Got hair red algea

[nitro4lf]

what type of cleanner would i need to get to clean this mess up snail, shirmp ???? its a 10g glass tank inhabitants 2 true percs, 2 hermit crabs 1 feather duster, 2 anemones and some polyps. amm. nitrates ph sg are all ok but i think it has to do with bad batch of purified water.

[Doctor_Reef]

When you say that the numbers are all ok what do you mean??? Red slime is fueled by nutrients...usually phosphates...reduce the nutrients and the red slime goes away....manually clean it and get your water quality in line and it will go away...

[steve20]

i got two words CHEMI-CLEAN i put it in my tank did a 20% water change the next day and it wiped the cyano out and left everything else in mint condition.

[Reefnut Shop]

The problem with chemi-clean is that it does not fix poor husbandry. Nuke the tank and you are simply destined to repeat the problem if you don't change what caused it in the first place.

Poor flow and overstocking/overfeeding as well as inadequate nutrient export are leading the top of the list of my suspects.

[Doctor_Reef]

Reefnut.....I double ditto your two posts!!!! :)

[steve20]

but it dose keep it from infecting things untill you can skim it out or do a water change. if done right no need to use it more than once.

[coral_diver]

I used red slime remover yes that is the official name it is sold under once in the begining of my tanks life and only used half the dose and only dosed once unlike the box instructs. No ill effects for me and never used it again or had to that is.