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05-03-2007, 04:39 PM
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Big Fishy
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Green Slime!!!!!help!!
I have what seems to be green slime on the sand of my reef tank, also my 120 fish tank. Just wondering what I can do? Please help!!!! Thanks in advance
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05-03-2007, 07:37 PM
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Big Fishy
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anyone
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05-03-2007, 10:47 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Jul 2006
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ne 1?
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05-03-2007, 11:36 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Nashville TN, USA
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Does it have bubbles or is it just slime? Dark green or pale green? Did it turn up suddenly? Any changes to the tank before it started to show up?
Babs
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05-04-2007, 07:05 AM
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Admin/ Super mod
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picture please!
also how old is the tank?
water source?
feeding ?
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05-04-2007, 07:10 AM
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Saltwater Mom
Join Date: May 2006
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I have never had green algae other than the coraline that grows on the side of my tank(which I finally broke down and did some serious scraping). Back to subject, agree with Tim more info please. For it to be in both tanks it sounds like it is a water quality issue. Overfeeding, using tap water, or something. Have you added anything to the tank?
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05-04-2007, 12:00 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: NY
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Well I will try to get pics. Water is ro. Feeding is nothing different than what I have been doing. Its like a dark green, but it is only on the sand no where else. No bubbles just slim. The fish is about 3 years the reef is about a year alittle more, Did a upgrade like 3 4 months ago
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05-04-2007, 12:32 PM
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Shark
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Wolfenbuttel
The fish is about 3 years
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This sand bed may need to be replaced. Sand in a closed system has a limited life. You can try to suck out the slime with some of the sand under it, but at 3 years this may not help.
the reef is about a year alittle more, Did a upgrade like 3 4 months ago
When you did the upgrade, did you take the sand from an older system? If so, how old?
Steve
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05-04-2007, 12:39 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: NY
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No the old sand from the reef was junked and I got new live sand.so its like 3 4 months old.
The fish is just reg sand not live sand. Dont know if it matters
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05-07-2007, 12:58 PM
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Tang Lover
Join Date: Jan 2005
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Originally Posted by Wolfenbuttel
Feeding is nothing different than what I have been doing.
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WHich was?
what has your normal feeding routine been like?
Also, do you have a skimmer? If so, what kind.
How often do you do water changes?
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05-07-2007, 12:59 PM
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Tang Lover
Join Date: Jan 2005
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Let me add to that.
If it's algae, then you have a nutrient problem (importing vs exporting imbalance).
If it's cyno, you could still have a nutrient problem, but also a flow problem.
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05-07-2007, 06:28 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: NY
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I have a MRC skimmer, and a 1200 gal an hour pump. The flow is good. I think and I have a power head in each one of the tanks |
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05-09-2007, 09:57 AM
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Tang Lover
Join Date: Jan 2005
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Quote:
Originally Posted by skeety
WHich was?
what has your normal feeding routine been like?
Also, do you have a skimmer? If so, what kind.
How often do you do water changes?
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okay...that's one question answered. and the other two? 
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05-09-2007, 06:38 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: NY
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well i feed every 2-3 days
reef i change the water every week
fish ummm not to much on the water
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05-09-2007, 09:38 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: May 2007
Location: nashville
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do you have a UV steralizer that got rid of all my algea problems because it killed thier spores and prevented blooms. if so what watt lampis your sterilizer
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