Hair algae question???

[Cory Keeper]

Ford, NO3 readings of 0 have nothing to do with RO/DI systems, but a reading of 0 is deff possible if you have enough plants with a light stocking. Plus, any test kit for anything else other than NO3 (nitrate) is useless.

Zach. A couple of things. Is this a planted tank?
What test kit?
Liquid? If so, are you shaking the second nitrate bottle a while (45s to a minute or two, can not be stressed)
Whats the light schedule??

 

[A. Nonymous]

I'm having similar problems with hair algae in my 75g. It grows mainly on the java moss that's attached to my wood. I have seriously considered pulling all the moss off the wood and replanting some moss that is hair algae free.

 

[Marinemom]

This stuff tends to grow when there are a lot of nutrients in the water. Throw in some fast growers such as hornwort and anacharis and it will out compete the algae for the nutrients. You will see a dramatic difference in very little time.

Marinemom

 

[A. Nonymous]

This stuff tends to grow when there are a lot of nutrients in the water. Throw in some fast growers such as hornwort and anacharis and it will out compete the algae for the nutrients. You will see a dramatic difference in very little time.

Marinemom

I'll try that. I've got one strand of anachris in another tank. (For some reason, the convicts won't mess with it). I transplanted it into the 75g tank and we'll see how it grows in there. I'll split it off into other plants as it grows and we'll see if I can't kick the crap out of this hair algae. It sucks as the primary place it's growing is right at the top of the tank by the light.

 

[Fordtrannyman]

I'm having similar problems with hair algae in my 75g. It grows mainly on the java moss that's attached to my wood. I have seriously considered pulling all the moss off the wood and replanting some moss that is hair algae free.

I have had hair algae grow on mosses only and I pull it and threw it in my shrimp tank. Two days later it's clean and green again.
What I have discovered is Java Moss likes a lot of current flow.

 

[Fordtrannyman]

i had my last two remaining fish die in my 10 gallon. Withing 24 hours my green hair algae exploded all over the tank. I checked my perms. all were zero, ph 8-8.2. which they have been for the 6 months the tank was running. I do not have a phosphate test. What would cause the explosion of growth? I guess i do not understand the algae/plant relationship.

zach, If you haven't already-I would go with MarineMom's suggestion in the third post of this thread.
Post back with an update and we'll see if we can help further.