Red slime?

punkieg0 · Mar 30, 2020

I have been battling some algae in my new Waterbox 20 cube. I seem to be gaining a bit but I have this red, I would say slimy algae popping up now. I have tried putting it out but that doesn’t really work, I have not been successful in siphoning during water changes either.
I have vibrant and I also have chemiclean. Is there a preference for treatment?
It seems to be spreading pretty quick. I only have fish and the live rock isn’t he tank- no corals.

ndrwater · Mar 30, 2020

A better picture would help. But if it's Cyano, which is often called red slime, then ChemiClean is the way to go if you need to. It usually subsides on its own with time. Generally part of the "New tank uglies"

vetteguy53081 · Mar 30, 2020

On the very top of rock, I see cyano.
As mentioned chemiClean is the top dog to defeat it. Mix with a little aquarium water and poor into direction of water flow to distribute it nicely into tank.

punkieg0 · Mar 30, 2020

ndrwater said:
A better picture would help. But if it's Cyano, which is often called red slime, then ChemiClean is the way to go if you need to. It usually subsides on its own with time. Generally part of the "New tank uglies"

I didn’t think of it until later but I can get a better photo tomorrow. As long as it’s just part of the process I am happy leave it alone. I just thought the red was bad.