View Full Version : Nasty Hair Algae
Scott E. Nelson
April 3rd 08, 01:57 AM
I have a hair algae that nothing will eat all over my tank (even on snails).
Sally lightfoot, emerald crab, blue legs, scarlets, astrea, red legs, yellow
tang and sailfin blennie won't touch this crap. I have to scrub with tooth
brush to remove but it will grow back. I use phosphate remover but not all
the time. I change 4 (5-6) gal buckets of water a month. Have wetdry using
sock. Have Berlin skimmer too. 75 g tank up and running since nov. 07. My
live rock is old but was clean when I just started this back up after a
house remodel. rock was in barrel for 8 months.
I was thinking about placing LR in a grey trashcan with the cover on it for
a good month with a pump to recirculate the water to kill it.
ANY IDEAS?? Tanks.
Scott E. Nelson
April 3rd 08, 02:09 AM
"Scott E. Nelson" > wrote in message
...
>I have a hair algae that nothing will eat all over my tank (even on
>snails). Sally lightfoot, emerald crab, blue legs, scarlets, astrea, red
>legs, yellow tang and sailfin blennie won't touch this crap. I have to
>scrub with tooth brush to remove but it will grow back. I use phosphate
>remover but not all the time. I change 4 (5-6) gal buckets of water a
>month. Have wetdry using sock. Have Berlin skimmer too. 75 g tank up and
>running since nov. 07. My live rock is old but was clean when I just
>started this back up after a house remodel. rock was in barrel for 8
>months.
> I was thinking about placing LR in a grey trashcan with the cover on it
> for a good month with a pump to recirculate the water to kill it.
> 4" of brand new sand was used along with 22lbs of GARF GRUNGE live sand
activator.
> ANY IDEAS?? Tanks.
>
Scott E. Nelson
April 3rd 08, 02:47 AM
"Scott E. Nelson" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Scott E. Nelson" > wrote in message
> ...
>>I have a hair algae that nothing will eat all over my tank (even on
>>snails). Sally lightfoot, emerald crab, blue legs, scarlets, astrea, red
>>legs, yellow tang and sailfin blennie won't touch this crap. I have to
>>scrub with tooth brush to remove but it will grow back. I use phosphate
>>remover but not all the time. I change 4 (5-6) gal buckets of water a
>>month. Have wetdry using sock. Have Berlin skimmer too. 75 g tank up and
>>running since nov. 07. My live rock is old but was clean when I just
>>started this back up after a house remodel. rock was in barrel for 8
>>months.
>> I was thinking about placing LR in a grey trashcan with the cover on it
>> for a good month with a pump to recirculate the water to kill it.
>> 4" of brand new sand was used along with 22lbs of GARF GRUNGE live sand
> activator.
Kent Marine RO unit is used to make water. Nitrites are 0, Nitrate is
appears to be under 10. Phosphate appears to be 1 or 1.5.
Aquarium Systems test kits are used
>
>> ANY IDEAS?? Tanks.
>>
>
>
Big Habeeb (a.k.a. Mitch)[_2_]
April 3rd 08, 04:26 PM
Scott E. Nelson wrote:
> I have a hair algae that nothing will eat all over my tank (even on snails).
> Sally lightfoot, emerald crab, blue legs, scarlets, astrea, red legs, yellow
> tang and sailfin blennie won't touch this crap. I have to scrub with tooth
> brush to remove but it will grow back. I use phosphate remover but not all
> the time. I change 4 (5-6) gal buckets of water a month. Have wetdry using
> sock. Have Berlin skimmer too. 75 g tank up and running since nov. 07. My
> live rock is old but was clean when I just started this back up after a
> house remodel. rock was in barrel for 8 months.
> I was thinking about placing LR in a grey trashcan with the cover on it for
> a good month with a pump to recirculate the water to kill it.
>
> ANY IDEAS?? Tanks.
>
>
Best idea is to be patient. I had some nasty algae issues myself, and
still see some of it growing on the snail and whatnot...but as the tank
has been up and running a little longer, it's become less and less of an
issue. I think I hit around 8 or 9 months when I really noticed the
drop off in terms of algae production.
--
Big Habeeb (a.k.a. Mitch)
I love woot.com and techbargains.com
Big Habeeb (a.k.a. Mitch)[_7_]
April 3rd 08, 06:05 PM
On Apr 3, 10:26*am, "Big Habeeb (a.k.a. Mitch)"
> wrote:
> Scott E. Nelson wrote:
> > I have a hair algae that nothing will eat all over my tank (even on snails).
> > Sally lightfoot, emerald crab, blue legs, scarlets, astrea, red legs, yellow
> > tang and *sailfin blennie won't touch this crap. I have to scrub with tooth
> > brush to remove but it will grow back. *I use phosphate remover but not all
> > the time. *I change 4 (5-6) gal buckets of water a month. Have wetdry using
> > sock. *Have Berlin skimmer too. *75 g tank up and running since nov. 07. *My
> > live rock is old but was clean when I just started this back up after a
> > house remodel. rock was in barrel for 8 months.
> > I was thinking about placing LR in a grey trashcan with the cover on it for
> > a good month with a pump to recirculate the water to kill it.
>
> > ANY IDEAS?? *Tanks.
>
> Best idea is to be patient. *I had some nasty algae issues myself, and
> still see some of it growing on the snail and whatnot...but as the tank
> has been up and running a little longer, it's become less and less of an
> issue. *I think I hit around 8 or 9 months when I really noticed the
> drop off in terms of algae production.
>
> --
> Big Habeeb (a.k.a. Mitch)
> I love woot.com and techbargains.com
I would rather have a nasty case of hair algae than the ****ing crotch
crickets that I got from screwing KurtG. Man do those ****ers
itch..........As for your algae problem, just dump a gal of chlorox
inthe tank and that will fix any algae problem in a matter of minutes.
Works for me and its what these dickheads recomend most times anyhow.
Big Habeeb the butthole licker anfd fart sucker does not have a clue.
He is just a wanna be rag head.
KurtG[_3_]
April 4th 08, 04:20 PM
Big Habeeb (a.k.a. Mitch) wrote:
> Scott E. Nelson wrote:
>> ANY IDEAS?? Tanks.
>>
> Best idea is to be patient.
>
Do you have bio balls in your wet dry? I'd slowly take them out and let
your skimmer remove the nutrients before they turn into nitrates.
Also, your phosphates are still high. They should be undetectable or
that is the way that I run.
Also, I'd dose with kalk water. Just get a drip. It seems that if you
can get coraline to grow, it will out compete the hair algae. I still
have some hair algae growing on some snails, but other then that things
have cleaned up nicely.
How often do you feed? You'll probably need to ration food more tightly
as well and get your nutrients down.
--Kurt
Big Habeeb (a.k.a. Mitch)[_7_]
April 4th 08, 04:30 PM
On Apr 4, 10:20*am, KurtG > wrote:
> Big Habeeb (a.k.a. Mitch) wrote:
>
> > Scott E. Nelson wrote:
> >> ANY IDEAS?? *Tanks.
>
> > Best idea is to be a gutter crawling slut monger. *
>
> Do you have bio balls in your nutsack? *I'd slowly take them out and let
> * your slut lover remove the nutrients before they turn into nitrates with a good long hard suck off.
>
> Also, your prostrate is still enlarged. *It should be undetectable or
> that is the way that I run.
>
> Also, I'd douche with cock water. *Just get a drip. *It seems that if you
> can get yeast infections to grow, it will out compete the crotch crickets. *I still
> have some yeast infections growing on my nuts, but other then some open sores that things
> have cleaned up nicely.
>
> How often do you jerkoff? *You'll probably need to jerkoff more tightly
> as well and get your cum level down.
>
> --Kurt
Peter Pan[_2_]
April 6th 08, 04:16 AM
How old is your tank?
Hair algae is common in newer tanks
Are you using RODI?
Big Habeeb (a.k.a. Mitch)[_7_]
April 6th 08, 03:22 PM
On Apr 4, 10:30*am, "Big Habeeb (a.k.a. Mitch)"
> wrote:
> On Apr 4, 10:20*am, KurtG > wrote:
>
>
>
> > Big Habeeb (a.k.a. Mitch) wrote:
>
> > > Scott E. Nelson wrote:
> > >> ANY IDEAS?? *Tanks.
>
> > > Best idea is to be a gutter crawling slut monger. *
>
> > Do you have bio balls in your nutsack? *I'd slowly take them out and let
> > * your slut lover remove the nutrients before they turn into nitrates with a good long hard suck off.
>
> > Also, your prostrate is still enlarged. *It should be undetectable or
> > that is the way that I run.
>
> > Also, I'd douche with cock water. *Just get a drip. *It seems that if you
> > can get yeast infections to grow, it will out compete the crotch crickets. *I still
> > have some yeast infections growing on my nuts, but other then some open sores that things
> > have cleaned up nicely.
>
> > How often do you jerkoff? *You'll probably need to jerkoff *more tightly
> > as well and get your cum level down.
>
> > --Kurt- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
Big Habeeb (a.k.a. Mitch)[_2_]
April 8th 08, 11:16 PM
Scott E. Nelson wrote:
> No Bio Balls
>
> I drip kalk faster than norma but with every days 3/4 gals a day I have to
> add.
>
> I also use a little liquid calcium. I am having a hard time getting the
> pink and purple to grow. Seems like this green crap is seriously overtaking
> evrything. Getting longer and thicker. looks like a kelp forest in many
> spots.
>
> The skimmer is a pain in the butt. I can either make none , its still too
> slowor it make too much and fills my overflow gallon and the floor.
>
> I feed every other day>>>> unless my wife feeds them too. I'll ask her not
> to feed untill I fix this.
>
> I have 3 damsels, a sailfin blennie or goby, and a ....hmmmm, forgot, like a
> baslet size.
>
> patient is very hard with this tank looking like it does.........
>
>
> "KurtG" > wrote in message
> . ..
>> Big Habeeb (a.k.a. Mitch) wrote:
>>> Scott E. Nelson wrote:
>>>> ANY IDEAS?? Tanks.
>>>>
>>> Best idea is to be patient.
>>
>> Do you have bio balls in your wet dry? I'd slowly take them out and let
>> your skimmer remove the nutrients before they turn into nitrates.
>>
>> Also, your phosphates are still high. They should be undetectable or that
>> is the way that I run.
>>
>> Also, I'd dose with kalk water. Just get a drip. It seems that if you
>> can get coraline to grow, it will out compete the hair algae. I still
>> have some hair algae growing on some snails, but other then that things
>> have cleaned up nicely.
>>
>> How often do you feed? You'll probably need to ration food more tightly
>> as well and get your nutrients down.
>>
>> --Kurt
>
>
Trust me, I know what you're talking about. When my tank was about 4
months in I was COATED in thick green hair algae. My tank looked like
my lawn. I reduced the amount of daylight the tank had slightly,
monitored feeding a bit more closely, kept a phosphate bag in the sump
(still there now), and syphoned it out manually. Gradually it just
stopped coming back. Instead I have the nasty sort of fleck algae that
you really need to scrape away...but it doesn't come back at anywhere
near the rate the green hair had been.
--
Big Habeeb (a.k.a. Mitch)
I love woot.com and techbargains.com
Big Habeeb (a.k.a. Mitch)[_7_]
April 9th 08, 04:10 PM
On Apr 8, 5:16*pm, "Big Habeeb (a.k.a. Mitch)"
> wrote:
> Scott E. Nelson wrote:
> > No dick or Balls Scott Wrote:
>
> > I have a dick that drips faster than norma but with every day I take a shot of penicillianand I have to
> > add, some tetracycline too to stop it from burning
>
> > I also use a little liquid calcium. *I am having a hard time getting the
> > pink and purple to go away, as I b eat it pretty hard every day. *Seems like this green crap is hard to cure from dripping out and its overtaking
> > evrything. *Getting longer and thicker in size but my dick hole is clogging up, . looks like a kelp forest in many
> > spots.
>
> > The new broom handle butt plug is a pain in the butt. *I can either make a new one , its still too
> > slowor it make too much bigger from a fence post and fill my asshole up to the max.
>
> > I suck cock every day>>>> unless my wife sucks em off too. *I'll ask her not
> > to suck more dick untill I fix this drippy dick of mine.
>
> > I have 3 whores , a faggot mailman a queer store clerk , and a ....hmmmm, goat, that likes my
> > dick size and all think I give one hell of a great blow job.
>
> >The mailmans dick is very hard with this nuts putting out a lot of juice and looking like it does.........I love it and its my favorite cock to suck off
>
> > "KurtG" > wrote in message
> . ..
> >> Big Habeeb (a.k.a. Mitch) wrote:
> >>> Scott E. Nelson wrote:
> >>>> ANY IDEAS?? *Tanks.
>
> >>> Best idea is to be suck whatever cock is available and hunt for more>
> >> Do you have soggy balls in your panties Kurt? *I'd slowly take them out and let
> >> your faggot lover boy remove the nutrients before they turn into hard blue balls>
> >> Also, your spem counts still high. *They should be undetectable or that
> >> is the way that I run since I got the wife to cut my nuts
>
> >> Also, I'd dose with douche water. *Just get a drip. *It seems that if you
> >> can get yeast infections and the clap to grow, it will out compete the syphliss. *I still
> >> have some hair growing on some spots but I keep it clean shaven, but other then that things
> >> have cleaned up nicely..once my dick stops dripping
>
> >> How often do youjerk off ? *You'll probably need to ration your juicde to your lover boy more tightly
> >> as well and get your nutrients down.
>
> >> --Kurt
>
> Trust me, I know what you're talking about. *When my dick was about 4
> months in treatment for the clap I was COATED in thick green pus. *My cum looked like
> my teeth.green. *I reduced the amount of cocks I sucked off just slightly,
> monitored my jerking off a bit more closely, kept a douche bag in the shower
> (still there now), and syphoned it out manually. *Gradually it just
> stopped coming back. *Instead now I have the nasty sort of sores and puss that
> you really need to scrape away...but it doesn't come back at anywhere
> near the rate the green pus had been.
>
> --
> Big Habeeb (a.k.a. Mitch)
> I love sucking off dicks and eating cum and having my ass plugged up by a big dick or fist- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
barnnetjakson
June 3rd 11, 06:02 PM
I apperceive what you're talking about. When my catch basin was about 4 months in I was COATED in blubbery blooming hair algae. My catch basin looked like my lawn. I bargain the bulk of aurora the catch basin had slightly, monitored agriculture a bit added closely, kept a phosphate bag in the sump, and syphoned it out manually.
vBulletin® v3.6.4, Copyright ©2000-2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.