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How to kill green hair algae?

Green hair algae (abbreviated GHA for this article) - Derbesia-is a form of algae that resembles its name. It is usually dark green, grows quite long if left unattended and spreads rapidly through the tank. Once this problem started, it can get out of hand in a few weeks. And once you start watching your tank with disgust, thinking "Why me? What have I done to deserve this plague?

A number of things may have contributed to getting a foot in your system. Your nitrates may be too high, your phosphates may be too high (0.03 or less is the goal), the lighting has been replaced recently or perhaps your bulbs are so old that the spectrum of light has changed, which fuels the growth of algae.

Well water is great. To get rid of algae, you'll have to cut it manually. Fortunately, you can help people in the ocean, but like everything, when you have too much of something, you have to get radical to bring to manageable levels. Nothing good ever happens quickly. This will take some attention from you for a few weeks, but you can overcome them.

You can start by snatching loose, which will prevent their spread, and you give your hermit crab and snail something they can actually follow. It is also recommended to get more snails to help in the battle. Turbo snails are a good choice for this. Foxface, blennies, Yellow Tang fish and other invertebrates, including the Green Sea Urchin, which feed mainly on algae are good choices and we will work to beat green hair algae proliferation.

Clean your skimmer completely. Clean the pump and make sure the bottom air intake is clear. Clean your collection cup often, if you do not build mud hindered. You want to skim like most dissolved organic compounds (DOC) before they can fall into the tank and add them to the reproductive cycle of algae green hair. Remember nitrate fuel the growth of algae. Want to 10ppm or less to avoid feeding the green hair algae. If your skimmer is powered for your aquarium, upgrade to a better unit.

If you stay with these cleaning processes for a few weeks with your regular maintenance, and water parameters correct, you see less and less green hair algae in the tank until one day your tank is again empty and under the control of sound. If you have any questions regarding the aquarium, please visit us at www.ocreef.com

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