Ughhhh, im so fed up with this!

[benj2112]

Well, it would help...I don't know how long it would take to make a difference...it will help, though.
If you are having a phosphate problem then you might be feeding to much as well. I only feed every other day. I have a fuge with chaetomorpha and a filter with Rowaphos in it. It made a huge difference and I don't even have to clean my glass but once ever two weeks or so.
I gotta go, but you might want to do a search for the post "my take on phosphates" by steveweast. If might help some.
Later,
Ben

 

[benj2112]

Also...you wouldn't have to get expensive 50/50 pcs or anything like that. People do very well with pc's from HD for their fuge. I just had one that wasn't being used.
Now I really got to go.

 

[yellowtail]

alright thanks for your time now who is my next victim?,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

. just kidding :thinking:

. do the spaghetti like alot of flow and also should i put any type of sand bed in the 20 high?

 

[golfish]

I have the same thing going on in my tank (about 4 months old) I got to tell ya, I fought this stuff in my old 150 for months, I did everything I good to get rid of it, nothing worked. I just got tired of looking at it and used Red slime remover from Ultra Life. I'm sure you've seem pictures of my 150? That tank was pack full of sps. The last thing I wanted to do was add chemicals to it. This stuff killed the slime in just a few hours and it never came back, ever. I had zero losses too.
You have to have a lot of water made up for water changes if you use it. You can't run your skimmer for a few days either cause it will just flood.
I'm not going to even try anything in the new tank. If the stuff doesn't go away by the end of the summer I'm using the red slime remover.

 

[yellowtail]

first off i have the berlin 125 sump rated for up to 75 gallons and it has the sponges in it. so if i used the ultra life redslime remover and just shut off my skimmer it will be ok with my corals that i have stated on the first post in this thread? also do you reccomend taking out the sponges or leaving all the normal pumps and filtration running except the skimmer?

 

[golfish]

Originally posted by YellowTail
first off i have the berlin 125 sump rated for up to 75 gallons and it has the sponges in it. so if i used the ultra life redslime remover and just shut off my skimmer it will be ok with my corals that i have stated on the first post in this thread? also do you reccomend taking out the sponges or leaving all the normal pumps and filtration running except the skimmer?
I think your corals can go a few days without skimming. I recommend taking out the sponges for good. Hec, that could be part of your problem.
Make sure you suck out as much slime as you can before using it. Have lots of water made up and ready to do water changes.

 

[golfish]

I suggest you do some research on this stuff. I really don't want you coming back blaming me because you lost a coral or a snail.
I didn't have a problem and will probably have to use it again. I think I changed 30 gal or water (150 gal tank) about 4 times in 10 days or so. If you don't do this right it will have a lot more effect on your inverts then the slime remover.
BTW, the remover is just an antibiotic. I think its erythromycin. (I think that's all it is)

 

[yellowtail]

Originally posted by golfish
I suggest you do some research on this stuff. I really don't want you coming back blaming me because you lost a coral or a snail.
I didn't have a problem and will probably have to use it again. I think I changed 30 gal or water (150 gal tank) about 4 times in 10 days or so. If you don't do this right it will have a lot more effect on your inverts then the slime remover.
BTW, the remover is just an antibiotic. I think its erythromycin. (I think that's all it is)
by no means would i be mad at you. how many water changes should i do after using this and how much on a 40?

 

[yellowtail]

ps: i clean the sponges weekly

 

[golfish]

I'm not sure what the directions say but I'd do a 10 gal water change about 12 hours after you add the stuff, Then about 24-36 hrs later another 10 gal. Go a few days and do another 10 gals then turn your skimmer back on. You might be able to use your skimmer then, If its a good skimmer you might not. I'd set it to the lowest skimming setting.

 

[dbennett78]

I had a problem with red slime recently and its going away now. I tried everything except for the chemicals because I dont trust them. What ended up working for me was aiming a power head towards the top of the tank so that the water gets agitated more so there is a better oxygen exchange. And also peel as much of the cyano from the sand bed as you can. It should help well at least it did in my case.

 

[yellowtail]

i wont blame golfish if it goes wrong but does the bottle say reef safe or anything saying it is ok to use in tanks with corals?

 

[golfish]

I'll see if I can read this right. I need glasses bad
"Ultralife red slime remover is a revolutionary time tested product that will effectively and safely remove red slime alage quickly without harm to fish, invert or corals/ The results will amaze you"
Make sure you suck out as much as you can before you use it. if you use it.

 

[yellowtail]

awsome....i knew i could count on you

 

[jimnlee]

Let me offer you another option. My situation was similar to yours...a 125 that I could not get the slime out of. My local LFS (that I really do respect) suggested I use a product called Algone. It is a very simple phosphate sponge that you insert into the filter and within 2 days I noticed a substantial difference. Within a wek it was entirely gone and has been gone for over a month now. Not that I would ever recommend against anything that you've already discussed, I'm just saying that this was fast and very inexpensive. They have a website, I think it's www.algone.com. Good luck!

 

[gonfishin]

I had red slime and used myacin (antibiotic) Got rid of the slime but it returned a month later. After reading Steveweast thread on phosphates I used rowaphos in my emperor 230 and it got rid of the slime (that was 3 months ago). Also my phosphate reading before the rowaphos was about zero.

 

[fishman830]

look.. if it's in there.. it can leave naturally.. it's only there to make up for a definciency in teh water quality... so there should be a way to get rid of it w/o chemicals.
Step 1: Manually remove most, if not all algae
Step 2: Increase water flow
Step 3if 1 and 2 didn't work): Reduce lighting hours
Step 4:Replace bulbs(unless they're those NO fixtures then you should porbably upgrade)
Step 5if step 4 doesn't work): This will be hard for tanks with coral. But, turn the lights off for a day at a time, and if you have no coral keep them off for a few days, maybe 2 or 3.

 

[yellowtail]

Originally posted by Fishman830
look.. if it's in there.. it can leave naturally.. it's only there to make up for a definciency in teh water quality... so there should be a way to get rid of it w/o chemicals.
Step 1: Manually remove most, if not all algae
Step 2: Increase water flow
Step 3if 1 and 2 didn't work): Reduce lighting hours
Step 4:Replace bulbs(unless they're those NO fixtures then you should porbably upgrade)
Step 5if step 4 doesn't work): This will be hard for tanks with coral. But, turn the lights off for a day at a time, and if you have no coral keep them off for a few days, maybe 2 or 3.
i did 1,2,3 and i left the light off for 1 day but i had corals but they showed no affect to it. for no:4 my bulbs are 36" 2x96 watt aqualight. they are only 5 months old.do you think i will need to change them? i heard red slime could live on anything really and i havent been able to get rid of.2 phosphates. also,does algone get rid of your slime for good or so far?did you have to do any water changes with this product?

 

[yellowtail]

does this sound correct to you.......(i recieved this email from a vender i placed an order for a red slime product)............Are you looking for exactly how much water to change or how often to change the water? If so, the best I can recommend is to change 20% of the water before you start using the Red Slime Remover trying to siphon out as much algae as possible. After you have used the Red Slime Remover initially, you can use it again in 48 hours if necessary. If it is not necessary, I would suggest doing another partial water change of 10% 2 days after the initial dosage. If necessary another partial water change of 10% can be done 2 days after the last water change.
If any of the fish are showing any type of stress from using the product, I would suggest putting in some fresh carbon and doing a 20% partial water change.
I would not worry about taking the sponges out of the filter, but you may want to give them a quick rinse to get out any debris that may be caught in them.........with all these waterchanges i am starting to be a little scared with all the waterchanges because that means i will be tanking 40-60% of my 5 month old established tank water out in over a few days.is this too much for my tank as well as my corals and fish?

 

[the josey wales]

For what it's worth, I had the same light with 1 10 k and 1 03 and had the same problem
It cleared up a little when I got a rodi, but didn't dissaper until i got a different light.
sorry...