Hello all. This is a great forum, it has already helped us a lot.
We have a 90 gal reef tank, with 60 lb LR and 60 lb LS. Fish include a blue damsel, 2 false percula clowns, a yellow tang, lawnmower blenny, 6 stripe wrasse, and 3 pajama cardinals, and assorted cleaners. Inverts include 1 leather and a zoo.
We are having a bout with Red Slime. We've treated once with ChemiClean, and did a 15 Gal water change after 48 hr. Afterward I noticed the Ph had dropped to 7.8, so I added buffer. Other parameters are SG=1.020, Ammonia and Nitrites are 0, Nitrates about 15-20.
Since then, the clowns haven't been doing well. They acted very lethargic and stopped eating. They've perked up a lot recently, but still won't eat. Everybody else is doing fine (except the zoo, which the slime almost killed).
The Red Slime is coming back, and I need to treat again, but I'm afraid the clowns won't take it. I don't know if it was the chemicals, or the low PH. What should we do? I don't want the slime to get more of a foothold.
Thanks for your help.
We have a 90 gal reef tank, with 60 lb LR and 60 lb LS. Fish include a blue damsel, 2 false percula clowns, a yellow tang, lawnmower blenny, 6 stripe wrasse, and 3 pajama cardinals, and assorted cleaners. Inverts include 1 leather and a zoo.
We are having a bout with Red Slime. We've treated once with ChemiClean, and did a 15 Gal water change after 48 hr. Afterward I noticed the Ph had dropped to 7.8, so I added buffer. Other parameters are SG=1.020, Ammonia and Nitrites are 0, Nitrates about 15-20.
Since then, the clowns haven't been doing well. They acted very lethargic and stopped eating. They've perked up a lot recently, but still won't eat. Everybody else is doing fine (except the zoo, which the slime almost killed).
The Red Slime is coming back, and I need to treat again, but I'm afraid the clowns won't take it. I don't know if it was the chemicals, or the low PH. What should we do? I don't want the slime to get more of a foothold.
Thanks for your help.
