Red Slime - Cyano Causes and Cures - Page 3

fins67 · #21 (**permalink**) 01-04-2006, 01:27 AM

thanks for all the info,algae is starting to go away and tank looks alot
beter......there are some really cool people on rag......thanks again

drugconsult · #22 (**permalink**) 01-04-2006, 05:33 PM

i went to the LFS and got the powder called erythromycin. they said it would take care of the red slime. is it safe for reef tanks???? i have clam, hard and soft corals. should i proceed???? by the way, i do water changes every week and my phosphate and nitrate levels are low when tested. the only thing was that my alk was way low. i use salt water purchased from the LFS. should that matter??? they say it's filtered seawater. lights are on 10 hours daily and current adequate as my coral move with them.

**DaveK** · #23 (**permalink**) 01-04-2006, 10:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drugconsult

i went to the LFS and got the powder called erythromycin. ...

This is the same thing that is in most of the commericial Red Slime remover products. All advice on them applies here too. Only use it as an absloute last resort.

tich · #24 (**permalink**) 01-23-2006, 06:41 PM

my solution to the problem was to reorganize my LR so there would be more water flow trough it and increased the flow and i dont have more cyano any more , cause i dont like adding stuff to my tank, try that method it worked for me .

DaxAlbrecht · #25 (**permalink**) 01-23-2006, 11:22 PM

cure for cyano= clean up detritus, more water movement, more protein skimming.

DaxAlbrecht · #26 (**permalink**) 01-23-2006, 11:27 PM

oh yeah, don't use the red slime remover or any other medication in a tank that is not intended to be a hospital/quarintine tank. Cyano is not a major problem. It can be over come easily without drastic measures such as using anitbiotics (erythromycin).

fins67 · #27 (**permalink**) 02-01-2006, 03:30 AM

i have posted a similiar guestion like this before and am still having an algae
problem which is a red color and growing and appearing on my sand,rocks, and coral. I had the phosphates tested at my store as well as all other test
and all was perfect. will be geting a sump out of taxes and would like to know
could that be part of the problem. i get it out of the tank and it just keeps
coming back........help please:rocker:

**DaveK** · #28 (**permalink**) 02-01-2006, 04:02 AM

I merged your latest post with the original thread.

What have you done to control the algae so far?

What are the exact reading you are getting for nitrate and phoshpate?

reeffish · #29 (**permalink**) 02-01-2006, 04:06 AM

Dang, my response (which would have made MDP proud) just got zapped. So here goes again, don't know if I can remember it all.

**DaveK** · #30 (**permalink**) 02-03-2006, 02:27 PM

I have merged the two main threads on red slime algae together. The new thread will be made sticky.