red slime algae

[larap]

Hi,
New to forum. I've got a big problem with red slime algae outbreak in my 45
gal. fish, invert., live rock tank. Water quality is ok. Lighting is MH.
Filter is pleum? with power heads for circulation. Any suggestions greatly
apprecieated. Thanks in advance.

ronp

[george]

"Dave" > wrote in message
...
> How old are the lights?
> Usually new bulbs help get rid of it.
> Also an increase in the tanks current helps.

I've not found that an increase in current flow helps all that much with red
algae. I have a homemade wavemaker, and even with that much current flow, I
still get red algae build up from time to time. I believe that nutrient control
in the tank is the only viable solution to red algae control, and that only
after you've already gotten rid of most of it using water changes, tank
cleanings, and/or red slim remover. I've been told that refugiums with lots of
macroalgae to burn up the nutrients along with ocassional harvesting works best.

> "larap" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Hi,
>> New to forum. I've got a big problem with red slime algae outbreak in my
> 45
>> gal. fish, invert., live rock tank. Water quality is ok. Lighting is MH.
>> Filter is pleum? with power heads for circulation. Any suggestions greatly
>> apprecieated. Thanks in advance.
>>
>> ronp
>>
>>
>
>

[Charles Spitzer]

"larap" > wrote in message
...
> Hi,
> New to forum. I've got a big problem with red slime algae outbreak in my
> 45
> gal. fish, invert., live rock tank. Water quality is ok. Lighting is MH.
> Filter is pleum? with power heads for circulation. Any suggestions greatly
> apprecieated. Thanks in advance.
>
> ronp

try looking in the advanced searching available at http://groups.google.com.
lots in the archives about this

[CapFusion]

Actually good current help alot but also need efficient Proteien Skimmer. So
the combo of these two item will normally fix 80% of algae problem. The rest
normally cause by bad water source or overfeeding / light. The point of
having good water current is to move any nutrient flowing / floating etc...
around your tank. With the help of Protien Skimmer [efficient] to take it
out. Strong water current will not do much good if it keep floating around
in your tank and no mean of taking out. Eventually it will feed something or
hook on something and grow. Weak current do not effectively move thing and
my not reach your protein skimmer.

CapFusion,...


"george" > wrote in message
news:Ushvd.564447$D%.135897@attbi_s51...
>
> "Dave" > wrote in message
> ...
>> How old are the lights?
>> Usually new bulbs help get rid of it.
>> Also an increase in the tanks current helps.
>
> I've not found that an increase in current flow helps all that much with
> red algae. I have a homemade wavemaker, and even with that much current
> flow, I still get red algae build up from time to time. I believe that
> nutrient control in the tank is the only viable solution to red algae
> control, and that only after you've already gotten rid of most of it using
> water changes, tank cleanings, and/or red slim remover. I've been told
> that refugiums with lots of macroalgae to burn up the nutrients along with
> ocassional harvesting works best.
>
>> "larap" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Hi,
>>> New to forum. I've got a big problem with red slime algae outbreak in my
>> 45
>>> gal. fish, invert., live rock tank. Water quality is ok. Lighting is MH.
>>> Filter is pleum? with power heads for circulation. Any suggestions
>>> greatly
>>> apprecieated. Thanks in advance.
>>>
>>> ronp
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

[george]

"CapFusion" > wrote in message
...
> Actually good current help alot but also need efficient Proteien Skimmer. So
> the combo of these two item will normally fix 80% of algae problem. The rest
> normally cause by bad water source or overfeeding / light. The point of having
> good water current is to move any nutrient flowing / floating etc... around
> your tank. With the help of Protien Skimmer [efficient] to take it out. Strong
> water current will not do much good if it keep floating around in your tank
> and no mean of taking out. Eventually it will feed something or hook on
> something and grow. Weak current do not effectively move thing and my not
> reach your protein skimmer.
>
> CapFusion,...
>

I have a protein skimmer, a wave maker, and RO. What more can I do, in that
regard?

> "george" > wrote in message
> news:Ushvd.564447$D%.135897@attbi_s51...
>>
>> "Dave" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> How old are the lights?
>>> Usually new bulbs help get rid of it.
>>> Also an increase in the tanks current helps.
>>
>> I've not found that an increase in current flow helps all that much with red
>> algae. I have a homemade wavemaker, and even with that much current flow, I
>> still get red algae build up from time to time. I believe that nutrient
>> control in the tank is the only viable solution to red algae control, and
>> that only after you've already gotten rid of most of it using water changes,
>> tank cleanings, and/or red slim remover. I've been told that refugiums with
>> lots of macroalgae to burn up the nutrients along with ocassional harvesting
>> works best.
>>
>>> "larap" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> Hi,
>>>> New to forum. I've got a big problem with red slime algae outbreak in my
>>> 45
>>>> gal. fish, invert., live rock tank. Water quality is ok. Lighting is MH.
>>>> Filter is pleum? with power heads for circulation. Any suggestions greatly
>>>> apprecieated. Thanks in advance.
>>>>
>>>> ronp
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

[Todd]

Guess what. I just left mine. It was real bad! This week it went away on
it's own! I just did some sweeping of the sand. It went away on it's own.
The tank is 6 weeks old and doing amazing.
"Charles Spitzer" > wrote in message
...
>
> "larap" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Hi,
>> New to forum. I've got a big problem with red slime algae outbreak in my
>> 45
>> gal. fish, invert., live rock tank. Water quality is ok. Lighting is MH.
>> Filter is pleum? with power heads for circulation. Any suggestions
>> greatly
>> apprecieated. Thanks in advance.
>>
>> ronp
>
> try looking in the advanced searching available at
> http://groups.google.com. lots in the archives about this
>

[Peter Pan]

Go to your local fish store and get CHEMI-CLEAN. It will get rid of the red
slime