats frozen and flake so I'm good. My bared gobies eat frozen like its going out of style they will now eat flake also just to let you know everything adapts at different rates.

Bill

[BlueWorldAquatic]

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Unfortunately, Lawnmower Blennies are touch and go, they also hate to chew on long HA. I have actually had experience with a Brown Bar Goby (Dragon Goby), where I saw it take a mouthfull of HA and rip it off the rock, but that doesn't get rid of the roots unfortunately.

Ken - BWA

[MMAX]

New, cycling tanks and hair algae go hand in hand. Nothing to really worry about IMOP. Get a clean-up crew together and let them go at it.

[banditpowdercoat]

Originally Posted by bvlester

lights off for 2 weeks or salaris blennie they eat the stuff like a lawn mower hense the common name lawnmower bleenie. Once the roots are layed down there is no getting away from it but lights out for 2 weeks will likely kill roots. I'd then get a salaris blennie after you may need to put a clip of Norri in the tank but mine eats frozen and flake so I'm good. My bared gobies eat frozen like its going out of style they will now eat flake also just to let you know everything adapts at different rates.

Bill

Lawnmower Blennies eat Film algae more than hair algae. I have been battling HA for quite some time now, My LMB doesn't even touch the stuff. He does, however go to town on the film algae on the glass. He loves that so much that he royally gets Pi$$ed off when I bring out the Mag float to clean the glass. he attacks the Mag float like it's a robber. which, I guess it kinda is.

[BlueWorldAquatic]

Originally Posted by banditpowdercoat

Lawnmower Blennies eat Film algae more than hair algae. I have been battling HA for quite some time now, My LMB doesn't even touch the stuff. He does, however go to town on the film algae on the glass. He loves that so much that he royally gets Pi$$ed off when I bring out the Mag float to clean the glass. he attacks the Mag float like it's a robber. which, I guess it kinda is.

Trim your HA, I bet he'll go after it. For some reason they don't like it more than 1/2 cm long.

Ken

[banditpowdercoat]

I've tried, he just don't like it I guess