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Old 10-18-2013, 11:47 PM
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Had some massive hair algae outbreaks that started with snails, tangs, blennies and a foxface already in the tank.

Believe the only thing that solved it was focusing on water changes, replacing ro filters/di media and increasing Mg. Livestock weren't doing a thing to help.
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Old 10-19-2013, 11:07 AM
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Hair algae means phosphates. So, GFO is the best solution IMO. Strip out the PO4 and the hair algae will subside. The best hair algae remover is a Sea Hare but they solely consume hair algae and will die off when the hair algae is gone. Treat your tank for PO4 though because that is the main issue. Everything else is just a band aid fix.
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