Green Slime

[olsenjb]

Well, I went to the store and bought the stiffest bristled brush I could find short of wire bristles. Pulled what rocks I could out of the tank and went to town on them. I was able to remove maybe 50% of the green. I got so aggressive with one rock that it crumbled in my hands. Anyway, I also bought some phosphate sponge and will leave it in the system for the next 24 hours. Then, I guess I will just wait and see what happens. Any other suggestions of what to do?

 

[byrself]

you will need to leave that phosphate sponge in your tank for longer than a day though. it will still take a couple weeks to start doing its job. just keep wiping the glass as best as you can, keep your filters clean, and wait for it to die down. good luck.

 

[olsenjb]

It was my impression that you don't want to leave phosphate sponge in for that long. Am I wrong? According to the instructions on the Kent product I purchased, it only lasts a max of 2 days, then you have to remove it or replace it with fresh sponge. I thought you didn't want to wipe out all phosphates, rather just get it below 0.02?

 

[byrself]

that's interesting on the kent stuff. the phoszorb (aquarium systems)i use says to change every six to eight weeks. sorry i confused you.