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Originally Posted by melandsyd83
... we feed the fish mysis twice a day we get ro and salt water from the local shop we have a canaster uv lights and the hair algea has been there for a few months
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Originally Posted by melandsyd83
Thanks For Your Advice I Will Get Some Of That Boyd Chemi Clean Asap How Many Do I Need To Order Why Dont Any Of The Reef Shops Tell You About This Stuff
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Originally Posted by melandsyd83
We Are Finding That We Are Geting The Algea Off The Rocks But It Just Grows Back So Quick Also I Am Looking To Get Some More Tangs When We Sort Out This Problem I Have A Yellow Tang And A Yellow Belly Regal Tang And I Want A Powder Blue And A Salfin Tang And A Lipstick Tang What Would Be The Best Way To Put Them In As My Yellow Tang Has Already Killed My First Lipstick Tang Thanks
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Your most likely source of your algae problem is gross overfeeding. I'm assuming this is frozen mysis. Any frozen food, especially if it's not thawed out first and rinsed out in FW , tends to contribute a lot of waist products. A lot of this comes from all the "juice" and other small bits you get with frozen food. In addition you are feeding twice a day. While there are some species of fish that require multiple feedings during the day, you don not seem to have any. I'd drop the feeding back to every other day. I feed my own reef about 3 times a week.
While we are on the subject of food and feeding, it's also a good idea to feed many different foods. The fish will do much better. Some even love dry foods.
I also recommend that you get your own RO/DI unit, and mix your own salt water. When you get it from your LFS, you have no idea about what they may have done to it. In addition, you'll save money long term. You can also use a much higher quality of salt than your LFS normally would.
Since you have a hair algae problem, and not a cyano problem, the use of Boyd's Chemi Clean is not going to do anything, and may even make matters worse. Don't use it in this case. BTW, even if you do have a cyano problem, products like this should only be used as an absolute last resort. Otherwise, unless you correct the underlying problems, you'll kill off the cyano, only to see it replaced by another unwanted algae, usually green hair algae.
On thing you'll learn quickly is that most LFSs are clueless when it comes to SW systems, let alone SW reef systems. Until they prove otherwise, don't take any advice from them seriously unless you have confirmed it elsewhere.
Five tangs in a tank your size is asking for trouble. It's going to be difficult at best. I would consider the lipstick or naso tang to get too large. An adult can be over 15 inches. Powder blue tangs can be ok, but are noted for being "ich magnets". They easily catch the disease. If you are going to try one, be sure to use a quarantine tank, and keep the powder blue there 4 weeks, to make sure the fish is OK. A sailfin is likely your best bet. I would add just one more tang. Sometimes it helps to have the new fish either a lot bigger or a lot smaller than the existing tangs.
Hope this helps.