Tuxedo Urchan or Seahair?

[mikelush78]

I like the looks of the tuxedo urchin and my LFS told me that they have had luck with them eating hair algae... I am trying to clear up my hair algae bloom and want to add something else into the mix to help and keep if I can later on... How bad are tuxedo urchins and will they damage my corals and what not?
Or should I go with a sea hair and then return him when he is done helping my tank out?

 

[Crown Royal]

My little blue tux urchin has never touched hair algae, but he snacks on coralline like there's no tomorrow.

Occasionally he'll bowl over a frag that's not entirely secured and once he even rolled right over some zoas ending up with a few hitchhikers for a few weeks. Never found out where he eventually ditched the polyps though.

 

[mikelush78]

will the coraline algea reproduce faster then he can eat it in a 24 gallon tank or no? I also dont want to strip my tank of coraline algea so i am not sure if he was a good move but i like him alot. I bought the tuxedio urchin and the seahair. Both are cool
thanks
mike

 

[Crown Royal]

Depends on how quickly your coralline grows (which depends on your parameters).

Assuming you've got good dKH and at least 400 ppm Ca and good light I wouldn't worry too much about a tux starving.