new tank

[jjmcat]

I have had freshwater tanks for years. I purchased a 58 gallon oceanic tank stand combo and had an itch for salt.My tank has been going great for about 4 months. Ive ran into a small prob. Ive got red slime what should i do. Thank you for any help

[dustin Combs]

Make sure you are using DI or RO/DI water. Also you may want to make a big water change. If that doesn't work, you may want to use some chemi-clean.

dustin

[jjmcat]

I use ro/di water and have done water changes. I used a turkey baster and got it off my lr. Its mostly on my sand now.

[SoonerBolt]

Make sure you have pretty good flow or circulation and don't overfeed. That's the two usual culprits. If its a new tank you might go through a rash of it before things settle down anyway...best of luck!

[jnichols]

I had a outbreak about two years ago and soonerbolt nailed the culprit. I put some more flow in my tank and switched to feeding once a day and have not had any problems for about two years, but to get rid of the outbreak that I had (because it was really bad) I used chemi-clean wth no ill effects.

[jnichols]

I just noticed you new to RC.

[welcome]

[jjmcat]

thank you all for the help

[pwhitby]

Water flow can really help. As a rule of thumb, try and get above ten tank volumes per hour turnover, at least. So, on a 58gal, the total turnover of all pumps together should be in excess of 580gals. I run over 20 volumes per hour turnover.

A single maxijet will provide that turnover, but will produce deadspots and that where the slime takes over. Add a few smaller powered units to make lots of choatic waterflow. It really makes a difference.

The other thing that can make a difference is the lights used over the tank. I dont know what bulbs you have, but sometimes older bulbs can lead to bad algae growth. I know your tank is new, but I just thought I would mention that.

Hope things work out for you,

paul.

[jjmcat]

Ive got good flow and new bulbs. Will it cycle out?

[TheMcs]

This may be a dumb question, but does MaxiJet 600 mean that it runs 600 gph? I never really thought about it until now, thought I'd ask.

[SoonerBolt]

watch your feeding and make sure your lights aren't on too long and it should cycle out. I'd probably get as much as possible with a turkey baster to help things along.

[jjmcat]

thank you

[jokeloma]

bump

[jjmcat]

hehe