shrimpybuisness Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 How do I get rid of hair algae? I keep red rilis and OEBT in the 20 gallon planted shrimp tank and it seems like every week I'm pulling tons and tons of algae out of my moss and plants with my aquascaping tweezers. The main reason I want it out is because it make my tank look like a huge mess! When my family and guests look at it I want them to enjoy the tank not see a bunch of algae everywhere. . So is there anything I can do? (Fish (shrimp safe) or any products that wont harm them) KlimparOn, Johnnydok, MableBile and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrimpybuisness Posted June 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 Heres what my tank looks like and the shrimp living in it. Sent from my SGH-T999 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve R. Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 Very low and very high nitrate levels are frequent causes of hair algae problems. What are your water parameters?CO2 injection helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrimpybuisness Posted June 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 I dont know my parameters only the temp and ph. i also run co2 in the tank Very low and very high nitrate levels are frequent causes of hair algae problems. What are your water parameters?CO2 injection helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyana Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 My planted tank gets hair algae when I let it get overgrown and there's not enough water circulation. Soothing Shrimp, High5's and Dendrobatez 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrimpybuisness Posted June 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2015 My planted tank gets hair algae when I let it get overgrown and there's not enough water circulation.Oh yah that makes sense because i went on vacation for a week. Lyana 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyeGuy411 Posted June 23, 2015 Report Share Posted June 23, 2015 To be honest it looks like your light is to intense. If you are only keeping low light plants and moss you dont need such high light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve R. Posted June 23, 2015 Report Share Posted June 23, 2015 You can also try to reduce the time the lights are on. The more intense the light, the less time it should be on. I would not exceed more than 10 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judyok Posted June 23, 2015 Report Share Posted June 23, 2015 I don't know how Amano's will interact with the other shrimp, but I purchased 25 of them just because of the hair algae and they completely cleaned it up. I'm know trying to raise the larva and anytime I have an algae problem on a ornament or plant from my other the tanks I put it in their tank and the always clean it spotless. The trick is to have enough of them. AMAZING algae eaters! Lyana 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted June 23, 2015 Report Share Posted June 23, 2015 25 amanos for how large of tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judyok Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 I initially had them in a 20 gal breeder now they are in a 40 gal breeder. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 Do you feed them anything else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judyok Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 Not when there was that much algae in the tank. I do now, they are in the tank with cherry shrimp so that get occasional algae wafers or spinach or water ever flake food makes it to the bottom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judyok Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 They still cleaned off the algae on one of my plants I dropped in their tank even though they are getting supplemental food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 Nice. Mine stopped eating hair algae after learning about free food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judyok Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 Hmmm I might need to feed them a little more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nexus6 Posted June 26, 2015 Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 This... http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009NA5TYA/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=E41TEOVXI3SI&coliid=I24FQS8LP02NT0&psc=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted June 26, 2015 Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 Hmmm I might need to feed them a little more. IN my case it was detrimental. Once they learned free food was a lot less work, hair algae no longer interested them. For me they also lost interest in hair algae after becoming adults. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrimpybuisness Posted June 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2015 To be honest it looks like your light is to intense. If you are only keeping low light plants and moss you dont need such high light.I also have riccia, dwarf hair grass, microswords, dwarf sag, dwarf water lettuce, and rotala. So they need the lightSent from my SGH-T999 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chibikaie Posted June 29, 2015 Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 None of those plants need high light and will be fine with low or medium-low light levels. What PAR rating is your light at the depth of your tank? You should find out your nitrate levels. Not knowing is a good way to get to dangerous levels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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