Now this is a great GHA elimination article, written in layman's terms.
If you not interested in reading the whole article, how are some points that are very interesting: "
A quick recap of what went wrong:
"I really believe that time, attention to detail in the tank, typical husbandry and algae eradication measures aided in the success with hair algae. But, I feel that learning about the tank in particular, rather than a blanket method of husbandry, led to the success of beating hair algae. I still do three large water changes a month, blow the rocks off with a powerhead twice a week, siphon detritus at each water change and continually change things, but progress is always found right after a little failure."
Source: Green Hair Algae by Stephen Hopple - Reefkeeping.com
Includes nice info on cooking Live Rock
If you not interested in reading the whole article, how are some points that are very interesting: "
A quick recap of what went wrong:
- Failed to cook base rock before adding to large tank
- Inadequate flow to keep detritus in suspension
- Inadequate flow to move detritus through the system to the skimmer
- Rocks placed directly on sand bed
- Failure to blow detritus off rocks and properly remove from sand bed
- Rocks placed in a tank on auto pilot for too long
- Failing to cook rocks before adding them to a new tank
- Lack of consistent skimming"
"I really believe that time, attention to detail in the tank, typical husbandry and algae eradication measures aided in the success with hair algae. But, I feel that learning about the tank in particular, rather than a blanket method of husbandry, led to the success of beating hair algae. I still do three large water changes a month, blow the rocks off with a powerhead twice a week, siphon detritus at each water change and continually change things, but progress is always found right after a little failure."
Source: Green Hair Algae by Stephen Hopple - Reefkeeping.com
Includes nice info on cooking Live Rock