im having problems with red slime in my tank. its a 30 gallon with a bakpak 2 protein skimmer, fluval 204 canister filter, a current satellite 96w light
specific gravity is 1.020 and i dont know any thing else except temp (ran out of test supplies and have been procrastinating to get some-and just order some via that fish place)
also, a mysterious disease swept through my tank, killing my tomato clown dwarf zebra lionfish and royal gramma
the tank has been up and running for about a year and a half and its current inhabitants include 2 blue legged hermit crabs, a cluster of about 20-25 small feather dusters and two mushroom polyps(red slime hit my corals pretty hard)
i try to clean the slime everyday and reduced the time the light is on from 9 hrs to 7hrs with no results(i dont want to reduce the time anymore, thus depriving my two polyps of photosynthesis)
as for the disease, it looked like ich, but the medication didnt affect it at all(took coral out to medicate)
would a uv sterilizer work to reduce future outbreaks of this mysterious disease??
any replies would be greatly appreciated
Wow... there's quite a bit that can be the prob... definitely need test kits!!! A few large waterchanges of ro/di water/salt mix(25-50%) and absolutely NO additives(food, chemical, or eliments) until the slime is gone. Without knowing test results, these are some general ways of nutrient reduction and better water quality. IMO, if the slime continues, you may end up losing those polyps, anyway. Do you have a reefer buddy that will baby sit??? The less lighting the better. BTW, how old is the current lighting? I'm willing to bet that the bulb is near a 2500-5500k which is great for producing algae or cyano if it's a GE... Goto Hellolights.com and check out their pc lighting. If it's a single bulb you have, maybe a 50/50 would be a great swap.
Good luck, Repto
There's nowhere else I'ld rather be... unless, of course, you're buying
Permenant fix..... Better Skimmer
Quick fix to help get back to no slime....(dont uualy like chemicals...) A chemical called Red Slime away. Works GREAT....wont hurt anything.
Again....chemical will get rid of the slime but not the cause
GT
If you want to know manufacturer let me know.....Ill dig it out.
Red slime (red cyano bacteria) problem
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