Red Slime Remover.... Fail

[Klila]

I could be wrong, but you may have to turn the skimmer off...at least most meds require you turn off any UV, skimmer and charcoal. Re read the fine print...

[MarkoD]

Originally Posted by Klila

I could be wrong, but you may have to turn the skimmer off...at least most meds require you turn off any UV, skimmer and charcoal. Re read the fine print...

It straight up says don't turn off any of those things

[reefwars]

try a blackout for a few days, completely cover up the tank no ambient lighting what so ever.

which brings the question are you sure its cyano, dinos is still a possibilitie , phtographer like yourself should be able to get some close pics


feel your pain buddy good luck

[MarkoD]

Originally Posted by reefwars

try a blackout for a few days, completely cover up the tank no ambient lighting what so ever.

which brings the question are you sure its cyano, dinos is still a possibilitie , phtographer like yourself should be able to get some close pics


feel your pain buddy good luck

wouldnt that cause my corals to die

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by MarkoD

wouldnt that cause my corals to die

corals can go without light for a few days, no different then really dark clouds

[MarkoD]

heres pictures

[sphelps]

What brand?

I've used chemical treatments before and they'll always worked however it won't just make it disappear. You have to manually remove as much as possible first then dose it and then continue to remove as much as possible afterwards until eventually it's all gone, then and only then will you be in the clear.

[MarkoD]

I used the ultra life one

[Hawkaholic]

I've used the Red Slim Remover before but I turned off my skimmer. After 48 hrs I did a water change and turned the skimmer back on. The cyano went away but came back which of course didn't help the problem. Another thing to try is get yourself some Erythromycin (Maracin). It comes in packets now I believe...add one packet for every 30G of water...turn off your skimmer and remove carbon. After 48 hrs do a water change and replace carbon and of course turn the skimmer back on. This has also worked for me but again it came back. Allot of the things they sell you only masked the problem...doesn't help it any...just makes them go away for a little while.

Good Luck

[Delphinus]

Originally Posted by MarkoD

It straight up says don't turn off any of those things

That can't be right... I've used Ultralife before, I don't remember it saying that, but it's been a while.

This is what I remember of the stuff..

1) It makes your water pee yellow for 1/2 hour but does eventually clear up.
2) It makes your skimmer go berserk. You have to turn the air right down or turn it off. It's better to leave it on though and let it spill back into the tank. This way you have a little bit of air exchange going on because as the cyano dies off it will create an oxygen deficit in the tank.
3) It takes at least 2 days, if memory serves, before you start to see any effect. Depending on how bad the cyano is, it might take up to a week to clear. If it's really bad you might have to do it twice.
4) Once clear, you put your carbon on to start pulling out the slime remover, do a water change, and start your skimmer back up. You likely have to ramp up the airflow very slowly otherwise it will just overflow right away all over again.
5) If works really well, but it only clears the cyano. If what caused the cyano isn't fixed, the cyano will eventually come back.

Hope this helps..

PS/Edit: I remember now that the last time I used it, it took about a week for the cyano to die off, and it took almost another whole week to reset the tank after that back to normal. I find the stuff does work well, but it is a matter of last resort just because it's such a pain to manage the tank throughout the treatment.