Why The Heck Do I Still Have Red Slime Algea?!

[fishytime]

all of these things will work to fix/band-aid/penicillin the problem......but if you dont address whats causing it then it will likely be back......

[mattdean]

Agreed with above. You said you do water changes when N and P spike. How often is that?

You really need a regular schedule to maintain trace elements/parameters, etc. If you wait till your parameters are off, I think it's too late, personally.

[monocus]

i was having a problem as well for no apparent reason-i found it was my salt mix that i was using(h2ocean)

[MMAX]

Originally Posted by monocus

i was having a problem as well for no apparent reason-i found it was my salt mix that i was using(h2ocean)

No kidding? I've never had it and recently switched to H2Ocean. 3 water changes in the last 6 weeks using the new salt and it appeared.

[es355lucille]

Not sure if this helps.....I run my halides 7-8 hrs per day. If I increase this at all even 30 min......I seem to start a breakout of red slime ---bubbles start etc.
Not sure if this helps you......when I backed off the lighting it cleared up.

[globaldesigns]

Originally Posted by monocus

i was having a problem as well for no apparent reason-i found it was my salt mix that i was using(h2ocean)

I too have recently switched to H2Ocean as Reefers Best is impossible to get anymore. I haven't had any issues, done 4 water changes with the new salt.

[monocus]

i really noticed it in my aqua-medic reactors.just in my nanochloropus and tetraselimis the cyano would start to grow where there shouldn't be anything but my cultures.since i switched away from h2ocean i don't have that problem anymore.and in my tank i also add sea snow,which also helps

[rastaangel]

well I use reef crystals for salt. I dose for all the essential things in my tank. And to me a spike is anything over 10 for trates and 1.5 for phosphates. I usually do 10-15g change every 2 weeks just cuz so I am in a regular changing system

[whatcaneyedo]

Where is the mystery? Of course you're going to have algae and slime problems if you have detectable nitrate and phosphate like that. Beef up your filteration, cut back on feeding, increase the flow, remove some fish, change your bulbs (if they're old) etc... But probably more important, you need to let your tank stabalize and mature. A cyano phase is very common in relatively new systems or systems that are constantly disrupted so give it time and if everything else is as it should be it will go away on its own.

[riceboy]

Originally Posted by fishytime

all of these things will work to fix/band-aid/penicillin the problem......but if you dont address whats causing it then it will likely be back......

Oh my god he lives lol