need help from the pros

I thought I possibly had Bryopsis but I am not sure. The algae is a dark hairy green, grown in a few patches in one area, and a little on the powerheads. I looked on wetwebmedia websites to investigate. I found 2 pics, the pic they had of Bryopsis doesn't look like what I have. Mine is very soft, fluffy, hair like algae that's a darker green. Anyone have any pics of different kinds of green hair algae. I want this s@*t out of my tank before it explodes.

The first pic is of bryopsis, my algae looks like the second pic but the green is darker.

 

I think I know what you talking about I had the same stuff on my powerheads. I got lucky because after pulling it off my power heads I never saw it again. If yours is green hair alage here is article to get rid of it.

Curing Green Hair Algae in your Saltwater Aquarium

 

Maybe Chlorodesmis, Derbesia or Enteromorpha!

 

Nemo did you look at the picture that where posted on the other thread on the algae ? I'll need a really good clear tight up close picture to tell what it is you have there for sure..

 

I had it growing on my powerheads and my snails eat it with no ill affects, I tried pulling it off the rock and it has the same slimy feeling like seaweed and I could barely get any off. My hermits were in the area cleaning and I put a snail on a patch of the green hair algae and it ate a patch of it. Either way I hate it in my tank but to physically remove it, it will have to get longer. i will post a better pic of it tomorrow, thanks for all your help.

 

Pull out as much of it as you can then let the snails do the rest. I'm surprised that your lawnmower blennie isn't eating it!

 

The lawnmower is in the 20g the algae is in the 55g, and I am finding it in various places but near to impossible to pull out. Ahhh I am fustrated now.

 

Whats the P.H of the water Not the carbonate or DKH but P.H ??? As a rule P.H means very little But when algae is the issue then it can make a huge difference.. Do you have or use a P.H meter ? a test kit is iffy at best.

 

Only a test kit, I tested it last week, it's always between 8.2 - 8.4, it has always been this since the beginning of the tank. I will have to test again tomorrow. I am sure my phosphates are up there. I have a test kit and when I tested it the colour wasn't even on the chart. The chart has a light to darker greens, well my water was a yellowy colour??

 

Is enough water passing through your phosphate media bag (assuming you added some like you were planning to)?