Red slime remover

[RandyRhoads]

Hi. I have a 25 gal with 8 pounds of LR 20 pounds LS 1 dwarf lion , 1 snowflake moray, 7 hermits, 2 snails. The tank is a little over a month old. In my newbie mistake I had the lighting on for 18 hours a day, and it became disgusting. I bought some Excital red slime remover per the fish stores advice, as well as cut the lighting down to 8 hours a day.

I'm using a cheap penguin hang on filter for mechanical filtration. The directions on the slime remover say remove all carbon from the filters but keep it running. I removed my filter pads, and have been using it for 3 days. I don't see how I can remove the carbon without the filter. Am I doing this correctly? I now have 0 mechanical filtration...

Thanks.

 

[J33ps]

Have u checked your nitrates or phosphate that's stuff you bought works but it will not get it all when it does work work on the problem!!

 

[J33ps]

And a month old did it ever get cycled

 

[J33ps]

I get red slim when my nitrates and phosphates are high my light usually get a green algae

 

[RandyRhoads]

Nitrates are fine, yes it got cycled. What is the underlying problem, just that I had an 18 hour light cycle? I just googled this product and found nothing but negative reviews. Guess it's a complete waste of money. I don't even know if it was cyano to begin with it was more goose poop green/brown than red but the guy at the local store threw this at me and said this was normal for a new tank...

 

[J33ps]

If you don't have and corals then clean most of the algae then leave your light off for a couple of days till its totally gone

 

[J33ps]

And check your phosphate algae feeds on that and nitrate really bad

 

[RandyRhoads]

Ok thanks. Should I just stop using this product and put the filter back in? IF I continue using it what do I do with the filter?

 

[J33ps]

I would stop its a chemical

 

[J33ps]

Worse comes to worse put a blanket over you tank for a couple of day no light algae can't grow it will die off make sure you clean as much as u can first when u clean it wait for it to go in your filter and then clean that to

 

[RandyRhoads]

I would stop its a chemical

It says there are no chemicals, although it doesn't list ingredients. Supposed to grow other algae that displaces cyano.

 

[bigben2057]

That product will work fine and do no harm. i assume its just like chemi clean which works great for removing red slime and harms nothing if used properly.

 

[bigben2057]

Also what you want to make sure is that the product dose not contain antibiotics or Algicides. As it will restart the cycle. Chemiclean dose not contain either.

I just looked at the product and it will do no harm and will probably work.

 

[54seaweed]

have you considered a clean up crew
they will mow down your algae infestation much more effective with no chemical additives

 

[RandyRhoads]

Thanks to both of you. I have 7 hermit crabs and 3 snails, or had I can't find one. I plan on getting more around the first when I get paid.

I'm glad it will work and do no harm, but in regards to the carbon.... am I really supposed to leave all mechanical filtration out for the 10 day treatment? The only filter pads I have, have carbon in it. In fact, after looking at pictures i'm pretty sure it isn't cyanobacteria. It's not red and thick like in the pictures.

 

[Ingy]

Can you get some cotton batton for the old box filters and fill the cavity where your filter pads normally go? I used to have a penguin many years ago but I can't remember if that was the one I did that for one time. If you can stuff it in there without interfering with the pump impeller it should work.

 

[J33ps]

All I meant was if u can fix the problem with out that kind of stuff is better yes I have use chemi clean it worked a little but fixing the problem and with algae eaters to made the tank better then before that stuff don't always work

 

[54seaweed]

they sell filter pads that you cut to size that contains no carbon they usually use this padding in ponds I love this stuff and swear by it, under 10 bucks 1 package last me 3 months and that's with 3 tanks