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Originally Posted by fishmama67  So why is it that the guys at the fish store are saying that snails won't touch hair algea? I got a sea hare (a relative of the slug family I think though if Slugly is a member of the sea slug family he is DEFINATELY the ugly cousin!) and Slugly is doing ok but it is taking a LONG time for him to clean up. My tank stinks like a dirty fish pond, I can hardly see through the glass and I don't want to scrub it again as that seems to make it worse. I was thinking I would get some snails so they could help him out. Yet the fish store guy said snails will not eat hair algea. Who is full of it here? I really am upset my tank is so yucky looking and am at a loss as to how to fix this.
I read another addition to this thread in which the author said he scrubbed his LR but won't that kill all the good microbs and stuff? I am just strting my tank (in my 4th month) and really don't want to start the cycle over again.
I could REALLY use some help on this.  |
Ok, hang on; first to be able to help you properly, i need some info on your tank.
Tank size in gallons
what kind of skimmer
when do you feed
How much you feed
what do you feed
i know lots of questions but its a process of elimination here to avoid 20 posts
so
whats your bioload( numbers of fish, inverts and number of corals)
Do you add aditives to your tank, exemple, calcium, iron and so on ?
Hown long is your light on each day
Your tank parameters,; Nitrates, nitrites,amonia,phosphate, salinity,temp,calcium if you can and DK
Do you use RO/DI water?
Ok if you answer ALL these questions that gives me a picture of your set up, your habits and what could be the problem,and most of all don't panic.
Christian.