Hair algae

[history1776]

I have a friend who has a large amount of hair algae in his tank. What is the best way to get rid of it?

Thanks

[useskaforevil]

pull as much of it out as you can, then leave the lights out in the tank for 3-5 days. it should all be gone. i've heard of people doing this on purpose but i did this by accident and it worked well

[cham]

Stop using flake/pellet food, run GFO in a media filter/reactor, rinse all frozen food before feeding, regular water changes, grow cheato in fuge, skim wetter, better husbandry & wait.

[sean48183]

Start with fuge and go from there. Need to grow algae somewhere besides main tank.

[drummereef]

Pull out as much as possible and start doing some aggresive water changes. Get to the source of the problem. What are the nitrates and phosphate levels?