Red And Green Slime Algae Please Help!!!!!

team2jndd

team2jndd

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Ever since i started my 55g i have had trouble with red and green slime algae. I have a corallife skimmer that is good for tanks up to 125 gallons and a 38 gallon refugium that is good for tanks up to 250 gallons. I run my lights 12 hours a day but even when i cut down to 8 the algae did not go away. My nitrates are at about 15-20 and my ammonia and nitrite levels are at 0. I have used chemicals to kill the red slime but it always returns a few weeks later. As for the green slime i have never been able to get rid of it. If anyone has any suggestions I would love to hear them thank you.
 
bigarn

bigarn

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How often do you do water changes? RO or tap? Do you over feed? Do you have PHs for good circulation throughout the tank with no "dead spots"?
 
pbienkiewi

pbienkiewi

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several months after I started my 55gal tank I had the red slime outbreak. I used DI water and loaded up on snails and blue legged crabs. I readjusted my power heads. A few weeks into it all was good.. It really gets you down looking at that stuff.
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