Red algae....

[Michael Lawford]

Hi All. I have had my tank up fine for about 6 months. Now I see that I am
getting loads of red algae - what am I doing wrong?

~m

[Peter Pan]

It sounds like Cyanobacteria. Go to your local LFS and ask the clerk for
something to treat it. I cant remember what I used to get rid of mine when I
had it... But I do remember it was a white power with a real small spoon..
in 24 hours it was cleared up.. The second thing is make sure you're using
RODI water... if not, it's likely to come back..A healthy tank starts with
good water. Good Luck
"Michael Lawford" > wrote in message
...
> Hi All. I have had my tank up fine for about 6 months. Now I see that I
> am getting loads of red algae - what am I doing wrong?
>
> ~m
>

[CheezWiz]

ChemiClean I believe..
works well..

CW
"Peter Pan" > wrote in message
...
> It sounds like Cyanobacteria. Go to your local LFS and ask the clerk for
> something to treat it. I cant remember what I used to get rid of mine when
> I had it... But I do remember it was a white power with a real small
> spoon.. in 24 hours it was cleared up.. The second thing is make sure
> you're using RODI water... if not, it's likely to come back..A healthy
> tank starts with good water. Good Luck
> "Michael Lawford" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Hi All. I have had my tank up fine for about 6 months. Now I see that I
>> am getting loads of red algae - what am I doing wrong?
>>
>> ~m
>>
>
>

[Peter Pan]

Thanks I couldnt remember the name of it...
"CheezWiz" > wrote in message
...
> ChemiClean I believe..
> works well..
>
> CW
> "Peter Pan" > wrote in message
> ...
>> It sounds like Cyanobacteria. Go to your local LFS and ask the clerk for
>> something to treat it. I cant remember what I used to get rid of mine
>> when I had it... But I do remember it was a white power with a real small
>> spoon.. in 24 hours it was cleared up.. The second thing is make sure
>> you're using RODI water... if not, it's likely to come back..A healthy
>> tank starts with good water. Good Luck
>> "Michael Lawford" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Hi All. I have had my tank up fine for about 6 months. Now I see that
>>> I am getting loads of red algae - what am I doing wrong?
>>>
>>> ~m
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

[Michael Lawford]

Hmmm - I am very hesitant to put some more chemicals into the tank when I
have all fish happy and stable for the first time in ages.....

Anything else I can do?

~m


"Peter Pan" > wrote in message
...
> Thanks I couldnt remember the name of it...
> "CheezWiz" > wrote in message
> ...
>> ChemiClean I believe..
>> works well..
>>
>> CW
>> "Peter Pan" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> It sounds like Cyanobacteria. Go to your local LFS and ask the clerk
>>> for something to treat it. I cant remember what I used to get rid of
>>> mine when I had it... But I do remember it was a white power with a real
>>> small spoon.. in 24 hours it was cleared up.. The second thing is make
>>> sure you're using RODI water... if not, it's likely to come back..A
>>> healthy tank starts with good water. Good Luck
>>> "Michael Lawford" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> Hi All. I have had my tank up fine for about 6 months. Now I see that
>>>> I am getting loads of red algae - what am I doing wrong?
>>>>
>>>> ~m
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

[Marc Levenson]

ChemiClean works great. The other option is to wait it out for about 3
weeks. Clean your skimmer well every other day, increase flow in the
tank, siphon out what you can reach, reduce feedings, decrease lighting
period....

Or use the product and solve the problem in 24 to 48 hours.

Let me know if you want specific guidelines.

Marc


Michael Lawford wrote:
> Hmmm - I am very hesitant to put some more chemicals into the tank when I
> have all fish happy and stable for the first time in ages.....
>
> Anything else I can do?
>
> ~m
>
>
> "Peter Pan" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>Thanks I couldnt remember the name of it...
>>"CheezWiz" > wrote in message
...
>>
>>>ChemiClean I believe..
>>>works well..
>>>
>>>CW
>>>"Peter Pan" > wrote in message
...
>>>
>>>>It sounds like Cyanobacteria. Go to your local LFS and ask the clerk
>>>>for something to treat it. I cant remember what I used to get rid of
>>>>mine when I had it... But I do remember it was a white power with a real
>>>>small spoon.. in 24 hours it was cleared up.. The second thing is make
>>>>sure you're using RODI water... if not, it's likely to come back..A
>>>>healthy tank starts with good water. Good Luck
>>>>"Michael Lawford" > wrote in message
...
>>>>
>>>>>Hi All. I have had my tank up fine for about 6 months. Now I see that
>>>>>I am getting loads of red algae - what am I doing wrong?
>>>>>
>>>>>~m
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>
>

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