Red SLime Remover Chemi-clean Question???

SteveNMegz · 08/07/2009, 06:46 PM

Hey guys,

We are trying out some of this product for the cyano covering our sandbed and wondering if it would kill the cheato in the sump also??? Should we pull it out for the 48 hour treatment?

Thanks!

Sisterlimonpot · 08/07/2009, 06:52 PM

I wouldn’t recommend using it unless you've exhausted every other avenue. The reason I say that is if you don't get all the cyano out you will create a super strain that is immune to the chemi-clean, then you'll really have a problem on your hands.

However I don't know if it will kill the chaeto…. I would think it wouldn’t.

SteveNMegz · 08/07/2009, 07:00 PM

We've done pretty much everything else possible to try and prevent the cyano.

-40G water changes
-Run phosphate remover (2 little fishies reactor)
-Carbon (2 little fishies reactor)
-Tons of chaeto growing in the sump with 6" DSB (trim every couple weeks)
-We feed hardly anything anymore (small peice of seaweed once a day, flakes or pellets twice a week)

We've tried pretty much everything but turning the lights out, and I don't really want to try that since we have lots of corals (SPS,LPS, Softies, Leathers, a bit of everything)

We're open to recommendations if anyone has any ideas/thoughts!

To late to scrap the idea of the red slime remover since I put it in a hour ago but just in case it doesn't work.

Thanks!

SteveNMegz · 08/07/2009, 07:00 PM

40G waterchanges every 3 weeks.

Sisterlimonpot · 08/07/2009, 07:08 PM

In my experience cyano grows in low flow low light areas and once I increased flow the cyano disappeared. However I still get little patches from time to time and I just blow them off with a turkey baster.

Agu · 08/07/2009, 07:17 PM

If your cyano/slime is a bacteria the red slime remover should eliminate it. You may have to dose twice however for complete eradication.

Although you don't want to turn the lights off, a couple of days with reduced lighting can do wonders too.

After treating, carbon and water changes are a must ime.

Jocephus · 08/07/2009, 09:16 PM

FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS

This stuff gets a lot of people in trouble due to not following the instructions. Do the water changes as directed. You may need an airstone in the tank. Read the package carefully. My experience is that it works really well.

PRDubois · 08/07/2009, 09:53 PM

The stuff works to get rid of the Red slime, but if you do not take care of the cause it will come back.

Turn off your skimmer for 48 hours after each dose.

It does not kill the Cheato, but if you are worried you can put it in a 5 gal bucket with a powerhead while you treat.

SteveNMegz · 08/08/2009, 09:21 AM

thanks guys!

We followed the instructions to a T. We put in an air stone so it bubbles up into a powerhead for very fine micro bubbles (as directed) and turned off the skimmer right away. I'll let you all know how it works out Sunday when we do the waterchange.

Thanks again!

SteveNMegz · 08/09/2009, 06:02 PM

Well the treatment worked great!!! Bright white sand, and no sign of any cyano!

No loss of corals or anything else, but will be keeping an eye out over the next little while to make sure nothing changes.

EnglishRebel · 08/09/2009, 06:21 PM

That's great news as I was considering Chemi-Clean but because of the high cost used Maracyn instead. Not such a good result so maybe I need to spring for the additional cost of CC.

SteveNMegz · 08/09/2009, 08:36 PM

we have a 150G tank that we treated. the sandbed was totally covered in cyano (not on the rock or anywhere else, only the sand). We have a 30G sump with aorund 20G in it (we figured the live rock covered this amount) so we added 15 spoon fulls of the Chemi-Clean. Followed all the directions and 48 hours later, no cyano at all.

We'll keep you up to date as to what the future brings.

SteveNMegz · 08/14/2009, 09:11 PM

Well its been 5 days since the end of the treatment and no cyano what so ever has come back, everything is well

jbird69 · 08/14/2009, 10:36 PM

the stuff just plain works. Ive used it with great results.

08/07/2009, 06:46 PM	#1
SteveNMegz Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Port Colborne Posts: 1,140	Red SLime Remover Chemi-clean Question??? Hey guys, We are trying out some of this product for the cyano covering our sandbed and wondering if it would kill the cheato in the sump also??? Should we pull it out for the 48 hour treatment? Thanks! __________________ Steve and Megz Current Tank Info: 55G Shallow Reef (30x30x14) - Equip: Ecotech Radion XR30 G3 Pro, 2 Tunze 6055, Vertex Omega 130 Skimmer, Ecotech Vectra M1 return, Vertex Rx1.5 Zeovit Reactor

08/07/2009, 06:52 PM	#2
Sisterlimonpot R.C. Fraternity President Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Litchfeild Park AZ Posts: 11,490 Blog Entries: 2	I wouldn’t recommend using it unless you've exhausted every other avenue. The reason I say that is if you don't get all the cyano out you will create a super strain that is immune to the chemi-clean, then you'll really have a problem on your hands. However I don't know if it will kill the chaeto…. I would think it wouldn’t. __________________ Jimmy MASVC President Dishes are done man! Current Tank Info: 300 in progress

08/07/2009, 07:00 PM	#3
SteveNMegz Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Port Colborne Posts: 1,140	We've done pretty much everything else possible to try and prevent the cyano. -40G water changes -Run phosphate remover (2 little fishies reactor) -Carbon (2 little fishies reactor) -Tons of chaeto growing in the sump with 6" DSB (trim every couple weeks) -We feed hardly anything anymore (small peice of seaweed once a day, flakes or pellets twice a week) We've tried pretty much everything but turning the lights out, and I don't really want to try that since we have lots of corals (SPS,LPS, Softies, Leathers, a bit of everything) We're open to recommendations if anyone has any ideas/thoughts! To late to scrap the idea of the red slime remover since I put it in a hour ago but just in case it doesn't work. Thanks! __________________ Steve and Megz Current Tank Info: 55G Shallow Reef (30x30x14) - Equip: Ecotech Radion XR30 G3 Pro, 2 Tunze 6055, Vertex Omega 130 Skimmer, Ecotech Vectra M1 return, Vertex Rx1.5 Zeovit Reactor

08/07/2009, 07:00 PM	#4
SteveNMegz Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Port Colborne Posts: 1,140	40G waterchanges every 3 weeks. __________________ Steve and Megz Current Tank Info: 55G Shallow Reef (30x30x14) - Equip: Ecotech Radion XR30 G3 Pro, 2 Tunze 6055, Vertex Omega 130 Skimmer, Ecotech Vectra M1 return, Vertex Rx1.5 Zeovit Reactor

08/07/2009, 07:08 PM	#5
Sisterlimonpot R.C. Fraternity President Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Litchfeild Park AZ Posts: 11,490 Blog Entries: 2	In my experience cyano grows in low flow low light areas and once I increased flow the cyano disappeared. However I still get little patches from time to time and I just blow them off with a turkey baster. __________________ Jimmy MASVC President Dishes are done man! Current Tank Info: 300 in progress

08/07/2009, 07:17 PM	#6
Agu Registered Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Sarasota, Florida Posts: 30,279	If your cyano/slime is a bacteria the red slime remover should eliminate it. You may have to dose twice however for complete eradication. Although you don't want to turn the lights off, a couple of days with reduced lighting can do wonders too. After treating, carbon and water changes are a must ime. __________________ Less technology , more biology . Current Tank Info: 30 gallon half cube and 5.5, both reef tanks

08/07/2009, 09:16 PM	#7
Jocephus Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Dover, DE Posts: 995	FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS This stuff gets a lot of people in trouble due to not following the instructions. Do the water changes as directed. You may need an airstone in the tank. Read the package carefully. My experience is that it works really well.

08/07/2009, 09:53 PM	#8
PRDubois Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Chester, VA Posts: 3,626	The stuff works to get rid of the Red slime, but if you do not take care of the cause it will come back. Turn off your skimmer for 48 hours after each dose. It does not kill the Cheato, but if you are worried you can put it in a 5 gal bucket with a powerhead while you treat. __________________ http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2534403 Current Tank Info: 225 gal Reef, 60 gal reef & 40b frag tank Last edited by PRDubois; 08/07/2009 at 10:10 PM.

08/08/2009, 09:21 AM	#9
SteveNMegz Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Port Colborne Posts: 1,140	thanks guys! We followed the instructions to a T. We put in an air stone so it bubbles up into a powerhead for very fine micro bubbles (as directed) and turned off the skimmer right away. I'll let you all know how it works out Sunday when we do the waterchange. Thanks again! __________________ Steve and Megz Current Tank Info: 55G Shallow Reef (30x30x14) - Equip: Ecotech Radion XR30 G3 Pro, 2 Tunze 6055, Vertex Omega 130 Skimmer, Ecotech Vectra M1 return, Vertex Rx1.5 Zeovit Reactor

08/09/2009, 06:02 PM	#10
SteveNMegz Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Port Colborne Posts: 1,140	Well the treatment worked great!!! Bright white sand, and no sign of any cyano! No loss of corals or anything else, but will be keeping an eye out over the next little while to make sure nothing changes. __________________ Steve and Megz Current Tank Info: 55G Shallow Reef (30x30x14) - Equip: Ecotech Radion XR30 G3 Pro, 2 Tunze 6055, Vertex Omega 130 Skimmer, Ecotech Vectra M1 return, Vertex Rx1.5 Zeovit Reactor

08/09/2009, 06:21 PM	#11
EnglishRebel Retired Rebel Reefer Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Triad NC Posts: 1,902	That's great news as I was considering Chemi-Clean but because of the high cost used Maracyn instead. Not such a good result so maybe I need to spring for the additional cost of CC. __________________ Alan "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few. " Sir Winston Churchill praising those young RAF pilots. August 20th 1940 Click on my name for drop down list and select "Visit EnglishRebels Home Page" for my build thread. Current Tank Info: 60x30x24 200G AO custom glass tank, basement equipment room, 30G and 55G Fuges, LifeReef sump & 30" skimmer.

08/09/2009, 08:36 PM	#12
SteveNMegz Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Port Colborne Posts: 1,140	we have a 150G tank that we treated. the sandbed was totally covered in cyano (not on the rock or anywhere else, only the sand). We have a 30G sump with aorund 20G in it (we figured the live rock covered this amount) so we added 15 spoon fulls of the Chemi-Clean. Followed all the directions and 48 hours later, no cyano at all. We'll keep you up to date as to what the future brings. __________________ Steve and Megz Current Tank Info: 55G Shallow Reef (30x30x14) - Equip: Ecotech Radion XR30 G3 Pro, 2 Tunze 6055, Vertex Omega 130 Skimmer, Ecotech Vectra M1 return, Vertex Rx1.5 Zeovit Reactor

08/14/2009, 09:11 PM	#13
SteveNMegz Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Port Colborne Posts: 1,140	Well its been 5 days since the end of the treatment and no cyano what so ever has come back, everything is well __________________ Steve and Megz Current Tank Info: 55G Shallow Reef (30x30x14) - Equip: Ecotech Radion XR30 G3 Pro, 2 Tunze 6055, Vertex Omega 130 Skimmer, Ecotech Vectra M1 return, Vertex Rx1.5 Zeovit Reactor

08/14/2009, 10:36 PM	#14
jbird69 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: The beautiful State of Jefferson Posts: 2,751	the stuff just plain works. Ive used it with great results. __________________ Broke Back Mountain is not a movie, its the pile of dead ninjas in Chuck Norris' back yard