FaunaFan
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Tank parameters:
40gal
Time frame of light: 8hrs; Considering a 1 day black out... Light setup is 3 blue bulbs and 1 white.
Salinity: 35ppt
Temp: 74F
pH: 8-8.3
Alk: 9.6
Nitrate: 6
Phosphate: 0.2 (keeping low to combat the hair algae)
Calcium: 420
Magnesium: 1300
Clean up crew is comprised of 10 blue clawed hermits, 3 zebra turbos, 3 astrea snails, and a banded coral shrimp. The clean up crew are the only living things I purchased for this tank.
Powerhead located at top of tank... considering adding a very small powerhead directed at the Favia Coral to try and help combat algae growth.
This situation is absolutely destroying me as a reefer, so please only offer guidance. I managed to beat matting cyano, and bubble algae... so I thought green hair algae wouldn't be as tough as it has been.
About 6 months ago I took in this beautiful Favia that had a small amount of hair algae growing on it. I took in 2 Zooanthid colonies that were struggling with red cyano and managed to nurse them back to health earlier that year... so I thought I could do the same thing with this Favia, but I was wrong.
I'm nervous to dip it in H2O2 because the entire coral would need a dip and I've only ever had to dip a coral's host rock into a H2O2 solution. Does anyone have experience with dipping Favia into H2O2 using this guide https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/peroxide-dipping-guidelines.705544/
The coral makeup of the tank is primarily Candy Cane Coral, Zooanthids, and this poor Favia... Fish just includes a clown fish and pajama cardinal. Majority have been given to me <2 years ago from previous owners who no longer had interest in caring for them- the two fish who had been together for 10 years before the previous owner gave me her entire tank/life support systems (comprised of candy canes, a clownfish- that the previous owner stated had killed fish that she added-, and pajama cardinal at the time). Zooanthid was given to me, followed by the Favia...
I'm willing to do anything at this point because picking the hair algae off with an airline siphon right near by is clearly not helping. Neither is the 8 hour light cycle or keeping phosphates at 0.2 (been maintaining light and phosphate for 6months now with the favia only getting worse). Also I use a fine micron net to make sure there are no remaining pieces of hair algae floating in the tank.
Thank you for taking the time to read this long winded essay. I'm simply at my wits end and, again, willing to try any recommendations.
40gal
Time frame of light: 8hrs; Considering a 1 day black out... Light setup is 3 blue bulbs and 1 white.
Salinity: 35ppt
Temp: 74F
pH: 8-8.3
Alk: 9.6
Nitrate: 6
Phosphate: 0.2 (keeping low to combat the hair algae)
Calcium: 420
Magnesium: 1300
Clean up crew is comprised of 10 blue clawed hermits, 3 zebra turbos, 3 astrea snails, and a banded coral shrimp. The clean up crew are the only living things I purchased for this tank.
Powerhead located at top of tank... considering adding a very small powerhead directed at the Favia Coral to try and help combat algae growth.
This situation is absolutely destroying me as a reefer, so please only offer guidance. I managed to beat matting cyano, and bubble algae... so I thought green hair algae wouldn't be as tough as it has been.
About 6 months ago I took in this beautiful Favia that had a small amount of hair algae growing on it. I took in 2 Zooanthid colonies that were struggling with red cyano and managed to nurse them back to health earlier that year... so I thought I could do the same thing with this Favia, but I was wrong.
I'm nervous to dip it in H2O2 because the entire coral would need a dip and I've only ever had to dip a coral's host rock into a H2O2 solution. Does anyone have experience with dipping Favia into H2O2 using this guide https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/peroxide-dipping-guidelines.705544/
The coral makeup of the tank is primarily Candy Cane Coral, Zooanthids, and this poor Favia... Fish just includes a clown fish and pajama cardinal. Majority have been given to me <2 years ago from previous owners who no longer had interest in caring for them- the two fish who had been together for 10 years before the previous owner gave me her entire tank/life support systems (comprised of candy canes, a clownfish- that the previous owner stated had killed fish that she added-, and pajama cardinal at the time). Zooanthid was given to me, followed by the Favia...
I'm willing to do anything at this point because picking the hair algae off with an airline siphon right near by is clearly not helping. Neither is the 8 hour light cycle or keeping phosphates at 0.2 (been maintaining light and phosphate for 6months now with the favia only getting worse). Also I use a fine micron net to make sure there are no remaining pieces of hair algae floating in the tank.
Thank you for taking the time to read this long winded essay. I'm simply at my wits end and, again, willing to try any recommendations.
