What is this?

[Rocky99]

this patch of reddish patch growing on my LR..... going to cover up the whole rock... smooth and continuous on the surface... like anytime going to peel away..... bubbles trapped underneath..... does anyone know what is it? is it harmful? do i have to take the rock out and wash it away? i'm concerned cos its rapidly expanding.......... i tried searching on the net...... but can't find answers...... thanks a lot......

[Rocky99]

i got some of it growing on my other rocks also.... this one is behind my bubble....... how? thanks

[lightningstrike]

cyanobacteria aka red slime algae. do a search for cyano in SRC b4 it gets worse.

[typrobin]

get rowa or any other phosphate removal media...

[DeepBlue]

yup...red slime....is yours a new tank......seldom see these in old establish tanks especially when the phosphate level is low....

I have these as well.....too bad I am using the zeovit....if not...I'll definitely use rowas....

[Rocky99]

cyanobacteria aka red slime algae. do a search for cyano in SRC b4 it gets worse.

thanks...... i will start from there....

[Rocky99]

i peeled away all the slime in the tank......... since they are no good stuff - came off easily..... i'll see how it goes as my budget restrains me from rowaphos..... thanks guys....

[RAV-65]

Likelyhood is that it will grow again, adding rowas now will not stop the problem... I used Red Slime Remover by Ultralife with good results, only thing is that ur skimmer will go haywire...

U can get it at Reborn ( coz I tink this will be the next question u ask... )

[shiraz]

woah don't remind me of that red slime remover thingy! added it... happy happy see the slime go away but my skimmer overflowing with yellow stuff! had to mop and mop and mop the floor...

[cannondale]

guys, i heard adding a UV will help, is that true?

but of cause we have to remove the old one inside the tank.

[RAV-65]

woah don't remind me of that red slime remover thingy! added it... happy happy see the slime go away but my skimmer overflowing with yellow stuff! had to mop and mop and mop the floor...

Bro, certain additives would cause excessive foaming, you have to turn down ur skimmer when using the Red Slime Remover... though my skimmer went crazy for a day or two, the Red Slime Remover is real effective!

[RAV-65]

guys, i heard adding a UV will help, is that true?

but of cause we have to remove the old one inside the tank.

UV would only be good for killing water-bourne parasites/bacteria/etc... your red slime isn't gonna swim around for the UV to kill right?

[Reefbum]

i peeled away all the slime in the tank......... since they are no good stuff - came off easily..... i'll see how it goes as my budget restrains me from rowaphos..... thanks guys....

Invest in rowa coz really helps in controlling algae other than your cyno.Also increase water circulation .

[Rocky99]

guys, i heard adding a UV will help, is that true?

but of cause we have to remove the old one inside the tank.

i got UV in my setup... coralife 6x. dont seem to work for slime.... but got some control over brown algae over my glass...... haf to clean tank less frequent.... controlling phosphate with media is still beyond my budget.

[Clownfish]

improve ur water circulation... they tend to grow on places with poor water circulations where there is an accumulation of dissolved nutrients...

concurrently, use rowa to effectively remove ur phosphates....

[cannondale]

can i know what is rowa?

[amteo]

can i know what is rowa? 

Full name is Rowaphos. Not sure who makes is, but is it a German product that is very popular here. It is used to removal Phosphate from the aquarium, as Phosphate is one of the product for algae growth. You can get it from quite a few LFS. Also, some of our sponsors are selling it.

Rdgs

[cannondale]

thanks , i have to search for it in KL

so this rowa can last for how long? is this like those carbon packing stuff ?

[cannondale]

i ask and here dont have the Rowa.. i managed to find the same products from Sera which cost me RM 40

[typrobin]

u might wanna try seachem phosguard...did me well..but need to change more often because once it is saturated, it will leech phosphate...

rowa is more expensive because it is proven that it leeches the least amout of phosphate if any...

[cannondale]

i thought we have to change it after 3 months?

[lightningstrike]

one of the more common & best way to test when to change ur phosphate remover media, e.g. rowaphos, will be to test ur water parameters with a reliable PO4 test kit.

[cannondale]

one more question.

how long did this phospate remover remove the entire phospate?

i have it in my tank for 48 hours and i can see the baby red slime alge still appear. but in very less compare to previous.

[shoelevy]

my rowa reduced po4 from 1ppm to 0 in a week

po4 remover will remove po4 will only lower chances or SLOW DOWN an outbreak..it can't gaurantee no outbreak

so since u haf baby slime, the only wae to tell if yr po4 remover is working is if u see that it doesn't spread as fast as b4

[lightningstrike]

one more question.

how long did this phospate remover remove the entire phospate?

i have it in my tank for 48 hours and i can see the baby red slime alge still appear. but in very less compare to previous.

Good things happen slowly, bad things happen in an instance in the marine aqyaria hobby. be patient.

btw, PO4 is not the only factor that is fuelling ur algae growth. u'll hv to keep other parameters in check 2.