red slime

guitarkev13

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i got some red slime algea and its starting to get BAD any ideas?
i dont wanna try a chemical cause its a 6.6gal nano and i dont want params to flip out.
urchin is also out of the question acrylic tank and spines dont mix
 
good luck, thats all i can say if you don't want to use chemicals.
is the tank new? have you tested nitrates, phosphates?
i went through a major red slime problem in my 29g, i think caused by old lights. i tried everything - almost daily suctioning of the slime and WC's, i did a 3 day black out, got new bulbs. it always came right back. in the end i had to go for the chemicals and i hate to say it but they worked like a charm. no more red slime for me and it was like a month long battle at least...
 
salty420 said:
good luck, thats all i can say if you don't want to use chemicals.
is the tank new? have you tested nitrates, phosphates?
i went through a major red slime problem in my 29g, i think caused by old lights. i tried everything - almost daily suctioning of the slime and WC's, i did a 3 day black out, got new bulbs. it always came right back. in the end i had to go for the chemicals and i hate to say it but they worked like a charm. no more red slime for me and it was like a month long battle at least...
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What chemical did you use, thanks
 
I was just curious, I have ran into red slime a few times in the past and I know there is always something new on the market. plus I find it better to trust the experianced ones more than a sales person.
I do get some redish brown on the front glass sand edge of my tank, I have been told "don't worry about it, it's normal" I just do not like the way it looks. I recently got 2 sand sifting star fish thinking that would help, but....
 
oh i'd return those sand sifting stars if i were you. from what i know they will plow through the beneficial stuff in your sand and then die of starvation unless you have a HUGE tank. it's better to have a bunch of nassarius snails (i like the tonga ones they're big) to help stir up the sand. as far as that stuff under the sand along the front glass - it's normal, don't worry about it ;)
 
salty420 said:
oh i'd return those sand sifting stars if i were you. from what i know they will plow through the beneficial stuff in your sand and then die of starvation unless you have a HUGE tank. it's better to have a bunch of nassarius snails (i like the tonga ones they're big) to help stir up the sand. as far as that stuff under the sand along the front glass - it's normal, don't worry about it ;)
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uh oh, I listened to a sales person again, my tank is 150 gallons. I had some nassarius snails but I have noticed that there are not as many as there used to be and I see my **##@#@ crabs wearing their shells. I believe they probably had a great dinner.
 
For chems, chemiclean is the way to go. It wont hurt your tank as it is an oxidizing agent. Red slime is a form of cyanobacteria. There are a number of things that can cause an outbreak, temp, lighting, silicates, low calcium, low magnesium, nitrates, water circulation, and a few others. a calcium level of about 475 and a magnesium level of about 1500 will make a big dif. I would take out as much as posible by hand and dose it with chemiclean. This will also help the coraline growth.
 
you have to have different sizes of snail shells for crabs to use as they grow, because they will kill snails for their shells. and don't worry about chemi-clean, it won't hurt anything. in fact, it's always a good idea to get to the bottom of why you got it, but the chemical is pretty much the only way to get rid of red slime due to its nature
 
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