Author Topic: Controlling hair algae (Read 5881 times) 6 replies

Jwc · « **on:** January 24, 2015, 10:58:14 AM »

Hi all, I just started getting hair algae on most of my plants and was after some advice on controlling it. I've been reading up and some people suggest adding more plants to the aquarium which I could easily do as I don't have many to compete with the algae, it's looking really unsightly now so I'd like to get on too of it soon.

Cheers

Sue · « **Reply #1 on:** January 24, 2015, 12:17:15 PM »

I used to have hair algae, I found it quite relaxing winding the strands up to remove from the tank. I never did find another way of controlling it. But then it disappeared from all my tanks and I have no idea why

Jwc · « **Reply #2 on:** January 24, 2015, 12:34:21 PM »

how did you "wind up the strands"? is there anything wrong as such with having the algae, is it a sign that something bad is happening in the water or is it just that its unsightly that people hate it?

Sue · « **Reply #3 on:** January 24, 2015, 12:50:31 PM »

When you say hair algae, do you mean those long trailing strands of green? That's the kind I had, I just took hold of the free end and wound it round my finger till I had pulled whole length away. This link does say it comes in varying lengths so maybe I had a particularly long type.

Jwc · « **Reply #4 on:** January 24, 2015, 02:17:33 PM »

pic is below, not great i know but kind of shows you what it looks like. just bugs me really as its makes it all look untidy.

Sue · « **Reply #5 on:** January 24, 2015, 02:22:45 PM »

Ahh, that's what I call brush algae, though that may not be the right name for it $:-\$

I have that as well. It's gone mad in my 180 litre tank since I had to take the snails out. Have you thought about nerite snails? They seem to be what has kept my algae under control.

Jwc · « **Reply #6 on:** January 24, 2015, 02:31:25 PM »

ive got assasin snails in that god rid of quite a bug outbreak of snail that came in with some plants so assume assume i cant have any more other snails. i cap on here did say to me that by removing the pest snails may cause another problem. Although if i had to choose between the two i would have the algae, but it is annoying and i hope it wont get worse!

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