Green Algea Hair

[Peter Pan]

I have a 75 gal tank 50 lbs of LR 4" of sand mixed with live sand; which
roughly 4 weeks old. I have 2 coralife bulbs (10,000K each) that are on
for 6 hours a day,
Im now growning green algea hair and I also have these worms that are brown
and orange.

How do i get rid of the Algea and are the worms ok? I head the worms can
hust me if i tough them, is this true. What should I do next?

Thanks

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[Bob]

Turn the lights on for a shorter period. It's part of the cycle process. It
will go away.
"Peter Pan" > wrote in message
...
> I have a 75 gal tank 50 lbs of LR 4" of sand mixed with live sand; which
> roughly 4 weeks old. I have 2 coralife bulbs (10,000K each) that are on
> for 6 hours a day,
> Im now growning green algea hair and I also have these worms that are
brown
> and orange.
>
> How do i get rid of the Algea and are the worms ok? I head the worms can
> hust me if i tough them, is this true. What should I do next?
>
> Thanks
>
> --
>
>

[Xena Warrior Princess]

Does the hair algae feel like snot? If it does it will go away. If it
doesn't get some more "cleanup crew" critters. I like RED leg hermits and
turbos. Need a picture of the worms. They are probably ok.


"Peter Pan" > wrote in message
...
> I have a 75 gal tank 50 lbs of LR 4" of sand mixed with live sand; which
> roughly 4 weeks old. I have 2 coralife bulbs (10,000K each) that are on
> for 6 hours a day,
> Im now growning green algea hair and I also have these worms that are
brown
> and orange.
>
> How do i get rid of the Algea and are the worms ok? I head the worms can
> hust me if i tough them, is this true. What should I do next?
>
> Thanks
>
> --
>
>

[Adira]

Peter Pan wrote:

> I have a 75 gal tank 50 lbs of LR 4" of sand mixed with live sand;
> which roughly 4 weeks old. I have 2 coralife bulbs (10,000K each)
> that are on for 6 hours a day,
> Im now growning green algea hair and I also have these worms that are
> brown and orange.
>
> How do i get rid of the Algea and are the worms ok? I head the worms
> can hust me if i tough them, is this true. What should I do next?
>
> Thanks
>

I have hermit crabs that eat my hair algae. The worms are good or bad
depending on who you ask.

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[News]

i still have this problem, its been ongoing for about 2-3 mos now. tried
scrubbing it off the rocks, now just vacuum bulk of it off rocks weekly with
5 gallon water change. starting to irritate. coincidentally it started same
time i added a 10k coralife and 50/50 to my existing 50/50 and 100%
actinic's. now have 160 watts lite, tried reducing lite, now at 8hrs a day
again, tank is growing hundreds of nice looking purplish tube worms, pink
sponge, recent addition of 1-1/1/2" sand bed just after hair algae prob
started should be kicking in with good life by now. cant figure out when
this har algae will subside. .....?????? anybody?
wolfhedd
"Adira" > wrote in message
99...
> Peter Pan wrote:
>
> > I have a 75 gal tank 50 lbs of LR 4" of sand mixed with live sand;
> > which roughly 4 weeks old. I have 2 coralife bulbs (10,000K each)
> > that are on for 6 hours a day,
> > Im now growning green algea hair and I also have these worms that are
> > brown and orange.
> >
> > How do i get rid of the Algea and are the worms ok? I head the worms
> > can hust me if i tough them, is this true. What should I do next?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
>
> I have hermit crabs that eat my hair algae. The worms are good or bad
> depending on who you ask.
>
> --
> Remember, wherever you go, there you are.

[Marc Levenson]

Hi Wolfhedd,

Please take a look at this article, as it might help your situation.

http://www.melevsreef.com/gha.html

Marc


News wrote:

> i still have this problem, its been ongoing for about 2-3 mos now. tried
> scrubbing it off the rocks, now just vacuum bulk of it off rocks weekly with
> 5 gallon water change. starting to irritate. coincidentally it started same
> time i added a 10k coralife and 50/50 to my existing 50/50 and 100%
> actinic's. now have 160 watts lite, tried reducing lite, now at 8hrs a day
> again, tank is growing hundreds of nice looking purplish tube worms, pink
> sponge, recent addition of 1-1/1/2" sand bed just after hair algae prob
> started should be kicking in with good life by now. cant figure out when
> this har algae will subside. .....?????? anybody?
> wolfhedd
>

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