are those red slime on my sand

[shorjai]

hi guyz i just transfer my stuff over from a 12g to a 24g nano for about two weeks by now. i added some new sands. lately i starting to see some redish stuff on my LS. are those red slime or the sand is going though a cycle??? thanks guyz
P.S wat kind i do to solve the problem if its red slime?

 

[Deanos]

It appears to be the beginnings of a cyanobacteria bloom. Search MR for solutions.

 

[shorjai]

oh boy. i gotta find out wat cause it before its gettin worst. =[

 

[juiceguy]

usually when you disturb the sand bed, you distribute the nutrients that were stored in the sand bed into the water column causing cyano or other bacterial or algae blooms.

 

[shorjai]

is there anything i can do right now??? increase the water flow

 

[Bob 1000]

Remember when I told you why I didn't have a sandbed... This is why... Bump up your flow do some water changes lessen your feeding and it should be okay in about 2 months...lol But that time span could be shorter..

 

[juiceguy]

2 fixes that i know of....1 is daily cleaning, increasing water flow, phoshate control and riding it out, which could take a while or i would remove everything and sift the sand through clean water then replace when the water runs clear through it. the second method is only if the tank is well established because you will be washing out some of the beneficial bacteria.

 

[shorjai]

thanks for the help guys. well the tank is been established for six month by now. i never had this problem bak in my 12g nano. after i transfer over to the 24g for about 2 weeks now i see the red slime. i will just go home and increase my flow and try to suck those sands out and clean it.

 

[rookie07]

I ave the same prob.
I cyphin out the red slime, and it is slowing down in growth.
PS, It cant been seen at night, so I you see it at night, its something else.

 

[shorjai]

well i see it at night time too after the light are out for couple of hrs.

 

[shorjai]

is it really red slime or just the cycle of the sand i mixed wif dry sand and LS i already had in the tank