Ultra Red Slime ???
- Thread starter Ronny#66
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sorry fella, my fault i should be more specific
if you look at maxs post a couple of posts back then you will see a plastic tube, this is a phos media reactor, basically ronny it is a plastic tube which you can add a phos removing media.
phosban, ultraphos and rowaphos are just 3 to mention, basically you add about 1 third deep of the reactor with the media, and it just hangs on a sump or a tank, its controlled by a pump, imo a maxi-jet 400 powerhead is perfect for this particular reactor, it doesnt take up too much room and you can remove it from the tank when you have got rid of the phosphate you have in there. any sign of film algae on the glass in the future just stick it back on, hope ive cleared that up buddy, my apologies again
if you look at maxs post a couple of posts back then you will see a plastic tube, this is a phos media reactor, basically ronny it is a plastic tube which you can add a phos removing media.phosban, ultraphos and rowaphos are just 3 to mention, basically you add about 1 third deep of the reactor with the media, and it just hangs on a sump or a tank, its controlled by a pump, imo a maxi-jet 400 powerhead is perfect for this particular reactor, it doesnt take up too much room and you can remove it from the tank when you have got rid of the phosphate you have in there. any sign of film algae on the glass in the future just stick it back on, hope ive cleared that up buddy, my apologies again
maxheadroom
Clownfish Farmer
it was the "ultra life" one I used. more like ultra DEATH! I will never use any of those products again.
Getting somewhere now . Michael you mentioned slime algie on glass. This stuff wipes off real easy am I right? I've always had that. I see it in all LFS. I still have the problem as to what is causing the phosphate. Lights new feed flake every 3 days RO/DI same ole same ole !!
Ronny
Ronny
BlastoEric1589
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im gunna depart from all these suggestions. and this one works. i know... ive done it.
a blue spotted sea hare is a sea slug that will eat ALL nuisance algaes. as long as your s doesnt get sucked into the filter like mie did youll never have to buy a new one. they are a bit ugly... but not as ugly as a tank covered in red slime.
forget the lighting, the flow, the phosphates...
a blue spotted sea hare will save your tank. i promise you...
a blue spotted sea hare is a sea slug that will eat ALL nuisance algaes. as long as your s doesnt get sucked into the filter like mie did youll never have to buy a new one. they are a bit ugly... but not as ugly as a tank covered in red slime.
forget the lighting, the flow, the phosphates...
a blue spotted sea hare will save your tank. i promise you...
MTB
New member
Have you tried hitting the area with more flow? I had cyano real bad like 2 years ago. I went out and bought my own RO/DI system and did 33% water changes every week for 2 months. I also more than doubled my flow in the tank. I think the increased flow helped the most. I haven't seen cyano in my tank since then.
LauraCline
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I had a really bad cyano in my 90 gallon reef a while back. Increased flow along with vacuuming it out and making sure my RO/DI filters/resin are changed out so TDS is always 0 has helped. I also changed out the bulbs on my lights, I run T-5s on that tank but I didn't see much of an effect from that. I tried turning them off totally for a few days but as soon as the lights came back on (even though I reduced the time they were on) it came right back. Now I only have it one area where I can't really direct more flow because it POs one of my leathers and some zoas in that area.
its easy to remove, basically its easily siponed of the sand bed and wiped from glass, but it will just keep returning, it isnt just pink/purple either can be slimey green as well, its possible there is still phos in the sand and rocks, dont know if you ever used tap water? but it can take a while to rid the tank of it, thats why running a reactor for 5 days, changing the media, then again and again for a few weeks will illiminate it, theres no quick fix for nusience algae, just patience, heavy skimming and running a phos reducing media, some guys on here have said they just pointed a powerhead into the tank and it "just" went overnight, well they are very lucky as extra flow alone wont solve your problem
Corry
New member
Ronny#66 See you have 25 gallon reef. Isn't your problem overstocking? Also all the crap you've chucked into your tank may have nuked your existing biofiltration which was barely coping and now the cyano has free reign.
Other possibilities are: using sea sand? this will introduce silicates which will cause cayno to grow but PO4 reading willl be low.
Just a few suggestions
Other possibilities are: using sea sand? this will introduce silicates which will cause cayno to grow but PO4 reading willl be low.
Just a few suggestions
Micheal:
Well got home last nite. Plenty of green on my glass Mag algae scraper takes care of this easily. .All green back on rock again. I don't think it's flow like I've said only 25 gal considerable amout of movement all around . I find the cyno in diffrent spots. Just going to let it run for while scrub what I can with tooth brush before water changes and see how it goes.
Ronny
Well got home last nite. Plenty of green on my glass Mag algae scraper takes care of this easily. .All green back on rock again. I don't think it's flow like I've said only 25 gal considerable amout of movement all around . I find the cyno in diffrent spots. Just going to let it run for while scrub what I can with tooth brush before water changes and see how it goes.
Ronny
ok, well good luck, keep scrubbing, and keep testing as well, check the mag, make sure its not under 1400, ive found that if its too low it throws out the calcium and alk as well, just another potential problem you could avoid, also ive read an article about high mag being able to drive off nusience algaes, over 1500 is a good bet, i will see if i can find it for you and post it up later
