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mweezy2011 http:///t/390377/new-saltwater-hobbyist/80#post_3473850
why am i getting red slime?
Hi,
Lots of causes...#1. you have too many nutrients and phosphates, without this cyano can't exist. To do a phophate test will just give you a false negative because the cyano is feeding on it.
Low water flow, that means that the extra food or whatever is settling in a certain area..... increasing the water flow to the area will stop the stuff in the tank from pooling there.
Poor water quality...use only RO water, no tap or well water, it has extra stuff in it fish and coral do not need, but nuisance algae and cyano feeds on it.
This goes with #1...overfeeding.
Water changes and removing the cause are the best solutions. You can get a product to remove red slime..HOWEVER, unless you get rid of the cause, it will keep returning and soon the stuff is immune to the remover....then you have a real problem.