hair algae good or bad?

dsaufer13 · 05-24-2008, 12:24 PM

ive read alot on how to get rid of hair algae but can it be used in the ref. with other algae cause i have some and it looks cool in the ref and its infessed with amphipods. just throwing it out there to see what u all think thanks

kathywithbirds · 05-24-2008, 10:43 PM

Well I have some intertwined with teh chaeto and some other macros. Doesn't seem to hurt anything and yeah teh pods like it better than the others I think. I do have to weed it a little, it grows a bit too much closer to the lights. I throw it in the DT and a separate 55g FOWLER which both have tangs. They appreciate the treat.

JWarren · 05-24-2008, 11:12 PM

I don't have any issues with hair algae as long as it isn't in the display tank, thats just me though. Some on a rock, in the fuge, is OK and a good way to keep what it feeds on in check. I like micro algae in the display, just not hair algae. Living where I am, I have an endless supply of beautiful red and green algae to choose from, so my tangs and other fish that I refer to as leaf eaters, really get all they can handle.

I don't have a fuge on my 55, the micros go right in the tank. But, I have eradicated hair from the 55 because I, just don't care to look at it.

The 90 and 120 both had fuges and I kept rock with hair in them, like Kathy said, the pods like the hair algae. I am not sure they prefer it better than others though, I would see as just many on the other red or green algae that I have kept. I don't think cheato is their #1 preference though, when other forms of algae are present.

05-24-2008, 12:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
dsaufer13 Tunicate Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 3 View Gallery Karma Komment	hair algae good or bad? ive read alot on how to get rid of hair algae but can it be used in the ref. with other algae cause i have some and it looks cool in the ref and its infessed with amphipods. just throwing it out there to see what u all think thanks

05-24-2008, 10:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
kathywithbirds Social Darwinism victim Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Hood, NJ Posts: 5,798 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: hair algae good or bad? Well I have some intertwined with teh chaeto and some other macros. Doesn't seem to hurt anything and yeah teh pods like it better than the others I think. I do have to weed it a little, it grows a bit too much closer to the lights. I throw it in the DT and a separate 55g FOWLER which both have tangs. They appreciate the treat. __________________ (\_/) (\__/) ( . .) (^.^) (")(") (> <) Bunny and Bunnina have worked things out. Bunny was mistaken after all, Bunnina was not having an affair. "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." ~Lin Yutang

05-24-2008, 11:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
JWarren Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Port Saint Lucie, Florida Posts: 1,425 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: hair algae good or bad? I don't have any issues with hair algae as long as it isn't in the display tank, thats just me though. Some on a rock, in the fuge, is OK and a good way to keep what it feeds on in check. I like micro algae in the display, just not hair algae. Living where I am, I have an endless supply of beautiful red and green algae to choose from, so my tangs and other fish that I refer to as leaf eaters, really get all they can handle. I don't have a fuge on my 55, the micros go right in the tank. But, I have eradicated hair from the 55 because I, just don't care to look at it. The 90 and 120 both had fuges and I kept rock with hair in them, like Kathy said, the pods like the hair algae. I am not sure they prefer it better than others though, I would see as just many on the other red or green algae that I have kept. I don't think cheato is their #1 preference though, when other forms of algae are present. __________________ John Typhoon RO/DI filter unit. My Saltwater web site. Help build ReefPedia!

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