red slim....

[perezmk1982]

:irked:i have red slim again and dont kno y????? i make water changes every week and all my parameter are good. anyone knos what i can use beside the red slim remover. the last time i used that thing it killed all my snails, starrs and ect. can some one help me?? is there anything else for cyano bacteria??? please help and thanks..:irked: the only different thing that i have done is that i change my salt to reef crystals and i got my self a new ro unit... please help..

 

[wonderballz]

Are you using RODI? What's your output TDS? Maybe you need to change your RODI filters/media? Are you feeding frozen foods and rinsing them?

 

[perezmk1982]

Are you using RODI? What's your output TDS? Maybe you need to change your RODI filters/media? Are you feeding frozen foods and rinsing them?

yes the reading are 0.00 ppm and yes i use fronzen foods. but i dont rinse them. my are ro/di is new just got it like a month ago.

 

[125reefer]

you can try a weekly dose of specal blend.ive read some people had good results with that.but do check your tds readings on your ro/di water

 

[perezmk1982]

you can try a weekly dose of specal blend.ive read some people had good results with that.but do check your tds readings on your ro/di water

reading are 0.00 on my tds.

 

[Mr.maska]

how often do you feed fish? how much? Do you have a decent amount of water flow?
Using a bandade imo is never good, finding the problem is great.

 

[perezmk1982]

how often do you feed fish? how much? Do you have a decent amount of water flow?
Using a bandade imo is never good, finding the problem is great.

i feed my fish every other day. and my water flow is pretty good...

 

[Mr.maska]

are u running a skimmer in the sump? Do you have socks in the sump that have been there a while? If your lighting is old that could cause it as well.

 

[wonderballz]

True Maska. If you run T5's, old bulbs can cause a little bloom.

 

[Long-Island-Mike]

I had the same problem in my old 92. Everything seemed be good, couldn't figure it out why I was getting red slime. Then I remembered my MH bulbs were old, changed them out put in some conch snails and everything was fine, never had the problem again.

 

[perezmk1982]

are u running a skimmer in the sump? Do you have socks in the sump that have been there a while? If your lighting is old that could cause it as well.

i dont use a sock. but i change filter every 2 weeks. and yea i do have a skimmer in the sumps light are 6 month i have powercompacts right now. im making a change in my tank getting t5 maybe this week.

 

[fishman1069]

Old pc bulbs and extra nutrients in the tank would def cause cyno. Did you have anything die in the tank ie snails, crabs fish?

 

[wonderballz]

Can you give us a little more info on the tank.

How long was it running?

What size?

What livestock?

What lights?
(Power Compacts)

 

[InfernoST]

What is your phosphate level? I had a problem with Cyano for a over a year and it wound up being the reef crystals I was using. You can in the interim use special blend, it will compete with the Cyano for the nutrients and eventually win causing the Cyano to die, mind you this is just a band aid until you find out what the cause is.

 

[jrobbins]

if he has a lot of cyano in the tank his phos will probably test at 0.

 

[InfernoST]

If he uses a liquid test kit you are right but if he uses a Hanna checker or other electronic tester it will register something.

 

[jrobbins]

i would say that since he is having issues with cyano he almost certainly has a phosphate problem. I just dont see what measuring it will do at this point, unless you suspect the reef crystals are high in phos when he is mixing it.

 

[InfernoST]

i would say that since he is having issues with cyano he almost certainly has a phosphate problem. I just dont see what measuring it will do at this point, unless you suspect the reef crystals are high in phos when he is mixing it.

I'm thinking it's a combination of the two and also wanted to know if he was even testing for it which I don't think he is and most likely isn't running GFO or the like.

 

[nanchil]

Use Special Blend...

 

[albano]

... yes i use fronzen foods. but i don't rinse them...

RINSE them!

i dont use a sock. but i change filter every 2 weeks.

what filter, do you change?