Hi All,
Does anyone know how to treat and prevent Red Slime algae? It spread through my new reef and killed everything. Fortunately it was new and only had 3 corals and 2 anemones. My live rock and substrate are blanketed with stuff. I increased the length and intensity of the light and it had no effect. I turned off the lights and it exploded. Should I pull out the LR and substrate and dry it out or is there another way to kill it.
My tank parameters were:
a SG at 1.023,
temp was 78F,
150 lbs of LR cured for 6 mos. from a FOWLR
Substrate was a mixture of extremely fine crushed coral and live sand. Just enough to cover the bottom.
Lighting was 2 90W compact fluorescents for 12 hours (increased to 14 hrs) and 2 125 W Metal Hallides for 4 hours (increased to 6 hours).
Fitration was a Fluval FX5 (refugium was not complete when I noticed the Red Slime)
Ammonia, nitrate, and nitrite cycled to 0 when it hit. I don't remember the calcium and ph numbers but had coraline algae starting.
Does anyone know how to treat and prevent Red Slime algae? It spread through my new reef and killed everything. Fortunately it was new and only had 3 corals and 2 anemones. My live rock and substrate are blanketed with stuff. I increased the length and intensity of the light and it had no effect. I turned off the lights and it exploded. Should I pull out the LR and substrate and dry it out or is there another way to kill it.
My tank parameters were:
a SG at 1.023,
temp was 78F,
150 lbs of LR cured for 6 mos. from a FOWLR
Substrate was a mixture of extremely fine crushed coral and live sand. Just enough to cover the bottom.
Lighting was 2 90W compact fluorescents for 12 hours (increased to 14 hrs) and 2 125 W Metal Hallides for 4 hours (increased to 6 hours).
Fitration was a Fluval FX5 (refugium was not complete when I noticed the Red Slime)
Ammonia, nitrate, and nitrite cycled to 0 when it hit. I don't remember the calcium and ph numbers but had coraline algae starting.