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    Default Best Fish for Brown Hair Algae Control?

    I been having a battle with brown hair algae and it finally seems that I'm winning the fight. So I was wondering what fish would help in eating all this excess brown hair algae off of my live rock and side of my tank?
    John
    90 Gallon Reef Tank

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    i had a yellow tang that would lick the algae off the glas-s. My foxface did it sometimes but not as much as the yellow tang.
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    Have you checked your water parameters? Is the tank fully cylcled? Maybe you could nip the problem before adding a fish? Do you use tap water or RO?DI?

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    Ya my tank has been cycled. Been running for 5-6 months. Nitrates low same with phosphates, use RO water. I also have refugium.

    I think its just in a stage until it becomes fully mature and I have only 1 snail as clean up crew and couple hermits in 90 Gallon. I do have good pink and purple Coraline algae growth even though I have quite a bit of hair algae right now.

    Im prolly going to buy a sea hare this week since I hear they devour that stuff.
    John
    90 Gallon Reef Tank

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    Some choices; Bristle Tooth Tang, Phosban Reactor, or try adding Xenia and GSP. (Just beware both corals could take over your tank)

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