HAIR ALGAE

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and that article says it doesnt grow in fish only tanks because of copper medication. well who medicated their whole tank and why. arent you only supposed to treat if there is a reason to do so. they keep copper in their tanks as many lfs' do because they have over crowded stressed fish which leads to outbreaks of parasites etc. if you quarantine and such your display tank should be disease free and able to grow algae and other plants which all benefit the fish. absurd info you just got handed by pet mart dude.
 
CentralMayhem said:
all tanks go through a procees where it is dangerous at the beginning thats why we are on the careful side with the fish. so you are tryin to tell me that you have a pretty clean low light algae free system and you then put it in a window or something and that once SAFE tank you had just went through a drastic dangerous change. wrong, algae grows if you do not get other stuff to keep it out. you got your info from pet-mart. HAHAHAHA. joke all in itself. in a reef tank you dont use straight tap water like most cichlids, you use nitrate and phosphate free salts and r.o. or deionized water. you could also use OZONE, yet its more dangerous to fish than any algae. in a reef tank if you get algae like that, you didnt do you job right. i have been talking FRESH system talk and you bring in reef **** when this is MFK. and if you keep monsters in your reef then you are gonna have algae and an unsuccesful reef. i have had healthy disease free fish for a long time, and never had a fish die of ammonia poisoning or other NTS. reef tanks and planted tanks have no place for algae thats why they use other organisms to out compete it. Plants and photosynthetic corals for starters. and in marine fish only tanks, hair algae is also a great benefit my friend. some of the hard to keep fish need tanks overflowing with the stuff. most moorish idols are known to be hard to keep, yet they thrive in tanks with heavy algae growth, tangs as well, as well as angels, so in fact you would only want to totally exclude algae if you have a reef or planted tank. Thank you and have a good night
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Can you read? If you don't really understand the basics of hair algae then don't post about it. You don't completely understand hair algae. That is obvious. Now your ignorance is getting on my nerves since you won't READ the facts. Stop wasting our time. Read the previous posts on the cause of hair algae. The process to get it is unsafe for fish and a sign of improper water conditions. I don't understand why you are defending your posts. They are loosly based on facts and don't at all apply to hair algae.

BTW, I don't run reef systems. The basic info on hair algae applies most types. Even you can figure that out.
 
MOST being key here. where do you get your info. all the info u submitted is about reefs. shut your mouth about how it is UNSAFE. why dont you go put your tank in a window and put a few hundred watts of full spectrum light over it and take a pic in a few months. you WILL get hair algae, and then i want you to tell me how many of your fish died from the DANGEROUS situation. You apparently know NOTHING about fish tanks and the whole nitrogen cycle and its management. Find me info that says getting hair algae in a fresh water tank or any saltwater tank other than a reef is dangerous to the fish. and how do you even know the fish were there before the algae. Oh by the way. NO NO NO and I mean NO PET-MART info please you donkey. and tell me this, is ALL hair algae the same. I THINK NOT. what you would have in your reef and what i have in my freshwater tank are two completely different species of algae. Plants use nitrates as food. is your tank nitrate free. and if you are worried about the phosphates and silicates, again ill say you only get your info from a reefer. I have kept fish since childhood and worked at 3 very reputable lfs' 2 in san diego and 1 in phoenix. NEVER have i had a problem from letting some hair algae grow in my tank, and my fish have always consumed the stuff, so WHATS SO DANGEROUS. Dont just say it is dangerous, i want you to come up with facts. These days I hear so many people talking about their fish getting bloat. THE CAUSE way too much protein. Every week when my fish are "FASTING" for 2 days, most of the algae in my tank is consumed. And besides man, im not wasting anyone but YOURS and MY time, seein as we are the only 2 involved in this conversation, so save your breath, the rest of the MFK members WONT save you or your time. if your not man enough to do it yourself then step off.......THATS HOW YOU DO IT........THATS HOW YOU DEBATE.!!!!!!!!!!
 
i mean i just clicked on your bs link and it says SALTWATER ALGAE CONTROL. talks about reef tanks. talks about controlling the stuff. which is what we do. WE control our tanks right. If you dont want algae eradicate it, if you dont mind it control it. There may be a few dangerous noxious nasty ass types of algae fish wont eat, but all algae and plant life needs the same general stuff to survive. therefore you should say that any tank that has grown ANY algae has gone through a dangerous process. it is called the NITROGEN CYCLE.
 
Daddyo72 said:
Once you get hair algae it is really hard to get rid of. It generally is a sign of improper water parameters. I do have a few cures for hair algae when you decide it stinks.Hair algae tends to like high phosphates/iron/nitrates (along with high light).
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It's not improper water parameters, it's more like a wrong ratio of Nitrate/phosphate which should be 15 to 1.

I would think H/A would not like a high phosphate.

H/A will not hurt your fish unless they get stuck in it.

quick cure is bs.
 
Monster VooDoo Fish said:
It's not improper water parameters, it's more like a wrong ratio of Nitrate/phosphate which should be 15 to 1.

I would think H/A would not like a high phosphate.

H/A will not hurt your fish unless they get stuck in it.

quick cure is bs.
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Umm that IS an improper water parameter.
 
CentralMayhem said:
MOST being key here. where do you get your info. all the info u submitted is about reefs. shut your mouth about how it is UNSAFE. why dont you go put your tank in a window and put a few hundred watts of full spectrum light over it and take a pic in a few months. you WILL get hair algae, and then i want you to tell me how many of your fish died from the DANGEROUS situation. You apparently know NOTHING about fish tanks and the whole nitrogen cycle and its management. Find me info that says getting hair algae in a fresh water tank or any saltwater tank other than a reef is dangerous to the fish. and how do you even know the fish were there before the algae. Oh by the way. NO NO NO and I mean NO PET-MART info please you donkey. and tell me this, is ALL hair algae the same. I THINK NOT. what you would have in your reef and what i have in my freshwater tank are two completely different species of algae. Plants use nitrates as food. is your tank nitrate free. and if you are worried about the phosphates and silicates, again ill say you only get your info from a reefer. I have kept fish since childhood and worked at 3 very reputable lfs' 2 in san diego and 1 in phoenix. NEVER have i had a problem from letting some hair algae grow in my tank, and my fish have always consumed the stuff, so WHATS SO DANGEROUS. Dont just say it is dangerous, i want you to come up with facts. These days I hear so many people talking about their fish getting bloat. THE CAUSE way too much protein. Every week when my fish are "FASTING" for 2 days, most of the algae in my tank is consumed. And besides man, im not wasting anyone but YOURS and MY time, seein as we are the only 2 involved in this conversation, so save your breath, the rest of the MFK members WONT save you or your time. if your not man enough to do it yourself then step off.......THATS HOW YOU DO IT........THATS HOW YOU DEBATE.!!!!!!!!!!
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Grow up. I never got mad. I'm simply trying to tell you that the water parameters involved in the process of getting hair algae isn't safe for fish. I never said they would die, just that it isn't safe. It's you that doesn't understand. Your saying things that have NOTHING to do with what I'm talking about. You can do water changes to fix the improper water parameters and make it safe, but the initial process isn't safe. That what I've been trying to tell you. Grow up you fool. Do you understand yet?
 
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