gha

I've been battling algae back and forth since I set my tank up last December. It'll get really bad and then clear up really well for a few weeks and then come back. I'm curious what it is I'm fighting against and was hoping to get some help with ID'ing it. It gets really bad in the sand, I'll...

Hello, I’ve been batting with my tank for well over a year now. First I had the dreaded dinoflagellates specifically Prorocentrum which I beat using Silicon dosing. Since beating that I have now got GHA and it’s out of control can’t see rocks or sand bed anymore it’s just covered. Checked...

Hey All, Would appreciate some advice. I've got a ~80G tank that i've had up and running for a few months. Couple of clowns, some snails, an urchin, and in terms of coral a hammer, an acan, and a mushroom leather. Chaeto in the sump (about baseball size). Feeding is liquid mysis + pellets. As...

Hello everyone, I have a 75 gallon tank that has been set up for three going on four months now and I am currently battling some pretty nasty green hair algae. I completely understand. There is the ugly stage however it seems like the ugly stage has not given up once on my tank I constantly...

Hey everyone, Please see the attached videos… I need some assistance and guidance. I've been looking all over the internet and forums, but I can't figure out what this green thing is in my tank. At times, it looks like a fern shape, and at other times, it seems stringy. I initially thought it...

Any advice as I feel like I’m fighting a loosing battle…. As you can see from the pictures I have a pretty bad GHA problem. It has been like this for a few months now (maybe longer) I’m picking out clumps weekly but it just keeps growing back, most of it is to small to grab with my fingers and...

I began a Fluconazole treatment three weeks ago with it ending this coming Sunday. It’s done wonders for my GHA yet I’m somewhat confused as to why my phosphates are testing 0 this far into the treatment. I removed all chemical filtration media, no UV, kept skimmer off for 3 full days. Just...

Just gonna start by saying if you only want to comment something rude, I do not need your negativity. Life has been hard recently, and I’ve been having a lot of mental health struggles. As such, my time and ability to maintain my tank has severely declined. I have a huge green hair algae...

Hi! We have been battling bryopsis and are treating our tank with FluxRX/fluconazole. We are on about day 12 of treatment, and have seen most of the bryopsis disappear, hooray! However, I realized I read all about how to introduce fluconazole, but not what to do at the end of treatment. 1)...

Hello guys, I am removing my refugium for now as my Chaeto and sump in general are covered in GHA. My nutrients are ok, but I don’t want GHA being the one to keep it under control. I got reefmat to make sure nutrients stay in check, my question is how can I have most of the pods from the Fuge...

I’m at the 8 month mark, I’ve had dinos and cyano and finally am moving on to the next stage, or so I think. I’m getting this algae and I am torn as to if it is either turf or GHA. My algae CUC died off during my dino outbreak and before buying them again I want to make sure they’d be sustained...

Been battling this hair algae for a couple months now, not sure which kind of algae it is. Bought a bunch of snails and hermits they won’t touch it, got a tomini tang, it won’t touch it. I was getting ready to get a couple emerald crabs but I don’t want to keep adding livestock if they’re not...

Hello I have a 30 gallon tank and I have algae. I recently had to quarantine my fish so my nitrates went down. My nitrates are less than 2 but definitely not 0. I don’t have a phosphate test kit, I just ordered one so it should come in soon. Anyways I’m keeping my tank fallow except for...

Hey all, I’ve got a reefing buddy with a 5 year old 25 gal AIO mixed reef. The tank is overrun with GHA . I feel like I’ve thought of everything to test or ask in regards to lights and food. What am I missing? Parameters: Phosphate - .04 Mag 1280 Cal 430 Alk 8.4 Nitrate 4.2 Nitrite 0 Ammonia 0...

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Hello folks there is some green stuff on my corals and my lice rock. Can you help me recognize this? And aslo does someone know if ot is harmful and how to remove it?

Hello Reefers, I have a 20g long tank and I'm loving it, my tank has been up and running since February of 2021. I've lost about three corals, a sand sifting star, three fish, and two emerald crabs since the start of my tank. I'm afraid I'm going to lose more of my corals, because of gha and...

I need to clean a rock out of water since it's full of GHA and I estimate it will take about 30 minutes to scrape it all off, spray H2O2, let it sit, then rinse with SW. I also have a mushroom on this rock but since it's on the lower part I can keep it submerged. Also, is spraying H2O2 really...

My substrate was filled with GHA, so i took the superficial part out and washed it with hydrogen peroxide I know that kills good bacteria too, but nothing else was working Anyways, when i put it back into the tank, a bit of the algae that stayed got buried Is that a problem? Will it die and...

So my tank is a little over a year old and the first 6 months everything was going great and having a lot of fun. I got a booster for my RODI unit and it’s been crap since. Phoshates have always been over .1 since that time. I finally took the booster off and just went with straight RODI. So I...

Title says it all. I've been in the fish game on and off for about 30 years now. I don't think my morale has ever been this low. I feel like my tanks are just becoming a source of stress in my life. My 20g reef (below) has been up since 2019, my FOWLR has been up since 2015, and I also...

Hi everyone, This drama has been going on for quite some time now, so I will try and cut straight to the important bits. I have a 130L tank, that's being on for over an year now, and I've been battling GHA since the beginning (which was carried over my previous tank, that's on me *facepalm*)...

Been dealing with this nuisance for a month now. Turbos don’t seem to live long enough to keep it under control. I’ve been doing manual removals but it just keeps growing and growing. Any insights would be appreciated.

My tank (29g) has been setup for about 2 months now after my tank had an alkalinity crash and I lost most of my fish and CuC. My corals had survived though, which meant I had to put corals and RFA in an immature tank. About 2 weeks ago, my RFA died as well as my xenia and Kenya tree, two corals...