Red Slime..... Cyano Bacteria

povsan · 11/04/2006, 09:46 PM

What do you use to eliminated red slime algae????? I've heard Chemiclean and some other stuff.

hubris007 · 11/04/2006, 10:35 PM

I use this by the truckload. It has the least residual negative effects on the tank.

Tremolo · 11/04/2006, 10:42 PM

when I had the problem it was because my Alk was low so I slowly raised it with reef builder and it went away on its own

Vin7250 · 11/05/2006, 12:59 AM

cyano is caused by poor waterflow......high nitrates, high phosphates and using sub par water......maybe alk like tremolo said although ive never heard that.......but def. possible.......try NEVER to use any kinds of chemical additives especially on a problem like this because there is a reason that cyano is there and just removing it does NOT fix the problem.....had a blanket of it in my 90 gal that i gave to my father....he let the pump run dry so many times it went from 400gph to like 12 gph lol and there was almost no flow....plus the skimmer stopped working and he was over feeding......so i fixed the pump got the skimmer working got a new power head and told him to stop feeding like 100 times a day.........then i did 3 35 gal water changes in a 2 week period and now the cyano is really 95% gone and its not comming back nearly at the rate it was.......i have a little since the last waterchange 2 weeks ago........so for what its worth just have patients

View Poll Results: What's your method of removing red slime algae and tell me about your experience,
Chemiclean	3	25.00%
Maracyn	0	0%
Red Slime Control by blu-velvet	0	0%
Naturally	9	75.00%
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11/04/2006, 09:46 PM	#1
povsan Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: california Posts: 123	Red Slime..... Cyano Bacteria What do you use to eliminated red slime algae????? I've heard Chemiclean and some other stuff.

11/04/2006, 10:35 PM	#2
hubris007 Moved On Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Springfield, Il Posts: 1,520	I use this by the truckload. It has the least residual negative effects on the tank.

11/04/2006, 10:42 PM	#3
Tremolo Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Aurora IL Posts: 644	when I had the problem it was because my Alk was low so I slowly raised it with reef builder and it went away on its own

11/05/2006, 12:59 AM	#4
Vin7250 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Connecticut "The Big East" Posts: 1,144	cyano is caused by poor waterflow......high nitrates, high phosphates and using sub par water......maybe alk like tremolo said although ive never heard that.......but def. possible.......try NEVER to use any kinds of chemical additives especially on a problem like this because there is a reason that cyano is there and just removing it does NOT fix the problem.....had a blanket of it in my 90 gal that i gave to my father....he let the pump run dry so many times it went from 400gph to like 12 gph lol and there was almost no flow....plus the skimmer stopped working and he was over feeding......so i fixed the pump got the skimmer working got a new power head and told him to stop feeding like 100 times a day.........then i did 3 35 gal water changes in a 2 week period and now the cyano is really 95% gone and its not comming back nearly at the rate it was.......i have a little since the last waterchange 2 weeks ago........so for what its worth just have patients