Red Slime Algae :( - Aquarium Advice

TeenReefer · 01-08-2005, 11:23 PM

I have had Red Slime Algae slowly spreading in my aquarium. It started as a small little spot and has now grown onto various rocks + the crushed coral gravel in the center of the tank

PLEASE HELP me. I has put a phosphate pad in my penguin power filter and the green algae went away in a few days but the red insist to spread. What should I do???

c0mf0rt · 01-08-2005, 11:26 PM

Water changes with [acronym:ae3a2df907="Reverse osmosis"]RO[/acronym:ae3a2df907]/[acronym:ae3a2df907="Deionization"]DI[/acronym:ae3a2df907] water and let the algae burn itself out....

i have crabs · 01-09-2005, 12:30 AM

keep suckin it out and keep at it when mine would not stop i swiched to store bought [acronym:f491197d12="Reverse osmosis"]ro[/acronym:f491197d12] water for 2 months and then swiched back to tap water

Thumper · 01-09-2005, 01:55 AM

Water changes and rodi water,

RMPD109 · 01-09-2005, 04:54 AM

Do all the above to get nutrients down. You can use chemi-clean to remove it quickly. Just remember if you dont follow suggestions above it will return. You need to find out why your nutrients are high. Possibly overfeeding?

monkeyman · 01-15-2005, 07:29 PM

make sure you keep and eye on your carbon. you really need a protein skimmer. i had it bad in my 125 and i did lots of water changes, didn't do any good. finally i had to use chemi-clean (last resort) got a clear aquatic skimmer and lots of macro-algae for my refugium.then it started coming back in very littlt spots.two days later it was totally gone.

JG · 01-15-2005, 08:26 PM

I'm a believer in chemi-clean !

Out of curiosity - what is your substrate?

TeenReefer · 01-15-2005, 08:37 PM

I have crushed coral gravel...i know i shouldve went w/live sand but no one sells it around here.

JG · 01-16-2005, 09:27 AM

Actually , I've only had trouble with [acronym:89da4ad11a="Cyanobacteria"]cyano[/acronym:89da4ad11a] in the tank with live sand, not in my gravel.

Vacuum the gravel regularly

Watch that you are not overfeeding.

Cyano feeds on phosphates. I have read that phosphates will be carried out of the system on the surface of air bubbles. My main 30 [acronym:89da4ad11a="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:89da4ad11a] has always had a bubble curtain ( because the rest of my family like the way it looks) and I have never had a [acronym:89da4ad11a="Cyanobacteria"]cyano[/acronym:89da4ad11a] problem. My daughter's tank did not have a bubble curtain - huge [acronym:89da4ad11a="Cyanobacteria"]cyano[/acronym:89da4ad11a] problem. Got on top of it with chemi-clean - changed the substrate - put in a bubble curtain - no [acronym:89da4ad11a="Cyanobacteria"]cyano[/acronym:89da4ad11a]. Coincidence ? Maybe - but worth thinking about.

And again - chemi-clean works great. It lets you get on top of the problem and regain control, esp if you don't have thte bucks for the skimmers and water units. You can order it on line for about $15 after shipping is added in.

With a 29 gallon tank you migh consider buying water for your changes, but be careful - even bottled water can be high in phosphates. I read somewhere that Wal-Mart water is among the highest in phosphate amount.

01-08-2005, 11:23 PM	#1
TeenReefer Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wisconsin, USA Posts: 296 Images: 11	Red Slime Algae :( I have had Red Slime Algae slowly spreading in my aquarium. It started as a small little spot and has now grown onto various rocks + the crushed coral gravel in the center of the tank PLEASE HELP me. I has put a phosphate pad in my penguin power filter and the green algae went away in a few days but the red insist to spread. What should I do??? __________________ 29 gallon under construction

01-09-2005, 01:55 AM	#4
Thumper Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Tulsa Posts: 560 Images: 1	Water changes and rodi water, __________________ 150 rr Oceanic, 300 pound [acronym:8b5fd093c2="Live rock"]lr[/acronym:8b5fd093c2],250 pounds [acronym:8b5fd093c2="Live sand"]ls[/acronym:8b5fd093c2], [acronym:8b5fd093c2="Large polyped Scleractinian (stoney) coral"]lps[/acronym:8b5fd093c2]'s, polyp's,soft corals, [acronym:8b5fd093c2="Small Polyped Stoney"]sps[/acronym:8b5fd093c2]'s,

01-09-2005, 04:54 AM	#5
RMPD109 Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Rocky Mount VA Posts: 923	Do all the above to get nutrients down. You can use chemi-clean to remove it quickly. Just remember if you dont follow suggestions above it will return. You need to find out why your nutrients are high. Possibly overfeeding? __________________ Vote for AquariumAdvice 28gal bowfront 40lbs livesand(bag from [acronym="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym]), 30lbs live rock([acronym="Live rock"]LR[/acronym].com) 2 O. Clowns 1 peppermint shrimp, 5 red leg hermit crabs, 4 mexican turbo snails, 15 nassarius snails ricordea mushroom, candy cane coral, super color polyps, hairy mushrooms bubble coral, hawiian feather duster coralife lunar 2x65, HOT magnum canister 10 Gal refugium(chaeto) & seaclone skimmer

01-15-2005, 08:26 PM	#7
JG Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 627 Images: 10	I'm a believer in chemi-clean ! Out of curiosity - what is your substrate? __________________ You know you are a true fish-o-holic if you can field strip any powerhead on the market.

01-15-2005, 08:37 PM	#8
TeenReefer Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wisconsin, USA Posts: 296 Images: 11	I have crushed coral gravel...i know i shouldve went w/live sand but no one sells it around here. __________________ 29 gallon under construction

01-08-2005, 11:26 PM	#2
c0mf0rt Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oregon Posts: 658	Water changes with [acronym:ae3a2df907="Reverse osmosis"]RO[/acronym:ae3a2df907]/[acronym:ae3a2df907="Deionization"]DI[/acronym:ae3a2df907] water and let the algae burn itself out....

01-09-2005, 12:30 AM	#3
i have crabs Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: chestermere canada eh Posts: 429 Images: 11	keep suckin it out and keep at it when mine would not stop i swiched to store bought [acronym:f491197d12="Reverse osmosis"]ro[/acronym:f491197d12] water for 2 months and then swiched back to tap water

01-15-2005, 07:29 PM	#6
monkeyman Aquarium Advice Newbie Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: boynton beach fla. Posts: 3	make sure you keep and eye on your carbon. you really need a protein skimmer. i had it bad in my 125 and i did lots of water changes, didn't do any good. finally i had to use chemi-clean (last resort) got a clear aquatic skimmer and lots of macro-algae for my refugium.then it started coming back in very littlt spots.two days later it was totally gone.

01-16-2005, 09:27 AM	#9
JG Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 627 Images: 10	Actually , I've only had trouble with [acronym:89da4ad11a="Cyanobacteria"]cyano[/acronym:89da4ad11a] in the tank with live sand, not in my gravel. Vacuum the gravel regularly Watch that you are not overfeeding. Cyano feeds on phosphates. I have read that phosphates will be carried out of the system on the surface of air bubbles. My main 30 [acronym:89da4ad11a="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:89da4ad11a] has always had a bubble curtain ( because the rest of my family like the way it looks) and I have never had a [acronym:89da4ad11a="Cyanobacteria"]cyano[/acronym:89da4ad11a] problem. My daughter's tank did not have a bubble curtain - huge [acronym:89da4ad11a="Cyanobacteria"]cyano[/acronym:89da4ad11a] problem. Got on top of it with chemi-clean - changed the substrate - put in a bubble curtain - no [acronym:89da4ad11a="Cyanobacteria"]cyano[/acronym:89da4ad11a]. Coincidence ? Maybe - but worth thinking about. And again - chemi-clean works great. It lets you get on top of the problem and regain control, esp if you don't have thte bucks for the skimmers and water units. You can order it on line for about $15 after shipping is added in. With a 29 gallon tank you migh consider buying water for your changes, but be careful - even bottled water can be high in phosphates. I read somewhere that Wal-Mart water is among the highest in phosphate amount. __________________ You know you are a true fish-o-holic if you can field strip any powerhead on the market.

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