Is This Red Slime???
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reefmate75
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looks like it...hard to get rid of it, if you dont have any corals shut the light off for a few days, if you do have corals, old bulbs are the number 1 reason why it starts to grow, then you could be over feeding, or not doing water changes as much as you need
clownfish11
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both ugly and somewhat harmful...get some red slime remover take out your filter pads and turn off your skimmer and in 4-5 days it'll all be gone..it works great..
perfectdark
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IMO yes it is. Getting rid of it is half the battle finding out why you got it is the other half. To help rid your tank, syphon out what you can, frequent water changes every 3 days or so, start with a large one, increase flow to the affected areas. And yes even with corals, you can cut your lights down to 3 hours a day for a couple of weeks without hurting anything. I have a tank full of corals, softies, lps and a RBTA. I had to do it and didnt lose a thing in the process. Also, for the first 2 days after the intitial water change, I kept the lights off completley to help kick start things. HTH.
perfectdark
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Originally Posted by ClownFiSH11
http:///forum/post/2626288
get some red slime remover take out your filter pads and turn off your skimmer and in 4-5 days it'll all be gone..it works great..
It also kills benificial bacteria and although you wont lose all of what you gained it will definatly spike your nitrates. I did it when I first started and I lost a ton of coraline algae and my trates went through the roof. I wont use it again. JMO.
http:///forum/post/2626288
get some red slime remover take out your filter pads and turn off your skimmer and in 4-5 days it'll all be gone..it works great..
It also kills benificial bacteria and although you wont lose all of what you gained it will definatly spike your nitrates. I did it when I first started and I lost a ton of coraline algae and my trates went through the roof. I wont use it again. JMO.
clownfish11
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I used it and my tank was fine all my coraline was fine and nothing died...my trates are still 0
kevin34
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Well it went away for a bit, came back, siphoned it out successfully, and now there are a few spots back again. I have been doing water changes and limiting my amount of lighting. I am having some pretty rapid coraline growth so shouldnt that mean my water is good? Also the red slime is only appearing in one spot in the tank.
mr.clownfish
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OH MY GOD!! red slime is THE WORST kind of algae. its almost impossible to get rid of in ur tank. i tried everything there was to use, chemicals, hot water, thousands of water changes and cleaning and scrubbing. nothing works. i got rid of the tank rocks filter i started over. so far sooooo good =]
perfectdark
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Originally Posted by Mr.clownfish
http:///forum/post/2650755
OH MY GOD!! red slime is THE WORST kind of algae. its almost impossible to get rid of in ur tank. i tried everything there was to use, chemicals, hot water, thousands of water changes and cleaning and scrubbing. nothing works. i got rid of the tank rocks filter i started over. so far sooooo good =]
Thats because its not an algae its a bacteria that is fed by a number of different things at once in your tank. Excess nutrients is usually what starts it, but its quickly facilitated by light, flow and dirty water.
http:///forum/post/2650755
OH MY GOD!! red slime is THE WORST kind of algae. its almost impossible to get rid of in ur tank. i tried everything there was to use, chemicals, hot water, thousands of water changes and cleaning and scrubbing. nothing works. i got rid of the tank rocks filter i started over. so far sooooo good =]
Thats because its not an algae its a bacteria that is fed by a number of different things at once in your tank. Excess nutrients is usually what starts it, but its quickly facilitated by light, flow and dirty water.
kevin34
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Originally Posted by PerfectDark
http:///forum/post/2651118
Thats because its not an algae its a bacteria that is fed by a number of different things at once in your tank. Excess nutrients is usually what starts it, but its quickly facilitated by light, flow and dirty water.
So its caused by too much nutrients?
http:///forum/post/2651118
Thats because its not an algae its a bacteria that is fed by a number of different things at once in your tank. Excess nutrients is usually what starts it, but its quickly facilitated by light, flow and dirty water.
So its caused by too much nutrients?
rldavisou
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I would use a TDS meter to make sure your topoff/water change supply is clean. Anything higher than 40 is asking for trouble. Test freshwater, don't even bother trying to test water with salt already in it.
I would do some water changes with water from a different source, see if that helps, before doing anything chemical. A lot of people like to add something to their tank take care of problems, but that should be your last resort. You don't have much of a problem, so water changes should fix it, just make sure the water you use has the lowest TDS possible.
I would do some water changes with water from a different source, see if that helps, before doing anything chemical. A lot of people like to add something to their tank take care of problems, but that should be your last resort. You don't have much of a problem, so water changes should fix it, just make sure the water you use has the lowest TDS possible.
perfectdark
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Originally Posted by Kevin34
http:///forum/post/2651863
So its caused by too much nutrients?
Yes...over feeding is usually what starts it all.
http:///forum/post/2651863
So its caused by too much nutrients?
Yes...over feeding is usually what starts it all.
perfectdark
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Originally Posted by Kevin34
http:///forum/post/2651936
I use RODI water and my TDS is fine. usually no higher than 2 if there is a reading at all. I have never fed the tank. Only CUC is in there.
Then the only other explanation is you got it from an out side source, like your LR.
http:///forum/post/2651936
I use RODI water and my TDS is fine. usually no higher than 2 if there is a reading at all. I have never fed the tank. Only CUC is in there.
Then the only other explanation is you got it from an out side source, like your LR.
kevin34
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Originally Posted by PerfectDark
http:///forum/post/2651992
Then the only other explanation is you got it from an out side source, like your LR.
How long would it take to show up though? My LR was in the tank for a good month or 2 before the cuc was added and i didnt notice it until then. Is it possible that this is just a type of algae and not red slime?
http:///forum/post/2651992
Then the only other explanation is you got it from an out side source, like your LR.
How long would it take to show up though? My LR was in the tank for a good month or 2 before the cuc was added and i didnt notice it until then. Is it possible that this is just a type of algae and not red slime?
perfectdark
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Originally Posted by Kevin34
http:///forum/post/2652405
How long would it take to show up though? My LR was in the tank for a good month or 2 before the cuc was added and i didnt notice it until then. Is it possible that this is just a type of algae and not red slime?
not likley, but it can take a while to show.. its not uncommon.
http:///forum/post/2652405
How long would it take to show up though? My LR was in the tank for a good month or 2 before the cuc was added and i didnt notice it until then. Is it possible that this is just a type of algae and not red slime?
not likley, but it can take a while to show.. its not uncommon.