Red slime

[Quoiasdad]

Anyone have any luck of getting red of red slime? I seen it for a while now, but never paid it any attention. But now I can’t help but seeing it. Anyone have any suggestions???

 

[Dom]

What happens when you clean it off the rock? Does it break apart? Is it soft? Does it appear throughout the tank?

 

[Idoc]

Check your water parameters...if they are fluctuating, cyano will show up like this. Also, it usually occurs in areas of low flow. Best to siphon it out while monitoring parameters closely for stability. Some use ChemiClean, but that won't fix the problem...just make it go away temporarily.

 

[Quoiasdad]

What happens when you clean it off the rock? Does it break apart? Is it soft? Does it appear throughout the tank?

It’s on one of my rocks. But I actually haven’t tried to break it off. I’m going to try chemiclean . Should I try to remove it?

 

[Dom]

Don't run Chemiclean yet. That is for cyanobacteria and we haven't confirmed what it is.

Try cleaning it up manually and observe how it behaves. If it stays in one piece and it can be rolled up like a mat, it may be cyanobacteria.

I would encourage you not to use bottled solutions unless as a last resort. If it does turn out to be cyanobacteria, I was able to eliminate about 90% of it in my tank by running a UV sterilizer.

 

[X-37B]

Blow it off with a turkey baster and then suck it out. It sometimes comes and goes in the life of a reef tank.
"Dom" is right no chemicals until you have tried manual removal.

 

[dwest]

It looks like cyano. Every tank I have ever owned had cyano at some point. In would siphon it off. I’m not a fan of chemical methods for removal.

 

[Quoiasdad]

Don't run Chemiclean yet. That is for cyanobacteria and we haven't confirmed what it is.

Try cleaning it up manually and observe how it behaves. If it stays in one piece and it can be rolled up like a mat, it may be cyanobacteria.

I would encourage you not to use bottled solutions unless as a last resort. If it does turn out to be cyanobacteria, I was able to eliminate about 90% of it in my tank by running a UV sterilizer.

 

[Quoiasdad]

Blow it off with a turkey baster and then suck it out. It sometimes comes and goes in the life of a reef tank.
"Dom" is right no chemicals until you have tried manual removal.

It looks like cyano. Every tank I have ever owned had cyano at some point. In would siphon it off. I’m not a fan of chemical methods for removal.

so the red slime was soft. I used the turkey Baster and it flew apart

 

[Quoiasdad]

so the red slime was soft. I used the turkey Baster and it flew apart

If I turn on my up ste

so the red slime was soft. I used the turkey Baster and it flew apart

will my up sterilizer mess up anything with my corals?

 

[X-37B]

If I turn on my up ste

will my up sterilizer mess up anything with my corals?

No uv is fine. Just bloww off and remove.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Cyano. Increase water flow and reduce white intensity a little and blow loose with a turkey baster and see if it returns and how soon

 

[dannysreeftank]

If you can’t beat it with water changes, manual clean ups and high flow I’d get some chemi clean https://amzn.to/3aIDEeG

 

[vetteguy53081]

Take a turkey baster and blow it loose and net up the red slime. See if it returns and how soon.
ChemiClean is very effective in battling this but do check phosphate level . Are you using RO water or tap?

 

[Backreefing]

I read a lot of peps say it’s nutrients that cause cyano, but I’ve seen low nutrient aquariums get it to ( mine for example ) . I’ve used Chemiclean with permanent success. Mine is a sps tank with acropora montipora and birdsnests . I would suggest vacing it off as best as you can . I let the Chemiclean go 3 days , worked like a charm. Then replace the activated carbon and do a water change . Don’t have to be big% .