fishnugget
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I came home today to find my tank covered in a rdark reddish velvety substance. It is all over the rocks.
Any idea what it may be and how to fix it?
Any idea what it may be and how to fix it?
My tank is covered with a red velvet. Help
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Paintbug
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it sounds like red slime (Cyanobacteria). check your nitrates and phosphates. then read this http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=725686
need to know your tank parameters, how much flow you have, what type of filtration you have as well.
need to know your tank parameters, how much flow you have, what type of filtration you have as well.
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10" Red Devil
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Picture?
Does it come off easily? If so it is more then likely Po4.
What size tank? How many fish? Water perams?
Help us to help you.
Does it come off easily? If so it is more then likely Po4.
What size tank? How many fish? Water perams?
Help us to help you.
fishnugget
Active member
The picture sizes to large to upload
The picture sizes to large to upload
I took a turkey baster and blew on rocks and alot of it came off. What is PO4? It came off in chunks.
.026 Salinity
Nitrate 20
Dkh 7.8
Calcium 380
PH 8.1-8.4
Phosphate .5 on Red Sea Kit
210 gallon tank.
25 fish. Sames as always. Did recently get rid of protein skimmer that I had borrowed from friend for 2 months. Had none prior. wanted to see what it would do.
The picture sizes to large to upload
I took a turkey baster and blew on rocks and alot of it came off. What is PO4? It came off in chunks.
.026 Salinity
Nitrate 20
Dkh 7.8
Calcium 380
PH 8.1-8.4
Phosphate .5 on Red Sea Kit
210 gallon tank.
25 fish. Sames as always. Did recently get rid of protein skimmer that I had borrowed from friend for 2 months. Had none prior. wanted to see what it would do.
Daddeo
"Daddius Maximas"
You removed the most important part of mechanical filtration, the protein skimmer. More than likely that is why you have cyanobacteria growing prolifically in your system. I suggest you getting a protein skimmer as soon as you can afford it and try to stay around Deltecs, ASM, MRC, etc....
NoSchwag
Premium Member
Fish it's pockets of crap in your rocks/sand that is feeding this red velvet.
A lot of people will tell you to add this or that to get rid of it, dont do it.
Take the turkey baster and blow the rocks OUT then off. What I mean is blow into a hole on the rocks. Do this to all of your rocks.
Then if possible take out your rocks and swish them around in a bucket of NEW salt water. This will get a ton of the crap out.
If you do this once a week for a few weeks, I promise you that the red velvet will not come back to your rocks for a long time.
Get a skimmer of your own. An ASM would be good for what you are trying to do.
A lot of people will tell you to add this or that to get rid of it, dont do it.
Take the turkey baster and blow the rocks OUT then off. What I mean is blow into a hole on the rocks. Do this to all of your rocks.
Then if possible take out your rocks and swish them around in a bucket of NEW salt water. This will get a ton of the crap out.
If you do this once a week for a few weeks, I promise you that the red velvet will not come back to your rocks for a long time.
Get a skimmer of your own. An ASM would be good for what you are trying to do.
10" Red Devil
New member
NoSchwag,
Your insane! (I mean that in a possitive way) Lol!
I vote to just keep up with water changes, get a skimmer, back on there, get some kind of po4 (phosphate) reducer on there.
Definitely blow on the rocks like NoSchwag said.
Your insane! (I mean that in a possitive way) Lol!
I vote to just keep up with water changes, get a skimmer, back on there, get some kind of po4 (phosphate) reducer on there.
Definitely blow on the rocks like NoSchwag said.
Craig Lambert
Premium Member
I'm amazed that you can keep 25 fish in a tank, and not use a protein skimmer. IMO dosing different adatives to address the problem will do nothing to reduce its source. I wouldn't have a tank that size with that kind of bioload without using a skimmer. (And a very good skimmer)!
