How to prevent Green Hair Algae

[cp1238]

Hi AQ members,
I new to moss.How to prevent green hair algae grow on moss.

Can experts advice how prevent,if have,how the best way to reduce and eradicate them or due to water parameters, temperature and light. Thank

Regards,
cp

[felix_fx2]

Hi AQ members,
I new to moss.How to prevent green hair algae grow on moss.

Can experts advice how prevent,if have,how the best way to reduce and eradicate them or due to water parameters, temperature and light. Thank

Regards,
cp

hi Cp.

Can reduce till spores cannot bloom.
Are you having a algae starting to bloom or have them becoming a infestation?

You already know the likely cause.

[cp1238]

Hi felix,now stilll no yet,but need to prevent.thank for advice.

[strung_0ut]

If you have the green hair algae already try massive water changes with the same water quality

[cp1238]

Hi strung_out,thank for advice me.

[Humble]

Hi

All my mosses was once attack by green hair algae, it was a painful experience. No matter how i trimmed, it just reappear. Feeling demoralise, i discarded all my mosses.

Till recently i decide to give it another shot, this time round i reduced my lighting by half and no liquid fert was added. 3 weeks have passed and hopefully these green hair monster don't appears again.

[cp1238]

Hi Humble,hole you can settle it and let us know. Thank

[crevette]

Hi CP1238,
Have you tried sending in a few Yamato shrimps? I heard they can clean up the hair algae!

[eviltrain]

red nose shrimps are better hair algae crew for the job.

[Ark]

Hi bro evil train,

Where can i get the red nose shrimps? I tried malaya shrimps to clear hair algae but no good.

[eviltrain]

you can get them at

GreenChapter located in BLK 354 Clementi

or

Polyart at BLK 328 Clementi

[alvinchan80]

red nose shrimps are better hair algae crew for the job.

Red nose is definitely better them Yamato in my opinion.. But some of them does nibble plants too.. If you have expensive plants in your tank and you are unlucky to get a few of them who loves plants, then there goes your expensive pot..

[Ark]

Ohhh i see, thank bro alvinchan80 for your head up.

I hope the red nose don't touch my mini pelia or else i will be very sad.

[Ark]

you can get them at

GreenChapter located in BLK 354 Clementi

or

Polyart at BLK 328 Clementi

Thank for the information bro eviltrain. Will drop by later to grab a few pcs.

[cp1238]

Hi bro crevette,I will try it.Thank

[alvinchan80]

Ohhh i see, thank bro alvinchan80 for your head up.

I hope the red nose don't touch my mini pelia or else i will be very sad.

From my own RNS, they don't touch mini pelia or any of my moss.. So this shouldn't be of any worry..

[Ark]

In the case, i think i will get a platoon of them later. =X
Mine mini pelia is infected by hair algae, i have a hard time slowly removing them.

[alvinchan80]

In the case, i think i will get a platoon of them later. =X
Mine mini pelia is infected by hair algae, i have a hard time slowly removing them.

Just get 2 or 3 of them.. Don't need so many of them..
'Too many cooks spoil the broth'..

[Ark]

Haha, Noted bro alvinchan80. Thank for the advise.

[crevette]

In the case, i think i will get a platoon of them later. =X
Mine mini pelia is infected by hair algae, i have a hard time slowly removing them.

Hi Ark,
I too have this problem. I place the infested plant in a breeder tank with 2 Yamatoes. It will only take 2 to 3 days to see the difference.