red algae...is back..

[MushroomXombies]

Were i have my carbon theres alot of copepods.why is that

If your carbon is in a filter they probably got sucked in there... Pods are a good thing, wherever they are

 

[chuysvt]

i got a phosphate remover filter pad...and did a big water change...got rid of my bioballs...add live rock...is it true that bioballs trap alot of bad things..

 

[ErinCahir]

Unless you clean them religiously, yes they do.

 

[fastrd400]

i got a phosphate remover filter pad...and did a big water change...got rid of my bioballs...add live rock...is it true that bioballs trap alot of bad things..

The phosphate pads don't do squat. Go get some phosban, put it in the media bag that comes with it, and place it in some flow. Some place like in your overflow.

 

[little_fish]

You need to keep up with the maintenance to keep the red slime from coming back, it wont disappear with one water change.

 

[chuysvt]

so far i only have a little bit left...still working on controling it...

 

[DAvis]

+1 to all above!! That's what my tank looked like in the first few months. Listen to the folks here. I had cured my own rock, so I was real good at removing and scrubbing when necessary! The cyano vacuums up real easy. I have oolyte sand so I used Nassarius snails and a Diamond Goby to keep it cleaned and stirred. It will clear up fast with good maintenance and water changes. It helped my tank!

 

[chuysvt]

still working on getting the red slime out of the tank..

 

[Northstar24]

If you haven't made changes to your maintenance habits or the nutrient export, the cyano wont go anywhere. I've been battling the same thing. I recently added a media reactor to my sump, and running phosphate removal media has started to turn the tide on the red plague in my tank

 

[chuysvt]

i only have about 7% left...i cant do a water change, because i have a tattoo...on both harms...i dont want water to get on it...

 

[ErinCahir]

Is it a new tattoo?

 

[cthegame]

up your water changes to x2 per week (5% each water change) and minimize your lights (both for just a few weeks), feed less and DONT use tap water.

Cyano is a phase - at least it was a phase for me, i havent seen it for a good 1-2 years...at first it seemed like its a never ending struggle, but it really does go away. After a while you can feed the tank less and i think thats a big reason why i dont have any algae at the moment. I feed once a week or so...as your tank matures, fish just seem to find their own food...plenty of pods, etc...

 

[chuysvt]

yes new...

 

[ErinCahir]

Are you worried about your tattoos? Or the water?
Because the ink won't hurt your water... and the water shouldn't hurt your ink so long as you dry off and lotion back up after you have your arm in the tank.

 

[chuysvt]

last time a had a cut and i put my hand in the tank it look infected..i dont want to risk it..

 

[DAvis]

last time a had a cut and i put my hand in the tank it look infected..i dont want to risk it..

LOL, if anything, the saltwater will help heal a cut. On rare occasions you could get fish TB! :shock: Get some arm long gloves today and change that water! :D

 

[chuysvt]

i ask my wife.to do the water change for me...lol..