RED SLIME in fuge

[roundman]

Well it appears I have the red slime in my fuge not in DT. Is the only way to get rid of it to take it out with a turkey baster of siphon? :sick:

 

[wbholwell]

You could try disconnecting your fuge from the DT (add a HOB filter or something similar for filtration/water movement) and treating the fuge separately, using chemiclean or another method.

But if your 'fuge is an integral part of your sump, I guess this isn't an option.

 

[george]

Do you have enough flow in your refugium? I think many people read about the desired relatively low flow through a refugium and forget that you still need decent circulation in a refugium. If it isn't part of the sump, you should stick a powerhead or hob power filter on it to circulate the water internally.

 

[flyingarmy]

I have some Red Slime remover that works great. You can pick it up tonight when you stop by!

 

[roundman]

I do have a small power head so there is circulation in the fuge

 

[sammy33]

Do you have any copepods or other micro crustaceans in your refugium? These little guys are like micro detritivores and will keep your refugium much cleaner.

You can also throw in some of the black turbo snails(Tegula funebrallis</em>) to help control the cyano. These snails actually do eat cyano but require temps of 78 or less.

You may also need more flow in your refugium. I had to install a small powerhead (koralia 1) in mine to keep the water moving.

 

[wbholwell]

Sam, a little off topic here, but do mexican turbos require temps of 78 or less, too?

 

[sammy33]

They seem to do better in lower temps. My black turbos only made it 3 months in my frag tank but it runs hot at about 81F. Same goes for Margarita snails and other inverts that are from the Sea of Cortez.

 

[wbholwell]

Thanks- that might explain why I lost the couple of turbos I had in my 'fuge (my tank runs around 82 deg. F).

 

[showtime305]

To be honest, you may want to consider leaving it in there to run its course. There's always a chance that it could pop up in your display since the nutrients it's been feeding off would be free for another algae to use. My refugium on my 72 gallon had red slime for several months without any signs of it in the display, then it eventually went way on it's own.

 

[roland jacques]

I would just try changing the Light bulb, or light type. RS seems to like the light of older bulbs that have had spectrum shift change. To get ride of it fast just leave the lights off for 3 days. Some Macro can handle weeks with no light.