Aggressive tank slime

simms

simms

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I have a fluval 304, skimmer and 2 powerheads in a 65g. Livestock- domino damsel, niger trigger and orange tailed fugi puffer....
I am developing a green slime on my live rocks as well as my sand. I thought it was a filtration issue, so i switched media out. It still is not cleared up. Is the problem that i am overstocked? The niger is only 3 inches and the fugi is about 2.5 in.
Any ideas would be appreciated
 
thangbom

thangbom

Active Member
probaly not overstock ... do u use ro/di water??? cuzz it's a must imo in the saltwater world... also a green slime?? dont u mean like green hair algea?.. check for po4 in your water.. cuzz if u do have po4 then is not good. ( that food for green hair algea and the likes..) and if you are use ro/di water.. you a prabaly overfeeding.. only feed what your fish can eat in 4 minutes .. any lefthover are to be removed.. ( lefthovers can breakdown and turn into food for algea as well..)
 
unleashed

unleashed

Active Member
concidering this is green slime its not harmful to your tank.but if you would like to get a fish to eat it i suggest a foxface fish.they are great for algae control and because they are a venomous fish they do well in an agressive tank..you might also want to concider adding an additional filter to your tank.like a hang on type to compinsate for what your fluval can not do.as in added amonia removers and posphate remover pads.I did this for a 55 reef I had set up b4 upgrading it the fluval is best suited for fw set ups .IMO
 
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