Green Hair Algae Cure

[BIGBIRD123]

I'd love a seahare but I am afraid of his interaction with the Vortechs :(

I think if you kept the sponge covers on them, he'd be fine. He doesn't go near my wavebox.

[BIGBIRD123]

Those Blue-spots are so purdy...

[Europhyllia]

I kind of liked the Bursatella more than the Dolabella. (don't want it to get too big).
I am so lazy about cleaning the sponge covers... scrubbing sponge covers or living without a seahare... got to make up my mind! lol

[cyrus]

Yes that is the one I was shooting for Euro thankyou. was my statement correct that nothing will eat the bryopsis?

[Europhyllia]

cyrus I think the only thing I came across tht's supposed to eat it is the lettuce nudibranch . Most other animals can't eat it in large amounts because of some kind of toxic substance in it.
The lettuce nudibranch eats only bryopsis and will starve once it's gone. The Kent Tech-M has done the trick for me before (see above link). Once the bryopsis is gone hair algae tends to take its place but of course there are lots of critters eating hair algae so that's easier to manage with herbivores.

[cyrus]

I'm actually planing for the opposite I want a full scale algae bloom of the hair and wount be upset if bryopsis forces me to buy a nudi lol

[MKCindy]

I have had my Sea Hare for over a year. He is wonderful. When my tank is clean, I scoop him up and float him in the other tank for 20-30 min. and release. If there isn't much green hair, I add some sea weed on a clip at dark time. (so other fish don't get it first) He will find it and loves it too. During the day, he buries himself in the sand, so be careful rearranging rock. Mine climbs on my Kor 4, cleaning the outside, I do have protective shields on the fronts just in case. Once, he cleaned my over flo, found him wedged next to the grill and used a wood dowel rod to gently flip him back in the tank without issue. Amazing to watch and surprisingly, rarely rearranges my tank.

[SoLiD]

Erik I remember that. That was crazy.

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