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Unread 12/13/2010, 09:34 PM   #1
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Red Slime

Ok, so my 7 week old 55 gallon reef has a little bit of red slime growing on the sand. It just started a couple days ago and there is not much of it. I have dealt with red slime years ago with my nano, but I don't really remember much. Its only growing on one section of my sand. What I have been doing the last few days is just stiring it into the sand, so I can't see it. Is this just part of my tank maturing? I am setting up my GFO/Carbon reactor sometime this week, will that help? Am I doing anything bad by stirring it into the sand? There is not enough of it for me to pull it off.


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Unread 12/13/2010, 09:40 PM   #2
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Since the tank is new, I wouldn't worry all that much, although I might cut back on feeding. Stirring up the sand might reduce its filtration capacity, but that's likely not critical.


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Unread 12/13/2010, 11:32 PM   #3
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Unread 12/13/2010, 11:35 PM   #4
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It usually means you have a dead spot in the flow. It could go away on its own or never go away. Adjust your flow so you have no dead spots.


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Unread 12/13/2010, 11:57 PM   #5
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+1 on adjusting more flow to that spot.


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Unread 12/14/2010, 04:32 PM   #6
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More flow might help, might not. It often doesn't. If the slime starts expanding rapidly or doesn't die away in a few weeks, I'd start working more aggressively on it.


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better to siphon it out than stir it into the sand, and nutrients are very likely the cause, its very unlikely more flow will rid it alone, although flow of course is needed around the tank, start with checking the bulbs in the tank, and ensure the water you put in is pure and nutrient free, this will help a lot. Another thing to do is to not add anymore stock at all, because you have a fair bit in there now for a 7 week old tank, I'm pretty sure nutrient control is the key to the cyano bacteria problem in your tank, the very best of luck.

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Unread 12/15/2010, 06:47 AM   #8
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During that period when I setup my tank I also had a bloom of algae and a bit of cyano.
Just let the tank mature 3-5 months and it will go away by itself.
I only have a 1300GPH powerhead plus the return which I calculated at about 400 GPH.
The tank is 75g and after 6 months there is only very little cyano on the back glass, which used to cover the whole back glass and part of the sand bed.


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