red slime algae...!!

[nycfatcow]

i believe i have red slime algae...how you get rid of it?

 

[House of Laughter]

Chemi Clean, red slime remover or good old fashioned siphoning and water changes.

House

 

[Gmandese]

Try this:
http://www.marinedepot.com/aquarium_additives_ultralife.asp?ast=&key=
I used it once, and the slime never came back. Works fast, too.
The slime is bacterial. Petland has it.

 

[ezee]

nycfatcow,

You may want to think about why you have the cyano. Some of the possible reasons are not enough flow, overfeeding, using tap water and too much lighting.

I have heard that a lot of people have had success with antibiotics but it might be a condition in your tank that is slightly off.

Just a thought.

E

 

[Gmandese]

Yes, that's right. But, a hit with the remover coupled with attention to the causes, is a winning combination.
I use tap water, (can't afford a ro/di yet), and it only happened in my nano. I think it was over feeding, as my big main tank never had the problem. And I left the lighting on for long periods.
One thing that I worked on was getting more circulation. But, I've seen cal's tank, he has plenty of circulation in it with all the buried tubing!

 

[nycfatcow]

hehe and now i have a sump 2 and upgraded my skimmer.... does this stuff kill coral?

 

[Gmandese]

No. Totally safe. It's an antibiotic.

 

[nycfatcow]

hmm i was talking about the red slime not the antibotics...lol but good to know 2

 

[Gmandese]

If the red slime covers the polyps, it can suffocate them. You have to manually brush the stuff off or siphon it. DON'T let it cover the corals! That's why the remover is good, it gets it off the corals and stuff while you're working on the cause.

 

[Deanos]

Red slime algae on corals is not a good thing. It will cause the polyps to not open which will starve the coral of life-giving light.

 

[nycfatcow]

hmm i should just get it right?

 

[nycfatcow]

gerry you have time to swing by my house to take a look?

 

[jackson6745]

nycfatcow,

You may want to think about why you have the cyano. Some of the possible reasons are not enough flow, overfeeding, using tap water and too much lighting.

I have heard that a lot of people have had success with antibiotics but it might be a condition in your tank that is slightly off.

Just a thought.

E

This is good advice!

 

[nycfatcow]

enough flow, overfeeding, using tap water and too much lighting.
i have the flow, i feed my fish once every two days.....i do use tap water...and i have PCs.... so....

 

[ShaunW]

enough flow, overfeeding, using tap water and too much lighting.
i have the flow, i feed my fish once every two days.....i do use tap water...and i have PCs.... so....

This is your problem, IMHO.

 

[nycfatcow]

damn that sucks..i dont have the money to do the rodi...

 

[ezee]

nycfatcow,

You can also buy RODI, or so I have heard, but I am not sure where. Someone said Walmart for $0.33 per gallon, unfortunately I don't know of one in the area. You really should stop using tap water, it can cause other problems. Maybe your fish store will sell you some cheap?

E

 

[ezee]

Jackson6745,

Thanks!

E