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Hair algae anyone?

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by jazzybio13, Oct 23, 2013.

  1. Oct 23, 2013 #1
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    Ok, odd question as it seems like 99.9% of this hobby is how to get rid of hair algae... but does any body seem to be haveing a problem with this? or maybe run a scrubber and produce it quite regularly? and if so, can you share your tank specs?


    I'm in need of large quantities of this and was thinking I could build a couple of scrubbers to keep up my supply?



     
  2. Oct 23, 2013 #2
    Bud West Des Moines, IA

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    If you need to grow hair algae on purpose, then yeah, an algae scrubber is the way to go. Depending on what you need it for, you might choose one type of growth method (scrubber design) over another. What do you need it for?
     
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    feeding emerald crabs. I have several spawning crabs and need them for both parental diet and a for the stages (past settlement) in the larvae.
     
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    Bud West Des Moines, IA

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    the floating type scrubbers would probably grow the best algae for that purpose. Waterfall scrubbers are good for filtration but may not grow the type of algae that you would want to feed.

    Go on RC and find the "algae scrubber advanced" http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2028045 thread and go to the last few pages and look at the one by "brummie" (Garf on other sites) or here on my forum https://www.turbosaquatics.com/vb4/showthread.php?132-B-a-d-a-s-s this is pretty simple and works, just a screen floating in the sump with a grow LED lamp on it and a powerhead to create a wavy water motion, this grows a algae mat that you can pick off and place for the crabs
     
  5. Nov 4, 2013 #5
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    Turbo- I'm assuming needlepoint mesh from hobby lobby will do the trick? and have you found an optimal light spectrum range for growing algae?
     
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    Bud West Des Moines, IA

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    Yes, #7 Darice is the stuff. I rough it up with a 2 stage process, stage 1 is with a wire brush drill bit, this take the 'shine' off, and step 2 is using a saw blade in circles. I made a youetube vid but I can probably just rough a screen up for you, I have a few dozen at all times.

    I've got 150 scrubbers out there using 660nm deep red + 450nm royal blue. It works. If going with CFL, 2700K
     
  7. Nov 4, 2013 #7
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    ok so I was pretty close guesstimating, I've got most my micro algae's running on CFL at 2600K so I was assuming it be around there. I've read through the b.a.d.a.s.s thread on turbo... thinking of just putting a maxijet upward (to create that extra flow/pulsing wave motion), just like was mentioned. Just keeping it simple...


    You going to fall fest? and do you have much in the way of turfs (really just needlepoint) already started (some H.A. already going on it)?
     

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