Green Hair Algae ID

[mattj206]

Does Hair Algae Look Like Green Cotton Balls Broken into little pieces and spread out all over the place?

Do many bubbles get caught inside?

 

[NaH2O]

matt, anyway to post a picture? I always think of hair algae as looking like hair growing. I'll see if I can track down a picture...

 

[Cougra]

Here is a pic of my tank when I had a really bad hair algae problem. It looks like strings of green hair sticking straight up. All the patches it was growing on had a lot more debris around it then elsewhere in the tank and I took extra care cleaning those patches.

 

[Cougra]

Here is another closer short of it as well, this is when it first starts to appear. It's kinda fuzzy looking because it's very fine.

 

[Curtswearing]

Cougra,

I'm glad everything is going better now. Thanks for the hair algae pics.

 

[NaH2O]

Thanks for posting those Michelle! I'm glad your issues are gone!

 

[mattj206]

Yea, Thats The Stuff!

I Droped 3 turbo snails in - along with a squad of hermits - and

the hair is almost gone. I need to get my camera into action.

Thanks for the pics.