I've been dealing with some hair algae in my fuge. Seeing how this is a new build, I was expecting a build-up of excess nutrients. I'm having a slight rise in nitrates, and being the irresponsible and lazy fishkeeper that I am, I haven't done a water change since I setup the tank (about a month ago). I'll be working on this on Saturday.
I noticed quite a bit of hair algae growing on my chaeto, and I'm debating whether or not I should manually remove it.
I read up on whatever info I could find. Some people say the hair algae is a good thing because like chaeto, it'll help suck up excess nutrients, and it'll compete against any hair algae in the main tank. Others say it's best to remove it.
My fuge lighting is an 18" dual strip T5 (I think they're 20 watts each). They've been on there for less than a year, and I keep them on for 14 hours.
In your opinion, should I worry about the algae or let it grow, eventually trimming it when it starts getting too large?
I noticed quite a bit of hair algae growing on my chaeto, and I'm debating whether or not I should manually remove it.
I read up on whatever info I could find. Some people say the hair algae is a good thing because like chaeto, it'll help suck up excess nutrients, and it'll compete against any hair algae in the main tank. Others say it's best to remove it.
My fuge lighting is an 18" dual strip T5 (I think they're 20 watts each). They've been on there for less than a year, and I keep them on for 14 hours.
In your opinion, should I worry about the algae or let it grow, eventually trimming it when it starts getting too large?