red slime

donyjoe · 09/21/2010, 03:33 PM

hey guys iv had red slim infestation and i cant get rid of it i got phosphate remover and red slime remover and it still is growing ?????

any help

Conrad25 · 09/21/2010, 03:39 PM

Going to need a lot more info than that. What type of tank? Lights etc? Parameters? Also how much and how often did you use the red slime remover?

Conrad

donyjoe · 09/21/2010, 05:16 PM

was a 10gl with 65 power compact now its a 26gl with 150w Mh and
nitrite is very little
ammonia very little
ph has been up and down from the red slime dosing but its usally around 7.8-8.3
phosphates where high so i put in phosphate super nuker as directed and tested every day till it came down its aroun 10 ppm
red slime remover every other day and still nuthing

any other info need just let me know

Denbf58 · 09/21/2010, 05:22 PM

how long has the tank been up and running? what is in the tank now

donyjoe · 09/21/2010, 06:01 PM

the 10gl was up for 2 months and 3 days in the 26 but i had the red slime in the 10 gl and it just wont leave, 3 mushrooms, 3 fish, gbta and a couple zooanthem polyps frags but all are being over run and killed bye the terror slime

divewsharks · 09/21/2010, 06:29 PM

tank is still very new. You should have 0 ammonia and 0 nitrite. you want as little as possible phosphate. do you use RO/DI water? Do you run carbon or GFO? How often do you do water changes? How much flow is in the tank?
As long as you have nutrients to feed the cyano, you will be hard-pressed to ever get rid of it.

09/21/2010, 03:33 PM	#1
donyjoe Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 40	red slime hey guys iv had red slim infestation and i cant get rid of it i got phosphate remover and red slime remover and it still is growing ????? any help

09/21/2010, 05:22 PM	#4
Denbf58 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: selden N.Y. Posts: 885	how long has the tank been up and running? what is in the tank now __________________ Life is good Current Tank Info: 75gal reef ready koralia 3, 30g sump, 4b 48" t5s lighting, 29g reef with breeding pair clowns 55g reef 55g freshwater

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09/21/2010, 03:39 PM	#2
Conrad25 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 556	Going to need a lot more info than that. What type of tank? Lights etc? Parameters? Also how much and how often did you use the red slime remover? Conrad

09/21/2010, 05:16 PM	#3
donyjoe Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 40	was a 10gl with 65 power compact now its a 26gl with 150w Mh and nitrite is very little ammonia very little ph has been up and down from the red slime dosing but its usally around 7.8-8.3 phosphates where high so i put in phosphate super nuker as directed and tested every day till it came down its aroun 10 ppm red slime remover every other day and still nuthing any other info need just let me know

09/21/2010, 06:01 PM	#5
donyjoe Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 40	the 10gl was up for 2 months and 3 days in the 26 but i had the red slime in the 10 gl and it just wont leave, 3 mushrooms, 3 fish, gbta and a couple zooanthem polyps frags but all are being over run and killed bye the terror slime

09/21/2010, 06:29 PM	#6
divewsharks Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 1,905	tank is still very new. You should have 0 ammonia and 0 nitrite. you want as little as possible phosphate. do you use RO/DI water? Do you run carbon or GFO? How often do you do water changes? How much flow is in the tank? As long as you have nutrients to feed the cyano, you will be hard-pressed to ever get rid of it.