red slime

Slow down on your feeding, check you skimmer, and check your nitrate levels.

 

Chemiclean

 

also up your flow could help as well

 

Personally, I'm against using chemicals until it comes down to a last resort. So far, I haven't used any yet to remedy any of my problems.

 

If done my the directions it works fine.
I have done it a few times and had no coral loss the coral actually seemed to open up more like it was enjoying it. So your operations are chemiclean and it's gone in 24 hours then take steps to prevent it from comeing back or fight it for a few months and hope you can get rid of it by natural means.

 

But aren't you the one that raved about these awesome eBay bulbs you got cheap then lost the entire tank two weeks later?
Two golden rules in this hobby:
Patience
and you get what you pay for

 

Posted By REEFer Madness on 12/19/2009 01:49 PM
But aren't you the one that raved about these awesome eBay bulbs you got cheap then lost the entire tank two weeks later?
Two golden rules in this hobby:
Patience
and you get what you pay for whats that got to do with cayno bacteria? trying to start a argument are we?
 not realy trying to disagree with you just  lay out the options.
but everything turns into a disagreement on here dosen't it.
anyway good luck with your cayno problem and happy reefing!

 

It'll grow back if you have high nitrates and low flow in the spots where it's growing.

How long are your lights on? If you don't have corals that need long hours of light, you can cut down you lighting time also.

Do you have any micro algae like Chaeto in your sump? They help keep nitrates down as well.

Don't forget your skimmer. If it's not running to it's potential, there'll be a lot of dissolved compounds it will be missing helping the cause of the algae.

Also, cut down on your feeding.

And don't forget regular water changes!

You haven't really gave any information on your tank so we can't give detailed information. But there's a lot of little things you can do that add up to cut this problem out in little time.

 

It will come back until you fix the underlying problem.

 

That's a lot of light for a 75. I'd knock down your halides to a few hours at most per day. Put some chaeto in your sump since you do have light.

Think about getting rid of the bioballs. They are good at converting ammonia to nitrates, but bad at converting nitrate to the nitrogen gas that escapes the water to finish the nitrogen cycle. Thus, bioballs become a nitrate trap. Maybe start washing them out every few days until you can think of a better solution. Read up on it if you'd like.

You need plenty of anaerobic bacteria to finish the cycle which are hidden deep in liverock and sand. They don't do well with oxygen per se.

When you can add another Koralia 3, or even have have tons of money to throwdown. Get yourself a Vortech.

 

BTW, what's your parameters?

 

A vortech is a really good pump. Cutting down your lighting will just be for a little while. Once they algae is gone, then you can go back to 8 hrs days and see if any of the slime algae comes back. If you don't fix your nitrate levels, it will come back.

You can plumb two tanks together if you want. That's all up to you.

 

What kind of water you using for top off and water changes, what it the TDS? High TDS can cause red slime.
Also for a quick fix for the Red Slime, while you work on fixing the real problem is just turn all your lights out for 2 days. I have done this a few times and didn't lose a coral, but it did get rid of all the slime.
Also I would get rid of the bio balls, they do more harm then good in a reef tank. I wouldn't remove them all at once, it could shock the system. I would take about 1/4 out a time and wait a week then do it again, intil they are all out. Keep an eye on your parameters and make sure you don't get a spike of any kind.
Lighting I would turn down the MH to about 6 hours. I would have the atinics turn on a hour before and stay on a hour after the MH. That long of a light cycle is contributing to you red slime problem.

Hope this helps, if you have any questions feel free to send me a pm.
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