Red hair algae?

Discussion in 'Algae' started by TheSaltwaterGuy, Nov 15, 2010.

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  1. TheSaltwaterGuy

    TheSaltwaterGuy Banned

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    I have some red hair algae on my liverock. I'll be posting a pic, but other than that, how can I get rid of it? I did some water changes but it's still there, so any ideas?
     
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  3. TheSaltwaterGuy

    TheSaltwaterGuy Banned

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    One more thing: I have no access to RO water, so how can I get rid of that algae?
     
  4. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    All you need is a walmart, walgreens, safeway.......

    They all offer RO/DI and you will continue to have problems without the ro/di. Rarely is tap water of quality that is can be used in a reeftank.

    For a small tank you will only need a couple of gallons for wc. Walmart it is 85 cents here in AZ.
     
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    Ehh well walmart is faraway and I've never heard of walgreens XD. How much is a regular RO unit?
     
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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    There are all kinds of waterstop places outside grocery stores and 7elevens and alike and it is cheap. If you start looking around you will find one easily, just need your own container and some change.
     
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    K3rack Peppermint Shrimp

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    I had GHA outbreak and a quick RHA outbreak. I got some emerald crabs to clean up but they only touched the red hair. No idea why but you might try getting one, they clean it better than a toothbrush can and only like 7 bucks usually.
     
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  9. TheSaltwaterGuy

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    I had like 4 but they didn't eat it XD
     
  10. theaquapond

    theaquapond Bristle Worm

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    RODI water at walmart is $.37 a gallon. In east texas