Dark red slime in sump

[Engloid]

This dark red slime is growing in the sump and it seems to be mainly near the surface. I have NONE of it in the display tank, and I'm assuming this is possibly an indicator that I need mroe flow in the sump?

If that's the case, how can I put something like a powerhead into the refugium area of the sump, without it getting filled up with chaeto? BTW, I try to avoid the prefilter foam things, because they fill up really quickly and with this being in an area with chaeto, I'd probably be cleaning it daily.

 

[DevinWolfe]

Sounds like cyano, I had it a LOT in my BC-29 when it was overstocked. It may just be part of your new larger tank becoming established.

I used Red Slime Remover (Seachem I think) and it was incredible! The only problem was that even after the remover worked it started growing back back after a week or two. I added Chemi-Pure Elite and Purigen and it hasn't returned in almost 6 months.

I also took the stock from 4 fish to 2, not that I think your tank is overstocked by anyone's definition.

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[Engloid]

I think the first things I will do are:
1) I just got three cucumbers...one will go in the DT and the other two will go in the sump to help keep it cleaner.
2) put a Koralia 2 in the sump. It will likely have to be cleaned frequently, but I will just put it up near the top where I can get to it easily.

If I had a better way to increase flow from the tank to the sump, I could open up the ball valve on the mag24 and it would probably do fine then.

 

[DevinWolfe]

Be very careful with Cukes, mine just eviscerated for the second time, he is now in the QT so I can load him up with phyto without polluting my main tank.

Look into specifics of whichever species you picked up to see if they are toxic when/if they eviscerate, some are not. Unfortuantely my Pink and Green is...

 

[planejane]

Don't know how you set up is, but I have a line (with a control valve) plumed from the retutn line to feed the fuge that allows good control of flow.

 

[Engloid]

Don't know how you set up is, but I have a line (with a control valve) plumed from the retutn line to feed the fuge that allows good control of flow.

I may think about doing that just to increase flow through the sump. I'd just need a few things to do it.