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Old 12-29-2007, 04:55 PM
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How do I get rid of this stuff? Red slime (the yellow stuff) does not work. What else can I try?

It is a 9 gallon aquamedic nano wave but the stuff seems to follow me!!
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Old 12-29-2007, 04:58 PM
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Have you tried Chemi-Clean? What type of flow do you have?
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It is a 9 gallon aquamedic nano wave with the normal pump and a Koralyia.. nano 400 gph powerhead.

I have tried Chemiclean, the US version (red slime remover), and some other powerful chemical and the crap keeps blooming.
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If your nitrates and phosphates are already low leaving your lights off for 2 or 3 days should take care of it. When you run your lights again start with 1/2 day and slowly work back up to normal. The main thing is finding what is feeding it.
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Old 01-02-2008, 05:02 PM
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I get Cyano when I get lazy and don't rinse frozen Mysis before feeding. Whatever liquid that is in the Mysis block seems to fuel Cyano. Also overfeeding in general is a cause.
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Old 01-02-2008, 05:17 PM
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Decreasing the amount of light and doing more frequent water changes got rid of cyano for me.
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