Is this hair (bad) Algea/seaweed?

[Fatman]

The stuff thats like braches or looks like small trees. The first pic shows it alot better.

[jerryc]

The first pic looks like hair algae. And yes its bad
I had a round of it and i added a lot of extra flow that got red of it.
If your nutrients/phosphates or high that will cause it. RODI water and light feeding
your fish will help
Also old lighting has been Sade to contribute to it

[Fatman]

Will tangs and other herbivours kill it?

[jerryc]

Thea will eat it but not likely Thea can keep up with it with out
finding the cause.

you mite list your equipment and water supply -fish-feeding habits

whit do you have for water movement

[Fatman]

Originally Posted by jerryc

Thea will eat it but not likely Thea can keep up with it with out
finding the cause.

you mite list your equipment and water supply -fish-feeding habits

whit do you have for water movement

I have a 950gph pump out of 2 outputs for flow.
I feed the 2 damsels & 1 chromie frozen brine shrimp ( I also have 25 hermit crabs) once a day.
I run a wet/dry dump set up.

[flame]

I might suggest going to every other day feeding.

[Fatman]

Originally Posted by flame

I might suggest going to every other day feeding.

That was my plan, should I buy some snails too?

[jerryc]

You can add some power heads to get your water movement up id
try for at least 30 times tank volume
I have over 40 in a mixed tank with a deep sand bed and wont more

Your pump is probable only given you 60 to 75% of the rating

[mutts]

Snails wouldn't hurt. Just watch out your hermits don't go around killing them for their shells.

I had some hair algea growing in my tank for a while (I liked the way it looked) but I was gone for a weekend and they didn't get feed and when I came back it all was gone. So their may be a chance with swithing to everyother day feedings your fish will get rid of it themselves, and never miss a meal!

[Fatman]

Alright will try that then. I'll let you guys know how it goes.