two questions 1 alge 2 rodi

[ffsteve]

first (see pic) how do i get rid of it. i hate it my wife really hates it. what is it?

second, has anyone hooked up a rodi unit to both hot and cold water?
just seeing if i could come out with warm water?

 

[Turbosnail]

Cyano.

 

[The Ng Thing]

^^^ what he said, you can use a syphon to get a majority of the chunkage out. Then water changes + carbon. In the long run reduced your nutrient level (less feeding)

I think I see some aiptasia at the top left, (wavy picthfork thing?) That would be something else I'd try to remove now before it takes over your tank. That however, I don't have much experience in killing.

 

[s_kelley]

I think I read somewhere that you shouldn't hook up a rodi unit to hot and cold because of the bacteria that it generates.
Is your tank newly set up? I would decrease nutrients/feed less and increase the flow across the sandbed. What do you have for powerheads in there ?

 

[Leroy]

Cold water only for RODI. Chemi Clean for cyano, READ directions! Lemon juice and kalkwasser paste inject into aptasia. Done

 

[Bruno]

This what I did and I bought everthing from AWI and they said it's perfectly fine. For optimal performance of your RODI 76deg coming into the unit

http://www.bostonreefers.org/forums/showthread.php?t=96397&page=2

 

[STiTCH87]

Cold water only for RODI. Chemi Clean for cyano, READ directions! Lemon juice and kalkwasser paste inject into aptasia. Done

+1

Chemi-Clean Red Slime Remover is AMAZING!!!

Removed ALL the cyano from my tank (i had even more than you at one point) within 2 days, without siphoning mind you.

And I haven't seen one speck of cyano since and it's been well over a month.

I still have it if you wanna buy it off me. Only used once. Would sell for like $5. I'd trade for a frag, but I don't want any aptasia or cyano or anything going into my tank, lol.