Phos-Zorb

I am using it currently. I don't know if its working yet. My green hair algae is out of control, so I am basically having to go all out against it. I had an emerald crab, a sea urchin, several blue legged hermits, and am using the phos-zorb.
 
I'm fighting the ultimate algae, the dreaded BRYOPSIS, and I've eliminated all other possible food sources. Phosphate and silicate are the only things left that could be fueling this crud, so now they gotta go/be confirmed gone.

I read that test kits don't detect all types of phosphates, so I'm hoping that is the source of my problems.
 
Corax,
How can you tell the difference in between bryopsis and derbesia algaes? I haven't been able to locate a singe decent picture of derbesia to try to determine what I have in my tank. I fear that I might have bryopsis as well. The good news is that my emerald crab and sea urchin really seem to have turned the tide against this crud. My LR is noticably cleaner, as is the dead coral. Hopefully the phos-zorb will work as well as it did for GuyW and clear up this mess.
 
The problem with them is that they contain aluminum (oxide, I think) and that is known to bother some types of coral. I'm hoping that my BTA won't be bothered by it. So far he seems a tad bit withdrawn, but that is normal after I do a water change which I did at the same time I introduced the PZ. Time will tell..

Kreblak, I honestly have no idea. My (insert evil algae name of your choice here) was identified by a friend of mine locally. I'd honestly never heard of derbesia until you typed it. I will be looking into it though, thank you =)
 
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You got that right! :D I hate this stuff! Incidentally, I came across derbesia while googling "Marine green hair algae." According to one web site, derbesia is the species most likely to be referred to as "green hair aglae." I just can't find any pictures of it anywhere. I have found thousands of photos of bryopsis, and my evil algae looks similar, but mine seems fluffier.

My LFs is intent on selling me a powder blue tang to control the algae. In a 46 gallon, I don't see a powder blue tang thriving. Plus, tangs can't eat enough algae to control the full fledged attack I have underway.
 
1.) You are correct, a tang of any type shouldn't be put in a tank that size.

2.) If you do indeed have the dreaded BRYOPSIS, a tang will not touch it. One of the only fish that will eat it is called a Foxface Lo, which I have in my tank. He eats it, but mine is beyond what one fish can handle. Incedentally, BRYOPSIS is poisonous to most fish, tangs included.

Tell me, does your algae sway in the current like evil, green prairie grass? Mine seems to have a couple different stages of growth. First, it starts off as a slimy, short fuzzy-ness to the rocks, then it grows longer and stronger to sway in the current.

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Yes, my algae starts off as fuzz, then develops into long strands of evil, choking, repugnant, ugly a$$ algae that definitely sways in the current. My longest strand is well over 8 inches long. It is really concentrated on my heater. I don't know why.

PS- Corax, it is good to see you posting here in SW again! I thought maybe we had lost you to GCC...;)
 
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