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Posted: August 21 2009 at 9:46pm |
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Does anything eat this stuff? My nano is covered in it, and my 125 has a little bit here and there. If nothing eats it, what is the best way to get rid of it?
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Posted: August 21 2009 at 9:54pm |
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you can buy some stuff that gets rid of it but i have heard (from mark peterson, but he never explained) that you can get rid of it with out chemicals... so if anyone out there knows how to get rid of it with out chemicals I am all ears too...
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Posted: August 21 2009 at 9:54pm |
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suck it out when doing water changes
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out with the large and in with the nano
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Posted: August 21 2009 at 9:56pm |
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does that work? cause when i do that it just comes back.... but with the stuff you buy its gone for 3 months at a time for me.
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Posted: August 22 2009 at 1:45am |
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Some snails are touted as eaters of it. The best way to irradicate it is to increase the flow, decrease the nutrients, (superman jr needs to stop feeding Cheerios to it) and decrease your lighting schedule. I'm working on a little in my new tank and it is frusterating.
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Posted: August 22 2009 at 1:46am |
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And yes the chemical works great. However it just masks the underlying problems.
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Posted: August 23 2009 at 11:54am |
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suck it out when doing water changes |
Water changes huh.... maybe I should start those up again  Honestly I think more flow and water changes will probably fix the problem over time, I'm just looking for a quick fix I guess... I've just been lazy the last few months, and I guess it's starting to show... What chemicals will get rid of it, temporarily? I'm hoping to get rid of it, and then be better about taking care of my tank to keep it away permanently.
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Posted: August 23 2009 at 12:59pm |
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its called red slime remover or there are other brands with differnt names
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Posted: August 23 2009 at 1:13pm |
$20 at the lfs or $7 off of the web.
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Posted: August 23 2009 at 2:54pm |
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I am at the tail end of my red slime treatment today... getting ready to do my water change. It seems to have tackled my small problem. It says on the box ... treat every 30 days! Is that like the back of the shampoo bottle that says. "Lather, Rinse and Repeat?"
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Posted: August 23 2009 at 8:29pm |
I have been using this stuff in my 37 Hex "almost-a-nano" :
Not meant specifically for 'Red Slime' but more for general nO3 and pO4 control... in my case , I have no sump or skimmer or fuge on my 37g, just a small HOB powerfilter and a single Korallia... the HOB filter uses those slide in filter cartridges; I just slice open the top of the cartridge and pour 1/2 of a pouch of this stuff in so it mixes with the carbon from the cartridge. I change the cartridge once amonth, along w/ a 5g water change.
Between that and the flow from the Korallia (#3), I don't have any cyano issues...
You could probably put some of this into any type of media reactor, or even into a media bag and just hang it near a powerhead, or in your sump if you have one...
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Posted: August 24 2009 at 1:05pm |
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Bob,
Where did you get that stuff at? I think I may try that before I pour more chemicals into my tank.
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Posted: August 24 2009 at 1:18pm |
superman1981 wrote:
Bob,
Where did you get that stuff at? I think I may try that before I pour more chemicals into my tank.
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PetSmart, actually... I think it was $6.99 - $7.99 for the box
So far I am very happy with using it on the 37g tank
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Posted: August 24 2009 at 3:23pm |
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Cool, I'll have to pick up some on my way home tonight!
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Posted: August 26 2009 at 12:15am |
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I was told that water changes are bad for Cyano. They add stuff to the water that feeds the cyano. Correct me if im wrong, but that is just what I heard
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Posted: August 26 2009 at 8:12am |
IF you use tap water, then possibly bad... depending what is in your tap
IF you go with RO or RO/DI, then WCs won't "feed" cyano
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Posted: August 26 2009 at 9:29am |
badfinger wrote:
you can buy some stuff that gets rid of it but i have heard (from mark peterson, but he never explained) that you can get rid of it with out chemicals... so if anyone out there knows how to get rid of it with out chemicals I am all ears too... |
The link to a good thread about eliminating Cyano is listed, along withother valuable links, in the first post of this thread:
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