Hair Algae overtaking Montipora

[digital_gods]

I've been battling hair algae for a quite a few months. I have managed to eliminate most all of it with combinatiin of manual removal, urchin, algon and heavy skimming. The only place I have it left is on my montipora coral. I had moved it closer to the surface to color back up but with that comes the hair algae accelerated growth. How can I win this battle?

 

[mmiller40]

Gfo?

 

[digital_gods]

I haven't tried granular ferrious oxide. I don't have a reactor but i do have room to stick a sock full in my cpr bakpak skimmer if you think that way would work.

 

[kthomas]

I was successful with a huge GHA outbreak with a biopellet reactor and a few emerald crabs and good cleanup crew. It took 3-4 weeks, but then the clumps started coming off.

Currently my biopellet reactor is being borrowed by Lance, but he had the same issue and its working for him as well.

 

[digital_gods]

Payday I'm going to get more cleanup crew for my tank. My poor Atrista snails are covered with hair algae. They look like green pompoms on my glass. I figured out that cause, my fault. I was feeding little too much. I'm pretty sure its phosphates from the food.

 

[elijones244]

@digital_gods wrote:

GFO will help. Are you testing phosphate?