does anyone use this stuff?
- Thread starter phuture1
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AdeptMrSniffles
I have a Blue Thumb
It's a temporary fix, by temporary I mean a week. It breaks up the red slime into your water column. If you don't remove it by a rather large water change it'll come back, and it'll be immune for the most part. Also, I don't think it's very good for your corals, if you have any.
How old are your lights? Checks your water flow and make sure you've got some nice flow across your sand bed.
How old are your lights? Checks your water flow and make sure you've got some nice flow across your sand bed.
phuture1
Reefing newb
my lights are about 4 months old. someone also told me that because my calcium was low there wasnt enough "good algae" to use up the nutrients that the red slime is feeding off of.
XxKnuckleheadxX
Reef enthusiast
i dont think that would be calcium its phosphates that are feeding your aglea/slime.
phuture1
Reefing newb
i just tested my phos. and they were 0. this is making me crazy.
Gdbyrd
life's a beach
If you already have an algae problem then it's likely all your phosphates are being used up. So you could have a problem and have good test results.
yote
In Memoriam
+1 Sniffles
Even if your parameters are good,algae will supply itself with the nutrients it needs.It does that by trapping and holding the waste and uneaten fish food.
What I would suggest,Is when you do your next water change,do a 20 to 30% change siphoning out as much of the cyano and algae as possible.If you have hair algae,pick as much of that as you can out as well.Then kill the tank lights for 3 or 4 days.Then the day you turn the lights back on,do another 20 to 30% water change,again siphoning out any algae you see.
It may take several times doing that,but you'll eventually get ahead of the algae and be able to control it.
Even if your parameters are good,algae will supply itself with the nutrients it needs.It does that by trapping and holding the waste and uneaten fish food.
What I would suggest,Is when you do your next water change,do a 20 to 30% change siphoning out as much of the cyano and algae as possible.If you have hair algae,pick as much of that as you can out as well.Then kill the tank lights for 3 or 4 days.Then the day you turn the lights back on,do another 20 to 30% water change,again siphoning out any algae you see.
It may take several times doing that,but you'll eventually get ahead of the algae and be able to control it.
sen5241b
Reef enthusiast
I've used it and it works just fine but I always followed its use with a big water change.
It tells you do a large water change on the instructions. I just recently had a BAD cyano outbreak on my sand bed and used a similar product and it worked very well. I shut off my skimmer for the first 24 hrs, then waited another 24 hours then did a large 25% water change while syphoning out as much cyano I could find. I then went out to petco and bought a real cheapy powerhead and mounted low in the tank blowing right across my sandbed and I haven't had an issue since. Just be sure to watch your skimmer when you turn it back on because it will go absolutely NUTS!!!! My foam column pushed the lid off my skimmer and I had to check it like every 10 minutes to wipe off all foam that wouldn't collect in the cup. I had to deal with that for about a day or two. Then it calmed down.
phuture1
Reefing newb
i gave it a shot.. seemed to work pretty good. i'm going to do a water change tomorrow. i'll let you guys know.
