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| You have probably been asked this a few times. but I have a red slime algae starting to take over in my 125 reef. I dont have any pics on hand but if you need, i can get you some. I have tried more flow, less feeding, less light. It only grows in certain spots in the tank, but where it does grow it is thick. I have been just scrubbing it off and trying to scoop it out with a net. do you have any other tricks i can try? anything you know of eat it that wont hurt my reef? any help is appreciated. let me know if you need any more info. Thanks!
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Have you tried any granular ferric oxide phosphate removers?
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| no sir, i guess i wasnt aware of the product. i do run carbon though, arent they similar? i have been slacking on water changes and carbon changes. so you think this is a phosphate issue?
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That would be one of the things I would try. Granular ferric oxide phosphates removers are things like Phosban and the like. Also, take a look at this article I wrote about common nuisance algae.
http://kb.marinedepot.com/article.aspx?id=10762&query=steven+pro
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| thanks. you think it would be fine to run without a reactor? i have plenty of space in the sump to run a bunch in a mesh bag.
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That does work. It is called passive filtration. But, it is not as efficient/effective.
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