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I have noticed a large amount of red slime in my tank, do I let the red slime run it's corse or do I get red slime remover? help me
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Let it run its course. Mybe get some phosban media or nitrate absorbing media, or do some water changes. That will speed up the process.
Also, this stuff sort of grows on op of itself, getting very thick. If you can, once in a while try to take some outta the tank.
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I agree...let it run its course. IMO take out what you can, keep your nitrate and phosphate as low as possible, and avoid using chemicals as much as possible.
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| I would let it run it's course while doing a few major water changes of about twenty percent a couple of times in the next week. I ran into the same problem over a year ago caused by some neglect, since then I've kept my light on for no longer than 8 hours a day, do a ten percent water change every week, and increased my water flow. No more red-slime problems.
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I looked into your question and found that wrong lighting will cause the red slime(cyanobacteria). Use the rule of 3-5 watts of lighting per gallon of water. meaning if you had a 50g tank you would need at least 150 watt of light. Also reduce the time your light is on. You could also try a different spectrum of lighting. Untreated water may elevate the problem use r/o water when doing water changes. Doing a couple gallons a day won't hurt if you have a larger tank. Do you have a protein skimmer, if you don't maybe add one. Maybe add a Left handed or Dwarf Zebra hermit crabs, they have been known to pick at this type of algae. Another thing maybe High co2 try adding another circulation pump to aid a better gas exchange on the surface in the tank.
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| Thank you all so much for all the tips..... I love the fish channel
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