eferna Posted June 19, 2002 Share Posted June 19, 2002 What is red hair algae caused by? I have some in my tank. Link to comment
eferna Posted June 20, 2002 Author Share Posted June 20, 2002 I am not sure if it is red hair algae or red slime. That brings up another questions is red hair the same as red slime. Link to comment
second2n0ne Posted June 20, 2002 Share Posted June 20, 2002 Too many nutrients caused by overfeeding, impure make up water, lengthy light cycles. Link to comment
eferna Posted June 20, 2002 Author Share Posted June 20, 2002 I know it cant be the overfeeding cause i only feed once a day and that too just one piece of brine shrimp. It cant be the make up water or so i hope so cause i used R/O water. Link to comment
second2n0ne Posted June 20, 2002 Share Posted June 20, 2002 How old is the tank? Inhabitants? When was the last time you changed your filters? If you have a TDS meter, you should be getting <50PPM with your RO. Link to comment
eferna Posted June 20, 2002 Author Share Posted June 20, 2002 tank is about 5 weeks. 1 clown and 3 astreas and 4 blue leg hermits. I dont have an RO unit myself but I but it from my LFS. Light is on 12 hours a day. Link to comment
JROC Posted June 20, 2002 Share Posted June 20, 2002 How many water changes are you doing and how often? If you are not doing enough changes frequently enough, IMO no amount of filtering will prevent algae problems in most tanks. Dealing with the algae is really pretty straight forward: >>Do frequent and consistent water changes of 10-15% at least >> Back off on the lighting time length >> Be SURE the H2) is pure. Even if you are buying from the LFS, test it for Phosphates and other contaminates >> Do not over feed >> Be sure you have good flow - "dead spots" where detritus accumulates can cause algae blooms >> Clams and Macro Algae help keep the NO3 "fuel" down >> Keep your temps down, algae likes warmer temps >> Finally, keep your filter clean! If they get old and gunked up they become breeding gounds for algae and foul up your tank Hope this helps! Link to comment
Joxer the Mighty Posted June 20, 2002 Share Posted June 20, 2002 For what it's worth, I have been battling red algae (cyano, which is actually a bacteria) for a few months. I finally got rid of my biowheel about a month ago, and the cyano has started to disappear. I also began to do more frequent water changes, 2 gallons a week. I have a 12 gallon tank. Not sure if it was the water changes or dumping the biowheel that brought about results. Maybe a combination of both. Link to comment
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