Cyanic Bacteria issue

[Shocky]

In both refugiums I have a ton of red bacteria. Julie the host of our meeting in February showed us a filter pad she used to kill this in her tank. Can anyone tell me the name of this filter pad and where to buy it locally?

Thanks for the help.

 

[crumbletop]

[welcome]

I think the pads are called Pura Filtration Pads. She gets them from Fins in Franklin, if I recall correctly. They may have them at AC, which would be closer to you.

The pads filter out a bunch of stuff, including phosphate. Sometimes phosphate isn't measurable by aquarium tests because it is so rapidly being eaten up by algae, and in your case probably the cyano.

 

[Shocky]

Great thanks for the info. I would agree about the Phosphate.

 

[rsteagall]

Also increasing flow always helps with cyano.

 

[jfolley67]

YEP, that is the pad, sorry took me so long to get online, I would have gladly given you that info, but thank you crumbletop for providing the info. This pad has done wonders for my tank....good luck with it...they are like 8 bucks a pad.....

 

[Mikeyjer]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9569402#post9569402 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jfolley67
YEP, that is the pad, sorry took me so long to get online, I would have gladly given you that info, but thank you crumbletop for providing the info. This pad has done wonders for my tank....good luck with it...they are like 8 bucks a pad.....

$8.99 a pad I believe. I bought one to try and it does work wonders!!!! I would be getting it from now on.....Thanks Julie!!!

 

[jfolley67]

glad to see success for someone else besides myself with these pads, tried and true they do work!!

 

[jfolley67]

glad to see success for someone else besides myself with these pads, tried and true they do work!!

 

[Shocky]

The red slime is dying rapidly.
Thanks Julie!

 

[jfolley67]

yahoo!! I am telling you it was the miracle worker for my tank.....once you suck it out with a syringe it hopefully won't come back, that is what I did to just get rid of it once and for all.....
so glad to help!!