red slime

garyw68 · 03/15/2009, 03:24 PM

ok...i have had it. This stuff is way out of control. I just donâ€™t get it. My no3 and po4 are 0 but yet it still comes back. I am about to use red slime control and have a few questions. It says to use one spoon full per 10 gallons...i have a 180 gal tank with over 200 lbs of LR. Do i still dose with 18 spoons? Do I not run the skimmer for five days like it states? Will it harm the cheato in my sump? Anyone who has used this stuff...your comments are greatly appreciated.

PRDubois · 03/15/2009, 04:05 PM

If you have You do need to turn off your skimmer but the stuff does work.

garyw68 · 03/15/2009, 05:11 PM

but for five days?

tewkes · 03/15/2009, 06:33 PM

I just bought the chemiclean version of the red slime remover. I have a 150 gallon with a 75 gallon sump. I only added about 15 spoonfuls to compensate for the rock and all.

I'll let you know how it works. I started off with a few patches a few weeks ago and now it is everywhere.

I have a lot of flow so that's not the issue. If this doesn't work I'm going to get a UV sterilizer and run some phosban.

lancer99 · 03/15/2009, 09:31 PM

Personally, I wouldn't use any magic slime remover.

I've had red slime in one of my tanks, a few months after I set it up. After doing some research, I realized it was just that my tank was out of balance.....I didn't change anything, and 3-1/2 months later, it was gone.

-R

03/15/2009, 03:24 PM	#1
garyw68 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 648	red slime ok...i have had it. This stuff is way out of control. I just donâ€™t get it. My no3 and po4 are 0 but yet it still comes back. I am about to use red slime control and have a few questions. It says to use one spoon full per 10 gallons...i have a 180 gal tank with over 200 lbs of LR. Do i still dose with 18 spoons? Do I not run the skimmer for five days like it states? Will it harm the cheato in my sump? Anyone who has used this stuff...your comments are greatly appreciated. __________________ My grandmother is over eighty and still doesn’t need glasses. Drinks right out of the bottle. Current Tank Info: 180 gal AGA reef - 55 gal sump/refuge - 235 lbs of LR - 3x250 14k MH w/ 4x96 blue actinic PC's - SRO 5000ext skimmer - 2 Vortech MP40w/es

03/15/2009, 04:05 PM	#2
PRDubois Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Chester, VA Posts: 3,626	If you have You do need to turn off your skimmer but the stuff does work. __________________ http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2534403 Current Tank Info: 225 gal Reef, 60 gal reef & 40b frag tank

03/15/2009, 05:11 PM	#3
garyw68 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 648	but for five days? __________________ My grandmother is over eighty and still doesn’t need glasses. Drinks right out of the bottle. Current Tank Info: 180 gal AGA reef - 55 gal sump/refuge - 235 lbs of LR - 3x250 14k MH w/ 4x96 blue actinic PC's - SRO 5000ext skimmer - 2 Vortech MP40w/es

03/15/2009, 06:33 PM	#4
tewkes Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 334	I just bought the chemiclean version of the red slime remover. I have a 150 gallon with a 75 gallon sump. I only added about 15 spoonfuls to compensate for the rock and all. I'll let you know how it works. I started off with a few patches a few weeks ago and now it is everywhere. I have a lot of flow so that's not the issue. If this doesn't work I'm going to get a UV sterilizer and run some phosban.

03/15/2009, 09:31 PM	#5
lancer99 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Falls Church, VA Posts: 1,100	Personally, I wouldn't use any magic slime remover. I've had red slime in one of my tanks, a few months after I set it up. After doing some research, I realized it was just that my tank was out of balance.....I didn't change anything, and 3-1/2 months later, it was gone. -R