Get Rid of Green Hair Algae doing THIS

You can get rid of green hair algae in your aquarium by filling your tank with more plants. There are a handful of tactics to removing hair algae from your fish tank. Another tactic to decrease algae, is to lift your aquarium light above the aquarium. This makes the light less intense to the tank. It also spreads out the lighting so it's not so intense and direct on your aquarium plants. Another tactic to stopping hair algae in your fish tank is to lessen your bio-load. This can mean your doing more water changes or removing inhabitants.

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[audrameyer]

I don't think I would ever want to leave that house!! Stunning everything!!! Great info, thanks so much 😊

[TheSalient]

Awesome video palmer, I know u decided to ease back on youtube but I hope u put our more content more often !

[alexcassese]

Setting up my first planted aquarium this week. Have had terrariums and vivariums in the past. You are so helpful and i just wanted to say thank you for making me more confident and knowledgeable about this topic. Seems easy now. You rock dude

[rman]

I like the way you’ve integrated your tanks into your house. The plants look great. I also like how you stained the racks, most people seem to paint them black.

[andrewgoldfish]

Wow awesome job covering so many details. I went years with almost zero algae then got some nasty stuff from some plants I bought. Gonna try these tips outs Thanks!

[chrisischannel]

the drift wood looks so sick with the hair algea on it though .. i would leave it

[carolebraswell]

Fighting some hair algae right now! LOL Thanks for the tips!

[unsocialbutterfly]

I find green hair algae is pretty easy to remove by hand. I was told it’s because you have too much iron in the water. I haven’t used any plant fertiliser for at least 6-8 weeks. I have at least 20 different types of plants and some pieces of driftwood. My green hair algae only seems to grow on my subwassertang moss close to the top where the light is, and only in one area, I just remove it by hand.

[rickeyanderson]

Very impressive the 55-gallon super green healthy plants I have BBA it is choking the life out of my plants. Hopefully, I will find a remedy soon

[russellthomas]

thank you, thank you, thank you - finally a channel does not automatically try to sell chemicals for absolutely every issue ....

[angiebear]

My power went out when I was on vacation. My house sitter did her best to reset my lights but managed to put one of them on full power for 12 hours. Needless to say this tank was full and I mean full of green hair algae when I got back. Been pulling it out ever since and yes the driftwood is like a magnet. Lol. I’m not mad at her she did her best.

[karmoo]

I had them in one of my tanks, and lights were very low for a month or so, and they completely vanished, and plants survived and now i only have some spot algaes that are actually good looking on the rocks, and eazy to clean from the glass.

[LushSaltyAquariums]

I tend to get this algae whenever I do a major trim on the plants.

[David-ppfk]

I like the wall of ten gallons, It reminds me of going to a club and they have a wall of old tv's playing 80's video's.

[ShirleyGloria]

Great video … and Facing Nolan was an excellent documentary!

[michellearnold]

Do you black out for the hair algae? Amazingly I have never had it before

[TheSalient]

Other than having fish in the tank and lighting do you do fertz or just ha e organic soil woth a sand cap ?

[StacyLoyacono]

I need help! Had to get a new light for my 25 gallon planted aquarium.Purchased Nicrew13W full spectrum light well now everything is coated in green algae even the plants. Light has been sitting on aquarium cover so there is no way to raise it like you suggested. I have cut back on the time and I did a water change. What do you suggest for the correct light? Love your videos. Thank you.

[FRamirezA]

How do you get rid of cyanobacteria without risking your plants and fish? Thank you so much!

[Whitewing]

Tbh, i like green hair a lot more than the black stuff growing in my 40-gallon. Between all the snales plants and shrimp, a bit of green hair algae is apl I'm getting in my 29 shrimp tank.