red slime / cyano bact question

[s_kelley]

Ok guys need your help once again. I've had a small red slime prob and recently upgraded my skimmer and added a carbon/phos reactor to combat this issue. My question is should I try red slime remover to get the ball rolling a little faster? It says this stuff does not affect reef inhabitants from what I have read. Does anyone have any experience using this stuff? I only know I want it out of my tank.
Thanks in advance
Shane

 

[UncleJT]

Ultralife Red Slime Remover works fine and reef safe, thousands of people have been using it for years. However, red slime remover and phosphate reactors are only band-aids to other problems. How are you getting the excessive phosphate levels in the tank to begin with? A reef tank shouldn't require stuff like this.

 

[s_kelley]

I was using a ro/di unit that was sub par for two months. With my weekly water changes I screwd things up pretty good. Now I'm doing damage control and trying to remedy this.

 

[UncleJT]

Gotcha. Yeah, there's nothing wrong with Red Slime Remover. I've used it in customer tanks before when I used to service tanks.

 

[JayM]

it will work, but you are better off getting the nutrients under control, and when it drops back, you know you are in the chemistry sweet spot

 

[s_kelley]

Yeah that makes sense I'm just impatient and hate how it looks. Thanks guys.

 

[afboundguy]

Shane, I'd try manually removing it and leaving off the lights for 2-3 days (not always sunny on the reef) to knock it out... Combined with the new skimmer and phos/carbon reactor I'd think you'd be fine...

 

[stingythingy45]

It will work for a reboot of your system.
But like Jay mentioned.If you don't get the nutrients under control that's fueling it,it will return.

 

[RayD]

I'm usually good for a red slime remover treatment once every couple of years. When nutrients get out of control and I see cyano starting I hit it.

If you follow the instructions precisely you'll be fine and the Cyano will be gone in a couple of days.
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