Red Slime Alge Gone

[tkwees]

My tank is 5 mths old only. Mainly, fishes, LPS and mushy. Last mth, i was too tied up with my job to have proper maintainence to the tank. Last week, I realise that all my life rocks and sand bed is covered with red slime alge. Real bad condition. They are dame thick. They came out in a nice piece when i peel them out. After doing some research, I knew that this is red slime alge for sure.

I search through my medical box and found a piece of Amoxicillin 250. This is a broad antibiotic which a doct gave me when im down with some infections caused by bacteria. Just to experiment if this antibiotic is useful to kill red slime alge, I disolve 1 capsul into sea water and pour into the sump. today is already ther 3rd day after 1st dose. All red slime alge just dissapear! Corals and fishes are still active and healthy. No signs of side effect.

Will carry on to moinitor for side effects.

[puppet]

My tank is 5 mths old only. Mainly, fishes, LPS and mushy. Last mth, i was too tied up with my job to have proper maintainence to the tank. Last week, I realise that all my life rocks and sand bed is covered with red slime alge. Real bad condition. They are dame thick. They came out in a nice piece when i peel them out. After doing some research, I knew that this is red slime alge for sure.

I search through my medical box and found a piece of Amoxicillin 250. This is a broad antibiotic which a doct gave me when im down with some infections caused by bacteria. Just to experiment if this antibiotic is useful to kill red slime alge, I disolve 1 capsul into sea water and pour into the sump. today is already ther 3rd day after 1st dose. All red slime alge just dissapear! Corals and fishes are still active and healthy. No signs of side effect.

Will carry on to moinitor for side effects.

If it is a broad specturm antibiotic, it might also engage your other beneficial bacteria like those denitrifying and nitrifying bacteria etc?

[tkwees]

If it is a broad specturm antibiotic, it might also engage your other beneficial bacteria like those denitrifying and nitrifying bacteria etc?

oh shit. u got a point!didnt put that into consideration man.. well, wait n see 1st. still under studying the life stocks.

[tropic]

just quick check, how big are your tank?

[tkwees]

2ft cube with 1.5fy cube sump.

[Zoa guy]

hmmmm...will get my dad to gimme some.......but experimenting like that is risky. What works for human may not work for the tank....keep it updated...interested to know more

[dryDiver]

hi bro tkwees, any update on ur fishes n corals??

Just curious how u got the idea of using amoxillin for red slime algae?

i m considering using for my brown furry algae

[tkwees]

Corals and fishes still doing fine. dont see any more of the red slime lioz. Well, did a bit of research and found that they are baterials. so i treat it like treating humans loh. just for experimenting pourpose.

[TayHongSiang]

did a brief research....amoxicillin is the ingredient use for ultralife red slime remover. however, overdosage may wipe out yr zoas....so, have to use carefully.

[Zoa guy]

SERIOUS?

[TayHongSiang]

and u can use this to treat yr fishes from parasite and bacterial infection

[Jameshong]

My tank is 5 mths old only. Mainly, fishes, LPS and mushy. Last mth, i was too tied up with my job to have proper maintainence to the tank. Last week, I realise that all my life rocks and sand bed is covered with red slime alge. Real bad condition. They are dame thick. They came out in a nice piece when i peel them out. After doing some research, I knew that this is red slime alge for sure.

I search through my medical box and found a piece of Amoxicillin 250. This is a broad antibiotic which a doct gave me when im down with some infections caused by bacteria. Just to experiment if this antibiotic is useful to kill red slime alge, I disolve 1 capsul into sea water and pour into the sump. today is already ther 3rd day after 1st dose. All red slime alge just dissapear! Corals and fishes are still active and healthy. No signs of side effect.

Will carry on to moinitor for side effects.

You dropped one capsule of Amoxicillin?

[sherman]

Where can get?

[TayHongSiang]

Where can get?

u need doctor's precription bcoz this is an anti-biotic

[Jameshong]

u need doctor's precription bcoz this is an anti-biotic

Than must bring the fishes to see the family doctor lor lo :lol: !

[stevenchia]

Than must bring the fishes to see the family doctor lor lo :lol: !

Wat abt my live rock? Do i need to bring my live rock to see the doctor or bring the whole tank?

[Jameshong]

Wat abt my live rock? Do i need to bring my live rock to see the doctor or bring the whole tank?

Doctor got door to door service meh...so just call them la !

[Jameshong]

My tank is 5 mths old only. Mainly, fishes, LPS and mushy. Last mth, i was too tied up with my job to have proper maintainence to the tank. Last week, I realise that all my life rocks and sand bed is covered with red slime alge. Real bad condition. They are dame thick. They came out in a nice piece when i peel them out. After doing some research, I knew that this is red slime alge for sure.

I search through my medical box and found a piece of Amoxicillin 250. This is a broad antibiotic which a doct gave me when im down with some infections caused by bacteria. Just to experiment if this antibiotic is useful to kill red slime alge, I disolve 1 capsul into sea water and pour into the sump. today is already ther 3rd day after 1st dose. All red slime alge just dissapear! Corals and fishes are still active and healthy. No signs of side effect.

Will carry on to moinitor for side effects.

Hi bro,

Thanks sharing the info...indeed very effective !

I have dosed one capsule (powder mixed with DI) last Saturday and the result was amazing ....80~90% red slime was gone within 1.5 days !!!

Till now, there was no sign of stress displayed for fishes and corals...Thump up !

[TayHongSiang]

Hi bro,

Thanks sharing the info...indeed very effective !

I have dosed one capsule (powder mixed with DI) last Saturday and the result was amazing ....80~90% red slime was gone within 1.5 days !!!

Till now, there was no sign of stress displayed for fishes and corals...Thump up !

i got my prescription!!! ...weeeee....eeee.....

my doc asked me wat's that for? i told him for my fishes and to get rid of algae...he nearly fall off his chair....

[dnsfpl]

wow thanks for sharing

very brave of you

[tropic]

i got my prescription!!! ...weeeee....eeee.....

my doc asked me wat's that for? i told him for my fishes and to get rid of algae...he nearly fall off his chair....

That's a good one. Maybe the most outrageous reasons he ever get. Haha btw, this capsule not able to get over counter ?

[TayHongSiang]

i have dosed the tablets last night...and this evening when i came home, 80% of these pesky red red LJ moh, no more liao...now only have green algae...

[reckless]

Hmmmz. Very interesting! I'm having some red slime too.... Though i have just started dosing with hendrys goodbye P04, i'm gonna try to dose it with this amox capsule to supplement the recovery... And one more thing to add, these red slime algae started growing becoz something bad happened in the tank n triggered the growth... By just adding the amox capsule, yes we prevented the red slime from growing.. But we are not tackling the source of the problem n red slime will eventually come back sooner or later? I do urge all bros to also do check their filters, phosphate levels and such and not just hope the amox to give miracles... Just my two cents worth.

Apart from tat, kudos TS! We now have a new weapon to battle those pesky slimes!

[Jameshong]

Hmmmz. Very interesting! I'm having some red slime too.... Though i have just started dosing with hendrys goodbye P04, i'm gonna try to dose it with this amox capsule to supplement the recovery... And one more thing to add, these red slime algae started growing becoz something bad happened in the tank n triggered the growth... By just adding the amox capsule, yes we prevented the red slime from growing.. But we are not tackling the source of the problem n red slime will eventually come back sooner or later? I do urge all bros to also do check their filters, phosphate levels and such and not just hope the amox to give miracles... Just my two cents worth.

Apart from tat, kudos TS! We now have a new weapon to battle those pesky slimes!

Goodbye PO4 will not kill the red slime aglae as I have already dosed since last year june till now. Although Amox kill red slime aglae effectively but do take note that it also kill good and bad bacteria so remember to heavily dose bacteria after few days later.

[TayHongSiang]

yes, i agree amox does not solve the root of the problem...similarly, if one is using ultralife red slime remover or goodbye po4. but if the red slime problem keeps persisting, i think this method is good...bcoz red slime grows very fast...and the moh moh will ruin your tank if they start to appear on the live rocks and choke yr corals...

at least now when i reach home, i dun c these pesky red ang mohs...it affects my reefing morale...n my sea hare only eats green plankton algae...not these cyano bacteria.

Lacl3 (ingredient use for goodbye po4) is good to keep po4 checked...but will not remove cyanobacteria...n too frequent dosing will affect the oxygen levels in your tank....thats the reason why, u need to have strong flow when using this...to keep the oxygen level in yr tank going...otherwise, u will c yr fishes breathing heavily n next thing, kaput!....this is wat happened to my six line.