Red Slime Algae????

[logan15]

what is it and how can i get rid of it?

 

[goldrush]

There have been volumes written on this,but in a nutshell-- red slime algae is actually cyanobacteris. It is caused be overfeeding and/or old lights and/or dead circulation spots and/or high phosphates.There are ways to address the problem,but it is better to eliminate the cause. Do you have any of the aforementioned conditions??

 

[logan15]

well i bought brand new lights about 3 weeks ago i dont over feed them i dont think and i not sure on the phospates

 

[goldrush]

Check your phosphates,bet they're high.Cyano thrives on that.

 

[sduerk]

I'm currently battling red slime algae. I have had very high phosphates and I'm using phosgard and it is bringing them down. I did not think that I was overfeeding either. When I first started battlling it I was told by my LFS and is not bad advice but I was told to cut back on the feeding and do a lot of small water changes. I cut back to one feeding every other day and changed 5 - 10 % every week. After it continuing to spread I went and bought the Phosgard. So I would suggest a combination of the above methods. However, now that I think about it the red slime algae is in the lower part of the front of my tank where the water current is the least. Unless I reposition a power head to the front of the tank or buy one to sit in the front (which is not the natural look I want) I won't have the current there. Good luck and let me know how it works.

 

[logan15]

thanks guys i have an extra powerhead so ill try that its a hagen 402 and im going to get that phos guard this weekend hopefully since im 15 i dont have the most money in the world lol but i have done good so far im going to take some pics tommorow hopefully and ill post em you guys tell what you think thanks guys
logan
ill tell you how the red slime war goes ill be a veteran soon lol

 

[beth]

Address the problem but to clean up the current mess, this is the answer:
http://www.boydenterprisesonline.com/chemiclean.html