Any ideas in what's causing my red slime outbreak?

[Texanjordan]

My stats:

Alk is at 9
Calcium is at 400
Nitrates are at zero
Ammonia zero

Only thing I changed recently is starting to dose two part.

I used red slime remover a month ago and it didn't get rid of it. I run GFO and carbon, both replaced a month ago.

 

[Superman92088]

do you have an ro/di system? it may be time to change your filters and maybe even the membrane.

 

[Texanjordan]

Haven't changed them out in a long time maybe a year, hadn't thought of that.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

completely describe the feeding regimen of your aquarium and what kind of skimmer you have.

Is your SG at 1.025-1.026? It should be.

 

[Votts]

Rodi filters need to be changed and you may be feeding too much.. alsoyou need to run a gfo reactor to remove the phosphates. You test kir isn't gonna show any phosphates caise the red slime is sicking it all up. If you start using a gfo reactor I guarantee it will help. Is your protein skimmer the right size? Is is a good one or cheap one?

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

I run GFO and carbon, both replaced a month ago.

make sure to run carbon output INTO GFO and NOT vice versa

 

[jfuka78]

make sure to run carbon output INTO GFO and NOT vice versa

Did not know this, please explain

 

[xtlosx]

did not know this, please explain

+1

 

[jimlin]

whats your phosphate level?

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

Did not know this, please explain

GFO will take care of any PO4 from GAC before it leaves the reactor

 

[Texanjordan]

I run my GFO and Carbon separately with two different reactors. My salinity runs around 1.20 and I feed a cube every other day of rods food. Don't know my phosphate levels

 

[Texanjordan]

Oh, I have a super reef octopus rated for a 180 gallon tank

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

I run my GFO and Carbon separately with two different reactors. My salinity runs around 1.20 and I feed a cube every other day of rods food. Don't know my phosphate levels

1.2 or 1.020? There's a big difference. This is S.G. Specific gravity. Your skimmer will work much better at SG 1.025- 1.026

Rods food is a very good food HOWEVER you should rotate foods.
Certain foods fuel Cyanobacteria more than others.

 

[Texanjordan]

I'm running at 1.20 can't seem to bring it up no matter what I do, I do water changes with water that is at 1.30 and it still doesn't seem to bring it up.

 

[Texanjordan]

Just tested now and it's at 1.22 it is usually at 1.20

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

Just tested now and it's at 1.22 it is usually at 1.20

you need to DROP it to 1.025

 

[Texanjordan]

Ughh, I hate decimal places! It's at 1.022

 

[Timber77]

Whats your t d s? did you change the ro/di filters?
most likely thats the culprit...also what kind of lights, as mh bulbs age they tend to help cyano ... get the salinity up , but most likely not whats feeding the cyan gotta figure out what its using for food and get rid of the source ...

 

[Texanjordan]

I honestly think its probably my RODI system, I bet my TDS is up there, I really need to replace my filters, the membrane is expensive though...I have LED lighting, thats not the culprite, and im working to bring my salinity up.