Hair algae gone wild

[Jewel]

And just to clarify my system, It doesn't matter how big your thing is, It's how it performs. My 70 gl tank and 40 gl sump is my pride and joy and I Love it. And guess what it's actually thriving.

 

[Duke]

anyways back on topic, your in watford, im sure you come to sarnia fairly often, if you want to stop by and see my tank to give you an idea of what the basic needs for your tank are, ill be home thursday or friday.

 

[TORX]

Edited posts to keep on topic.

The member did say that he did cut some corners and we really know nothing about the set up, equipment, or anything. Maybe questions about what he has running would be more effective then bickering. All we know is that he has a huge ass tank. What about what skimmer, water types, test kits, lighting, pumps, flow and heater?

HA is normal to all tanks starting up.
What water source did you use to start the tank and what source do you use for waterchanges and top up?
What are your levels in your tank?
What type of test kits are you using?
What kind of lights and lighting schedule are you running?
What do you have in your tank stock wise?
What do you have for flow/pumps?

Pics of your tank are always helpful as well. Lets get some facts and work from there before just throwing more random suggestions out.

 

[theyangman]

You are right, at times comments can get a little out of hand, I think the angman and I share a difference of opinion at times and it's difficult to perceive what our comments are meant to mean and I'm sorry if I pissed any one off, Starting a 400 GL system is hard enough to do with out receiving un wanted comments from people you don't know. Any HA problem is serious I've been there, makes you wanna just throw the towel in and start over but also starting such a big venture of a 400 GL tank should be thought of a lot more carefully. I'm not here to criticise you just want you to take a serious look at such a big venture.

Some of us take different approaches to things. I know for myself, I am not one of those guys that is going to sit at a computer for a year or two, learn everything I can and then slowly get into the hobby.

I wanted to do saltwater and I jumped in head first all the way with the biggest tank I could afford. Many of you think that it might have been wasteful or silly to take on such a large endeavor as my first tank as well considering the knowledge I have compared to many of you but that is my choice and my choice alone. Your choice is to either help me or not help me when the time comes and I ask questions.

The main reason why I started so big? I knew it was an even BIGGER waste of money to start small and slowly trade my tanks and equipment up over and over again. I've been there. I've started with a 30 gallon, then a 75, then a 90, then a 125. Constantly taking a bath of all of the equipment because it isn't the right stuff for the larger setup.

 

[Jewel]

We don't learn from reading, We learn from our experiences, And most of us have to learn the hard way, by personnel problems that we have caused. I've had big systems in the past and I've spent tens of thousands of dollars in the past 15 years or so, I can't tell you the stupid things I've done. So you are in the same boat that we've all been, You think Darryl started with a huge tank and SPS dominated or the others on here with SPS work of art tanks No way. Just remember that when you ask for help you may not want to hear the answer that you get. And you don't decide who offers there help either.

 

[Pistol]

We all have to remember that we are responsible for the animals we keep, I think the biggest mistake we all make in this hobby is going too fast, it's easy to do, it's not necessarily a bad thing to jump in with a big tank but it is if we move too fast and do not do the research because it is the animals that suffer. 

 

[rowdy29can]

Test your make up water RO/DI and test for phosphates first. You need to find the source before you can consider treating what has happend. Good luck. As mentioned earlier Turbo snails / fox face / and algae blennies will keep it in check but won't solve it.

 

[Jewel]

Any body heard of Algea Fix, apparently it will get rid of HA,

 

[Pistol]

It will help, makes it easier to physically remove, if used with good husbandry measures it can speed the process up.

 

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[quote author=mousetank link=topic=6791.msg67537#msg67537 date=1384135648]
It's a mix of old cured live rock or so I was told plus new rock and dried rock.  There is around 350lbs of rock in there and I tried to cut some corners. That's my bad.  It is my first salt water tank. I jumped in a little too deep too fast I think.

You aiming for a fowlr tank or a full blown reef?
Tank size is awesome , everyone starts small and then upgrades so you prob save money going big right away lol

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+1.  What is your goal for the tank?  And what are the dimensions?  I have an acrylic that is 90" x 31" tall x 24" deep, nice for fish and softies but too tall to light effectively for SPS without building my own powerplant, for example so it is sitting in the garage until I have time to re-configure it.