So I finally have my system officially up and running. All is doing pretty well, but I have been battling hair algae for a few weeks. I read that raising Magnesium levels can be very effective so I gave it a try. Yes, it does seem to have an effect, but it is not a complete solution. Although obviously receding, I still had a pretty large bloom. That was until I received my two tangs 3 days ago. I received a beautiful yellow tang and a powder blue tang. Both arrived healthy, happy and hungry. To my surprise, in three days they destroyed my hair algae problem. I have never read about Tangs eating hair algae. Has anyone every heard of this before? Could it have any ill effects on them? How can I grow more to keep them fed? (just kidding)
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Hair Algae
- Thread starter lanceb13
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It is a well known fact that Yellow (and some other) Tangs are very good for controlling the hair algae and you will find plenty of threads in this club and on the web mentioning it. It will not hurt them.lanceb13 said:
Lance, for feeding them they should have a diet that includes nori (seaweed) as they do need their veggies. Ocean nutrition also makes a veggie based food (formula 2) that is good for them. They'll eat meaty foods as well but they also need veggies.
Glad they've helped to solve your hair algae problem.
Glad they've helped to solve your hair algae problem.