Red slime algae

[PurplePolyp]

Over the last week, I have had a outburst of red slime algae. All I have in my tank is a black brittle starfish, some nassarius snails, and a yellow-tail damsel. I also have a carnation coral, a maze brain, and a purple zoa. I have a 90 gallon tank and do a 20 gallon water change once a week. Water parameters are awesome except for a 10 on nitrates. I am working on clearing the issue but was curious what clean up crew animals are best for red slime? Thanks!

 

[crister13]

None. Reduce your nutrients and it will go away.

 

[Qube]

Not really any out there, use some airline tube to siphon out as much as you can every couple of days. Take a look at your feedings and reduce as necessary.

 

[Soccerdude]

UltraLIfe red slime remover works great but it does not fix the problem that caused it in the first place. Only proper water quality can do that. I'm currently fighting a fairly contained outbreak of cyano, that was introduced to the system by a new rock. In my case my water is perfect, so UltraLife is a good choice along with a good skimmer and a syphon*

 

[melosu58]

We have a good articleabout it in the SW articles section.

 

[bavass]

Your nutrients test low because the red slime is using it up. Try running gfo in a reactor to pull phosphates down