red/purple slime algae
I am still a newbie at saltwater but till now what I have experienced is that lack of water flow is the main cause for this algae to spread. Try and notice where you have strong water flow, the algae will not be there.
The solution really is to get a couple of stream/wave pumps and get the flow around the rock and the gravel. If needed, manually scrap off the algae and then get the flow right immidiatly with lights off for 1 day. If the lights are off and flow is good all around, it will be difficult for it to get a foothold back on. This certainly does seem to work for me.
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From: AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of kathy Sent: 13 March 2008 01:52 To: AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [AquaticLife] Help: red/purple slime algae
How do I get rid of this? I have never had a problem until this year. I have tried: poly ox, and several phosphate removers & mats as well as using only RO water. Any one know what causes it or what might eat it. It is covering just about everything in my reef. Thanks, Katt
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