AlgaeFix Marine to control Hair Algae - Page 12

bshumake · 05/11/2009, 03:59 PM

Its predominantly HA. Though there are two spots (ironically where the CL ejects) that the algae is tougher. I'm guessing Briopsis. And I already pruned it, but there is a 3rd algae in there too. Long, branching "hyphae" with minute disk-like leaves. Almost like an underwater lillypad. Will get better pics in the AM.

sanababit · 05/11/2009, 07:55 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by bshumake
Its predominantly HA. Though there are two spots (ironically where the CL ejects) that the algae is tougher. I'm guessing Briopsis. And I already pruned it, but there is a 3rd algae in there too. Long, branching "hyphae" with minute disk-like leaves. Almost like an underwater lillypad. Will get better pics in the AM.

All i can say is WOW, when your tank is clear then everybody is going to be a believer, lol, man where are your corals, lol, jk

Sana

bshumake · 05/11/2009, 08:04 PM

[QUOTE]Originally posted by sanababit
All i can say is WOW, when your tank is clear then everybody is going to be a believer, lol, man where are your corals, lol, jk

Sana [/QUOTE
Tell me about it! With my MH's I just had spots of algae here and there. Granted, it was ugly, but nothing as bad as it is now. I say again, GE6500= Satan Spawn!

jrw · 05/12/2009, 04:16 AM

I'm on dose number 10. Skipped a few days recently. The hair algae is nearly gone and the cyano seems to be subsiding.

I dosed 30mL each time on a 265 gallon tank with approximately 40 gallon sump.

I ran the skimmer the whole time and suggest doing so. I would empty the cup of hair algae fragments that had died, broken off, and drifted its way to the skimmer to be removed.

Good luck to all. I am going to continue to use this product. Coral, anemone, and fish health are all excellent with no noted ill effects.

I also started vodka dosing just before using the Algaefix and am now up to 7.0mL of vodka per day.

HighlandReefer · 05/12/2009, 05:05 AM

JRW,

Good to hear your results.

sanababit · 05/12/2009, 06:29 PM

Well guys, i have noticed that my corals lost a little bit of color and PE at the end of the algaefix treatment, so since last saturday i have been changing 10 gallons of water every 2 days and noticed that they are coming back, so just a heads up and maybe 3 days after your last dose, do a water change every couple of days for a week, just as a precaution, i am still happy with results and i will probably dose algaefix every couple of weeks.......

Sana

Bruno3047 · 05/13/2009, 12:47 PM

Just completed my fourth dose and then took a pic. You can see that the HA is slowing disintegrating. I'll do a clean-out a day after the fifth dose. I expect that 90-95% of the HA will be gone afterwards. I had some chaeto-like algae that was growing wild out of my sand that seems to be holding up better than the HA. I'll remove this by hand. All in all, I'm happy with the results so far. There was no stress of note on my mushrooms but some of my worms, especially the bristle worms, are exhibiting a washed out color. No deaths that I can see, however.

Prior to 1st dose:

After 4th dose;

jrw · 05/13/2009, 04:49 PM

Looks like progress!

My corals seem at least to me to have taken on a better color. Nothing scientific, but they for sure do not seem to be looking like they have lost color.

I ran my skimmer the whole time, continued water changes, etc. so maybe that was the difference.

HighlandReefer · 05/14/2009, 06:26 AM

Bruno,

Looks like your tank is following with what most hobbyists report, where they see good results around the 5th dose.

The effects of AlgaeFix on your worms is interesting. Keeps us posted on this.

Logzor · 05/14/2009, 06:44 AM

So far I have noticed that my snails are covering my rock work more than normal. I have found that some algae are much more palatable when it is starting to weaken/die off.

My two-barred rabbitfish has begun to eat bubble algae. Things look promising. I see this as a huge savings over running GFO. The skimmer has been doing a heck of a job lately too.

Doolin · 05/14/2009, 08:57 AM

3rd dose, no real results yet. Keeping my fingers crossed.

emoore · 05/14/2009, 09:23 AM

I just made my second dose. Is everyone following the directions and dosing every 3 days?

bshumake · 05/14/2009, 10:58 AM

Update:
I'll get some pics of my algae online later today. Of notable interest, last night the wife complained of a "crud smell" near the aquarium. I checked the skimmer and it was definately coming from the collection cup, which looked to have a little more sludge in it. Today I pulled probably 1.5lb of algae out of the tank. It came out pretty easily. So far so good. interested to see what happens now that that much algae was removed.

Bruno3047 · 05/14/2009, 10:59 AM

Every three days is doing it for me. Pulled my carbon, GFO and kalk and adjusted to a wet skim with 1.010 SG water in my ATO. The carbon, GFO and kalk will go back on after the kill-off treatment is finished and the maintenance treatments begin.

Algaefix is saving my reef tank.

Bruno3047 · 05/14/2009, 11:07 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by bshumake
interested to see what happens now that that much algae was removed.

I'm expecting that PO4 and NO3 will start to show elevated readings. They've both been at dead 0 since my cycle, even though I have the algae growth. I'm guessing that both compounds are being consumed by the algae before they can stay in solution long enough to read on my test kit.

Most of my rocks are Marco rocks, which are notorious for holding significant PO4 deposits. If that's the case, then the PO4 doesn't have far to travel to be consumed by my HA.

bshumake · 05/14/2009, 03:00 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by emoore
I just made my second dose. Is everyone following the directions and dosing every 3 days?

I have resorted to daily dosing, while keeping a hairy eye on everything for any signs of stress. So far nothing to report.
Now that a great portion of the algae is removed I will return to 3 day dosing.

bshumake · 05/14/2009, 03:03 PM

lilly-pad type algae (center)

HA

Just beneath the CL outlet (on the rock) is the suspected Bryopsis

sanababit · 05/14/2009, 03:46 PM

I think you have briopsys there, i dont think algaefix works for that kind of algae, i need a better pic to ID, if it is Briopsys then raise mag up past 1500ppm, some have gotten rid of it that way....

sana

HighlandReefer · 05/14/2009, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by emoore
I just made my second dose. Is everyone following the directions and dosing every 3 days?

Yes, as far as I am aware. I would not deviate from the recommended directions. Most hobbyists start to see results around the 4th or 5th dose.

HighlandReefer · 05/14/2009, 04:14 PM

bshumake,

That is a nasty looking algae type pest you have. I am not sure what it is. I will be following along with interest in this one. Bryopsis is feathery in its branching characteristics.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

To all that have not read this previously,

It is in your best interest to physically remove as much of the algae pest by hand and siphoning as possible. If there is so much pest in your aquarium that you are overwhelmed, perhaps working on one section at a time is a better option.

I would be very careful if you decide to deviate from the labeled directions. The active ingredient can be nasty on your coral & invertebrates if you are not careful with it.

HighlandReefer · 05/14/2009, 04:17 PM

Thanks for the pictures. This really helps other hobbyists who may be interested in trying AlgaeFix to identify with the different pests it has been used on and what one might expect to achieve when using it.

letik · 05/14/2009, 04:43 PM

I know that emerald crab can take care of your hair algae

bshumake · 05/14/2009, 05:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by sanababit
raise mag up past 1500ppm

I suspected some of my problem was bryopsis so when I bought the Algaefix I also got some Mg++. I have been dosing both. Figured i'd hit it with a 1-2 punch!
Highland has a point; DON'T deveate from the manufacturers directions. You do so at your own risk! I have not problems...yet... but that doesn't mean I WON'T.

jrw · 05/14/2009, 05:58 PM

I am up to my 11th dose today (265 gallon tank) every 3 days occasionally going 4-5. The hair algae is pretty much gone and the cyano is nearly gone as well. My nitrates and phosphates remain at zero. I plan maybe one more dose and then I'll try a weekly dose from there if need be.

I would not hesitate to use this again.

HighlandReefer · 05/14/2009, 06:02 PM

Jrw,

Sounds like a fine plan to me. Congrats on gaining control of your pest.

05/11/2009, 03:59 PM	#276
bshumake Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Memphis, Tn Posts: 3,421	Its predominantly HA. Though there are two spots (ironically where the CL ejects) that the algae is tougher. I'm guessing Briopsis. And I already pruned it, but there is a 3rd algae in there too. Long, branching "hyphae" with minute disk-like leaves. Almost like an underwater lillypad. Will get better pics in the AM. __________________ Now you know. And knowing is half the battle. - GI Joe - Current Tank Info: 90 Reef, 440W of T5, blah, blah

05/11/2009, 08:04 PM	#278
bshumake Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Memphis, Tn Posts: 3,421	[QUOTE]Originally posted by sanababit All i can say is WOW, when your tank is clear then everybody is going to be a believer, lol, man where are your corals, lol, jk Sana [/QUOTE Tell me about it! With my MH's I just had spots of algae here and there. Granted, it was ugly, but nothing as bad as it is now. I say again, GE6500= Satan Spawn! __________________ Now you know. And knowing is half the battle. - GI Joe - Current Tank Info: 90 Reef, 440W of T5, blah, blah

05/12/2009, 05:05 AM	#280
HighlandReefer Team RC Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highland, Maryland Entomologist Posts: 14,591	JRW, Good to hear your results. __________________ Cliff Babcock Intestests: Digital Microscopy; Marine Pest Control; Marine Plants & Macroalgae Current Tank Info: 180 g. mixed reef system

05/12/2009, 06:29 PM	#281
sanababit Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Uranus Posts: 3,094	Well guys, i have noticed that my corals lost a little bit of color and PE at the end of the algaefix treatment, so since last saturday i have been changing 10 gallons of water every 2 days and noticed that they are coming back, so just a heads up and maybe 3 days after your last dose, do a water change every couple of days for a week, just as a precaution, i am still happy with results and i will probably dose algaefix every couple of weeks....... Sana __________________ Senior Member of the "Hardly any Water Changes, Temp Swinging, T5ing, No Qtining, Frag Exchanging for Fish Food Current Tank Info: 90RR inwall, Octopuss Skimmer, 2 MP40 wQD, 1 MP10 WQD, 2 Radions G4 Pro, Apex Doser, Apex Controller, 400w heater, 30 Gal Sump, Biopellets, Carbon, Gfo, Macroalgae

05/14/2009, 06:26 AM	#284
HighlandReefer Team RC Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highland, Maryland Entomologist Posts: 14,591	Bruno, Looks like your tank is following with what most hobbyists report, where they see good results around the 5th dose. The effects of AlgaeFix on your worms is interesting. Keeps us posted on this. __________________ Cliff Babcock Intestests: Digital Microscopy; Marine Pest Control; Marine Plants & Macroalgae Current Tank Info: 180 g. mixed reef system

05/12/2009, 04:16 AM	#279
jrw Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Olney, Maryland Posts: 227	I'm on dose number 10. Skipped a few days recently. The hair algae is nearly gone and the cyano seems to be subsiding. I dosed 30mL each time on a 265 gallon tank with approximately 40 gallon sump. I ran the skimmer the whole time and suggest doing so. I would empty the cup of hair algae fragments that had died, broken off, and drifted its way to the skimmer to be removed. Good luck to all. I am going to continue to use this product. Coral, anemone, and fish health are all excellent with no noted ill effects. I also started vodka dosing just before using the Algaefix and am now up to 7.0mL of vodka per day.

05/13/2009, 12:47 PM	#282
Bruno3047 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,018	Just completed my fourth dose and then took a pic. You can see that the HA is slowing disintegrating. I'll do a clean-out a day after the fifth dose. I expect that 90-95% of the HA will be gone afterwards. I had some chaeto-like algae that was growing wild out of my sand that seems to be holding up better than the HA. I'll remove this by hand. All in all, I'm happy with the results so far. There was no stress of note on my mushrooms but some of my worms, especially the bristle worms, are exhibiting a washed out color. No deaths that I can see, however. Prior to 1st dose: After 4th dose;

05/13/2009, 04:49 PM	#283
jrw Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Olney, Maryland Posts: 227	Looks like progress! My corals seem at least to me to have taken on a better color. Nothing scientific, but they for sure do not seem to be looking like they have lost color. I ran my skimmer the whole time, continued water changes, etc. so maybe that was the difference.

05/14/2009, 06:44 AM	#285
Logzor Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Kenwood, Ohio Posts: 4,073	So far I have noticed that my snails are covering my rock work more than normal. I have found that some algae are much more palatable when it is starting to weaken/die off. My two-barred rabbitfish has begun to eat bubble algae. Things look promising. I see this as a huge savings over running GFO. The skimmer has been doing a heck of a job lately too.

05/14/2009, 08:57 AM	#286
Doolin Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 260	3rd dose, no real results yet. Keeping my fingers crossed. __________________ Treasurer of WORC, a reef club in Western Ohio. www.worcreef.org

05/14/2009, 09:23 AM	#287
emoore Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Littleton, CO Posts: 570	I just made my second dose. Is everyone following the directions and dosing every 3 days?

05/14/2009, 10:58 AM	#288
bshumake Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Memphis, Tn Posts: 3,421	Update: I'll get some pics of my algae online later today. Of notable interest, last night the wife complained of a "crud smell" near the aquarium. I checked the skimmer and it was definately coming from the collection cup, which looked to have a little more sludge in it. Today I pulled probably 1.5lb of algae out of the tank. It came out pretty easily. So far so good. interested to see what happens now that that much algae was removed. __________________ Now you know. And knowing is half the battle. - GI Joe - Current Tank Info: 90 Reef, 440W of T5, blah, blah

05/14/2009, 10:59 AM	#289
Bruno3047 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,018	Every three days is doing it for me. Pulled my carbon, GFO and kalk and adjusted to a wet skim with 1.010 SG water in my ATO. The carbon, GFO and kalk will go back on after the kill-off treatment is finished and the maintenance treatments begin. Algaefix is saving my reef tank.

05/14/2009, 03:03 PM	#292
bshumake Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Memphis, Tn Posts: 3,421	lilly-pad type algae (center) HA Just beneath the CL outlet (on the rock) is the suspected Bryopsis __________________ Now you know. And knowing is half the battle. - GI Joe - Current Tank Info: 90 Reef, 440W of T5, blah, blah

05/14/2009, 03:46 PM	#293
sanababit Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Uranus Posts: 3,094	I think you have briopsys there, i dont think algaefix works for that kind of algae, i need a better pic to ID, if it is Briopsys then raise mag up past 1500ppm, some have gotten rid of it that way.... sana __________________ Senior Member of the "Hardly any Water Changes, Temp Swinging, T5ing, No Qtining, Frag Exchanging for Fish Food Current Tank Info: 90RR inwall, Octopuss Skimmer, 2 MP40 wQD, 1 MP10 WQD, 2 Radions G4 Pro, Apex Doser, Apex Controller, 400w heater, 30 Gal Sump, Biopellets, Carbon, Gfo, Macroalgae

05/14/2009, 04:14 PM	#295
HighlandReefer Team RC Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highland, Maryland Entomologist Posts: 14,591	bshumake, That is a nasty looking algae type pest you have. I am not sure what it is. I will be following along with interest in this one. Bryopsis is feathery in its branching characteristics. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To all that have not read this previously, It is in your best interest to physically remove as much of the algae pest by hand and siphoning as possible. If there is so much pest in your aquarium that you are overwhelmed, perhaps working on one section at a time is a better option. I would be very careful if you decide to deviate from the labeled directions. The active ingredient can be nasty on your coral & invertebrates if you are not careful with it. __________________ Cliff Babcock Intestests: Digital Microscopy; Marine Pest Control; Marine Plants & Macroalgae Current Tank Info: 180 g. mixed reef system

05/14/2009, 04:17 PM	#296
HighlandReefer Team RC Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highland, Maryland Entomologist Posts: 14,591	Thanks for the pictures. This really helps other hobbyists who may be interested in trying AlgaeFix to identify with the different pests it has been used on and what one might expect to achieve when using it. __________________ Cliff Babcock Intestests: Digital Microscopy; Marine Pest Control; Marine Plants & Macroalgae Current Tank Info: 180 g. mixed reef system

05/14/2009, 04:43 PM	#297
letik Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New York Posts: 154	I know that emerald crab can take care of your hair algae

05/14/2009, 05:58 PM	#299
jrw Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Olney, Maryland Posts: 227	I am up to my 11th dose today (265 gallon tank) every 3 days occasionally going 4-5. The hair algae is pretty much gone and the cyano is nearly gone as well. My nitrates and phosphates remain at zero. I plan maybe one more dose and then I'll try a weekly dose from there if need be. I would not hesitate to use this again.

05/14/2009, 06:02 PM	#300
HighlandReefer Team RC Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highland, Maryland Entomologist Posts: 14,591	Jrw, Sounds like a fine plan to me. Congrats on gaining control of your pest. __________________ Cliff Babcock Intestests: Digital Microscopy; Marine Pest Control; Marine Plants & Macroalgae Current Tank Info: 180 g. mixed reef system

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