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[bill109]

hey everyone..
i used chemiclean red slime remover and i havent had algae in close to a week.. i just noticed a little today.. what gives? cyano is bacteria and no algae so does this control phospahates? if so can i use it regularly? like once a month? i also went from using all 8 bulbs all day to 4 for most of the day to 8 for a few hours then back to the other set of 4.. could this do it? all corals love it but would stony corals?
has anyone else used chemiclean red slime remover?
thanks again..

 

[rebelprettyboy]

cOULD BE THAT u need more flow in that area, or to many nuritients in the tank.. Thers like a million threads on here about cyno

 

[bill109]

Originally Posted by rebelprettyboy
http:///forum/post/2743971
cOULD BE THAT u need more flow in that area, or to many nuritients in the tank.. Thers like a million threads on here about cyno
i know and i have looked through alot of them.. i have a ton of flow. over 300gph.

 

[bill109]

i was asking about the chemiclean info not lookin for cyano info.

 

[bgrae001]

I used a few times when I got desperate. It worked to remove the red slime but caused massive micro bubbles and I had to turn off my skimmer for a few days. After a while the slime came back. In the end I wound up breaking down the tank and scrubbing off the red slime.
My tank had been up for 2 years before the breakout. I haven't had a problem since I put a fuge on my tank and change out my bulbs.

 

[bill109]

Originally Posted by bgrae001
http:///forum/post/2744216
I used a few times when I got desperate. It worked to remove the red slime but caused massive micro bubbles and I had to turn off my skimmer for a few days. After a while the slime came back. In the end I wound up breaking down the tank and scrubbing off the red slime.
My tank had been up for 2 years before the breakout. I haven't had a problem since I put a fuge on my tank and change out my bulbs.
what kind of fuge? like a in tank DIY one? i got it to go away for te most part.. am willing to do anything to keep it gone!

 

[jaymz]

Originally Posted by bill109
http:///forum/post/2744197
i know and i have looked through alot of them.. i have a ton of flow. over 300gph.
I hope this is a typo... if you have a 90 gallon, 300gph of flow is not much at all. you want atleast 10x turn over per hour. More if you keep coral.
That is only having your tank turned over a little over 3 times per hour. I have 1200gph of flow in a 75gallon and definatly need more. So im adding a korilia 3 which is another 850gph...
I had a cyano outbreak when i first set this tank up and i did a huge water change and up'd my flow to the 1500gph and it hasnt been back since.
I do have a couple dead spots in the middle of my rock work that do not get enough flow and is collecting detritus so im adding a powerhead to make sure its not possible for anything to settle on the rock work.

 

[tdog7879]

Originally Posted by bill109
http:///forum/post/2743947
hey everyone..
i used chemiclean red slime remover and i havent had algae in close to a week.. i just noticed a little today.. what gives? cyano is bacteria and no algae so does this control phospahates? if so can i use it regularly? like once a month? i also went from using all 8 bulbs all day to 4 for most of the day to 8 for a few hours then back to the other set of 4.. could this do it? all corals love it but would stony corals?
has anyone else used chemiclean red slime remover?
thanks again..
I just used it about a month ago and it work great! Everybody does say to add more flow and i did that and it seems to help alot!Also i really work on removing my phosphates and reduce feeding.

 

[oceansidefish]

Originally Posted by bill109
http:///forum/post/2744199
i was asking about the chemiclean info not lookin for cyano info.
Chemiclean does not remove phosephates. You need to discover why it is growing more than anything. Usually overfeeding or dead spots is the reason. Chemicals will only get rid of it for a little while.

 

[bill109]

oops forgot zero..
i have 2x HK #4's (1200gph x2 =2400 gph)
overflow with 600 gph coming out up to 3000 and then a hob filter if that counts fopr anything i would say a little over 3000 gph.
my tank has been kind of wierd though..
sometimes i can go months with it gone and other its come back for weeks.. the tank was all set then i moved rock around and have been fighting with it since.
i think i got it fixed? nut im not sure here i will be watching the tank