Red Slime Remover.... Fail

[MarkoD]

So i've done everything i can think of to get rid of the cyano. but nothing, it was getting so bad that it was covering my corals.

so last night i used red slime remover.... and nothing, got home from work today and it looks just as bad as it did yesterday. and the skimmer isnt going crazy anymore so i assume the medication is done

any other ideas on what to do?

[Klila]

I could be wrong, but you may have to turn the skimmer off...at least most meds require you turn off any UV, skimmer and charcoal. Re read the fine print...

[MarkoD]

Originally Posted by Klila

I could be wrong, but you may have to turn the skimmer off...at least most meds require you turn off any UV, skimmer and charcoal. Re read the fine print...

It straight up says don't turn off any of those things

[reefwars]

try a blackout for a few days, completely cover up the tank no ambient lighting what so ever.

which brings the question are you sure its cyano, dinos is still a possibilitie , phtographer like yourself should be able to get some close pics


feel your pain buddy good luck

[sphelps]

What brand?

I've used chemical treatments before and they'll always worked however it won't just make it disappear. You have to manually remove as much as possible first then dose it and then continue to remove as much as possible afterwards until eventually it's all gone, then and only then will you be in the clear.

[MarkoD]

I used the ultra life one

[MarkoD]

Originally Posted by reefwars

try a blackout for a few days, completely cover up the tank no ambient lighting what so ever.

which brings the question are you sure its cyano, dinos is still a possibilitie , phtographer like yourself should be able to get some close pics


feel your pain buddy good luck

wouldnt that cause my corals to die

[Hawkaholic]

I've used the Red Slim Remover before but I turned off my skimmer. After 48 hrs I did a water change and turned the skimmer back on. The cyano went away but came back which of course didn't help the problem. Another thing to try is get yourself some Erythromycin (Maracin). It comes in packets now I believe...add one packet for every 30G of water...turn off your skimmer and remove carbon. After 48 hrs do a water change and replace carbon and of course turn the skimmer back on. This has also worked for me but again it came back. Allot of the things they sell you only masked the problem...doesn't help it any...just makes them go away for a little while.

Good Luck

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by MarkoD

wouldnt that cause my corals to die

corals can go without light for a few days, no different then really dark clouds

[MarkoD]

heres pictures