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![]() I, too, am having a brutal hair algae outbreak. We bought a sea hare but he died before he got even halfway through the algae. Our tank is only 28 gallons so a tang is out. What is the best small fish for eating this stuff? We could turn him shark-size with all the hair algae in the tank!
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![]() I would agree with the "bio-organic phosphate leaching from the rock" theory.....how old is the tank?.....also PCs are great at growing algae.....try disconnecting the 10k pc for a while
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![]() Does anyone know who might have these Mexican turbo snails in stock?
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![]() Well RC does of course
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![]() I have been trying to help KoreSample for probably 3 or 4 weeks via PM, and I told him to post here to see if someone can figure something else out. I also came to the conclusion of the rock leaching - at least that's the only idea I have left!
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![]() i just did another 50% water change (oh my aching back!) and i noticed the algae came loose much easier this time, so maybe i am making progress. I think you and Mindy are right, its probably leeching from my rock. My tank looks very similar in algae growth to what you posted. When you say 'cooked in tank' what did you mean by that?
I want to post a big THANKS! here to Mindy as well, you have been a huge help in trying to understand what is going on and your articles were great to get a handle on things! Quote:
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![]() I just let it stay in the tank and I waited it out. It all vanished in about 3-4 months. Bigger water changes don't help, FYI.
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![]() Thanks for all the tips, i will go back to weekly 10% changes and just watch my garden grow.....well, make that die lol. I keep a detailed journal so it will be interesting to see how long this goes on for.
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