Bad Hair Algae

[kwirky]

maybe switch to feeding frozen mysis and soak it in RO before feeding it? I found flake food a contributor to problems in any freshwater or saltwater tank I've kept.

[likwid]

I used to feed only frozen mysis shrimp that was soaked in tap water first, I thought switching to flakes would make things better. I dont think it is related to the food anyways, I feed small amounts a couple times a week. I am using RO water from walmart for top ups/water changes.

[Jeff_]

Could it be the high waste production from the BTA?

[likwid]

I only spot feed the BTA mysis shrimp once a week, so I dont think that would do it? Wouldnt the skimmer remove most of it and the macro algae suck up any left over nutrients. Seems right now like the skimmer and fuge are useless.

[Jeff_]

That idea came to me after remembering that vendors usually ship their anemones without water so that they cant pass waste and kill themselves. Which led me to think maybe in a smaller tank the waste would accumulate faster than the skimmer and macroalgae combined could remove it. Other than that I dont see anything else that could be contributing to it in such a big way.

[likwid]

I really do not think it is the anemone, I have been having these problems before I even had it in the tank.

[BC564]

Is the location of the tank in natural sunlight?