Red Slime Remover

OCDP · #1 03-31-2006, 05:42 PM

Bev,

I don't recall you giving me instruction on removing cyano??

But I do remember you saying "baste the sand and rocks and put a sponge in your AC500, etc, etc" Maybe that's what your referring to.

I prefer not to blow around the cyano just in case it attatches to other rocks and starts spreading there as well... although, I did do the basting of the sand and wow! tank looked like crap, but the sponge took out a lot of junk. There is far too much debris and detritus in my tank to continue doing this... the gunk just eventually settles on my corals and rock.

Steve, I'd like to take you up on that offer but I am not sure if I can make it down to your neck of the woods this weekend , have parents coming back from Hawaii and will be busy tonight and tomorrow during the day. Really appreciate your offer though !

SJSobczyk · #2 03-31-2006, 05:44 PM

Alright not a problem, still have 1/4 of a bottle left so if you need it down the road let me know.

Steve

OCDP · #3 03-31-2006, 05:48 PM

Awesome, thanks man.

*edit* How did this stuff work for you BTW? And did you purchase it locally? Thanks again.

danny zubot · #4 03-31-2006, 05:56 PM

You can boil it the same way you would with aptasia. I only recommend doing that if you first catch it, when its small. Other wise don't, because you will run the risk of spreading it around the tank.

OCDP · #5 03-31-2006, 06:09 PM

I've tried boiling cyano, no luck. I've tried boiling aptasia, no luck.

adidas · #6 03-31-2006, 07:17 PM

i got rid of my cyano by tearing down tank, cleaning everything, doing 100% water change and leaving lights off for about a week and a half. i also dumped the sand cleaned the tank out and went BB.

OCDP · #7 03-31-2006, 07:48 PM

As mentioned.... looking for a quick fix. Just tired of looking at it for now. I am upgrading tanks fairly soon.. I'll do my best at removing all pest algaes at that time.

Thanks for the suggestion though

Beverly · #8 03-31-2006, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by OCDP

Bev,

I don't recall you giving me instruction on removing cyano??

But I do remember you saying "baste the sand and rocks and put a sponge in your AC500, etc, etc" Maybe that's what your referring to.

I prefer not to blow around the cyano just in case it attatches to other rocks and starts spreading there as well... although, I did do the basting of the sand and wow! tank looked like crap, but the sponge took out a lot of junk. There is far too much debris and detritus in my tank to continue doing this... the gunk just eventually settles on my corals and rock.

Scott,

Yup. Basting and sponge cleaning is exactly what I was talking about.

Don't be concerned about blowing into the cyano. That's what I did. It gets picked up by the foams as does the detritus, then you clean the foams, and do it again. You have to keep it up at least once a day for at least a week for there to be any significant difference in your cyano problem.

And, yes, some of the detritus will settle on your rock and corals. That's why you baste them too, then continue basting and foam cleaning until the tank looks good again.

I have done this in my own tanks. It takes time and effort, but it is a non-chemical means of accomplishing a worthy goal. You get rid of tons of detritus that would normally stay in your tank and keep accumulated detritus from being a problem.

OCDP · #9 03-31-2006, 09:15 PM

Bev,

This does seem like, and is a good thing to do. I am more than willing to do this.. but I think at this point it would be kind of pointless as I am upgrading tanks in the next month or so. At this time I will be replacing my sand bed, and cleaning my rocks thoroughly.

Otherwise, I'd without a doubt do this ! I did it for a couple days and the amount of crap that came out of my tank was insane!

Definitely makes me re-think the sandbed idea!

Beverly · #10 03-31-2006, 09:50 PM

Scott,

I hear ya on the sandbed idea! It wasn't until we had our BB tanks all set up and did our first water change and bottom siphoning that we realized how much crud accumulates in just ONE WEEK

I still baste my rock in our three reefs the day before doing tank maintenance. Some tanks have more crud on the rock than others, but all tanks cloud up pretty good. Within a half hour, though, the water clears very nicely. Oh, and I make sure the glass is cleaned before basting. Otherwise, the crud sticks to the film algae on the glass and I can't see into the tank

Good luck with the new tank when you get it. I want pics!!