Has anyone used the Aquamedic product Anti-red? It is supposed to blow out cyano bacteria. It was highly recommended to me. I was afraid to use it since I hate to put ANYTHING in the water. I was told it would be no problem. Reading the directions, it said it is safe for all invertebrates and corals. The only warning it gave, was that if the FISH acted funny, to move them to a new aquarium immediately.
I aksed why that would be, and I was told when the product kills off the cyano, the oxygen gets low in the water.
So I ran an air stone, to provide extra oxygen.
The directions say you HAVE to use a skimmer, which I do anyway. You also must remove carbon and UV sterilizer, which I did.
I followed the directions to a T. And here's what I came home to:
I have two dead hermits, and all of my corals and clams are closed up, with the softies looking especially bad. The fish, which were the only thing the directions cautioned about, look great. Everything else is normal, the only change was adding this chemical.
I have seen the corals look worse than this from other problems before, only to come back fine.
Anybody ever used this product? Any advice? Thanks.
I aksed why that would be, and I was told when the product kills off the cyano, the oxygen gets low in the water.
So I ran an air stone, to provide extra oxygen.
The directions say you HAVE to use a skimmer, which I do anyway. You also must remove carbon and UV sterilizer, which I did.
I followed the directions to a T. And here's what I came home to:
I have two dead hermits, and all of my corals and clams are closed up, with the softies looking especially bad. The fish, which were the only thing the directions cautioned about, look great. Everything else is normal, the only change was adding this chemical.
I have seen the corals look worse than this from other problems before, only to come back fine.
Anybody ever used this product? Any advice? Thanks.