Red Slime Algae (Cyanobacteria)

[meagheavz]

wut should i do

 

[KathyC]

Siphon out as much as you can, do a water change and increase the flow within your tank so you have no 'dead' areas.Snails will help to a degree, but you need to fix the cause of the cyano or it will continue to reoccur.

 

[Deanos]

wut should i do

Search MR for cyanobacteria. You'll be pleasantly surprised with the results.

 

[meagheavz]

wut size power head shoould i hadv

 

[meagheavz]

for a 55 gal

 

[Deanos]

Flow rates are more effective when determined by your livestock rather than tank size.

 

[meagheavz]

ok, while iam at, how can i fix a ick prob

 

[ZANYMASTER]

Quarantine the sick fish or fishes and treat with copper.Especially tangs.2 weeks or so should do it.A ich breakout is real bad and can kill everything in there real quick.

 

[LaurenBabe]

my friend adds sugar to his sump.. dunno how much he adds but I know it cured all his problems with red allgee if you want you can message him on here
questionmarc is his user name I think he adds a teaspoon once a day and he has 150 gallon

 

[NYreefNoob]

tank

as for ick if you can qt the fish, one of the best livestock i have bought is my cleaner shrimp, they help alot with the problem, but wont solve the problem, water change, flow for the cyano, also do you use a ro\di to filter tap water ?