How else to do battle with hair algae

[Okguy]

1) good
2) flow is about 800 gph or 33 times which is Ok
3) did a quick search on another site and found most people felt it had phosphates in it and also messed with Alk and Calcium levels. I can't confirm this personally but maybe worth investigating
4) personally think it's a little low but close enough not to worry about (I like 1.5 x 2 times the volume)
5) a new tank is a new tank, even if it's part of an old tank. It takes time for a new setup to find its equilibrium. Everytime you make a change a new equiliqrium needs to be reached.

[michika]

I doubt its the salt, half of the same batch is being used in our other tank, no algae issues there. I've also used Red Sea for almost two years now, and I quite like the results, I'm not seeing any of the issues that other people are staying they've found.

I don't think I could safely put any more rock in the display or sump, so I've personally reached my maxium. My water volume is only around 40g total, so 35ish lbs is enough for me.

Regardless, I got what I asked for from this thread, other suggestions to combat the hair algae. I know what caused it, and now I have a few more options with which I can choose from and implement when the time is right. So that being said, thank you everyone for commenting and providing me your suggestions.