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06/17/2010, 07:49 AM
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red slime ?
Hello all
A freind of mine had a 4 month old 20 gallon long tank that he is having red slime issues with. Its a 20 long as stated above. It has to Korlia nano powerheads and a whisper 50 filter on it for flow.. there seems to be a dead spot dead in the middle of the tank where the slime is gathering. Would it be ok to put another power head in such a small tank? |
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06/17/2010, 08:14 AM
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Just my opinion but instead of adding another powerhead and having yet another piece of equipment hanging off the glass I would use that money to upgrade one or both of the nano pumps to more powerful pumps. Mabye keep the nano's as a backup or use in a future small tank build.
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06/17/2010, 08:30 AM
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what size would you recommend?
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06/17/2010, 09:45 AM
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The Koralia nano puts out 240 gph. Your friend has two. That's 480 gph. Should be enough for a 20 gal. Plus the whisper 50, which BTW, is not the best for a saltwater aquarium.
I would look into repositioning what you have, and check into other causes of red slime, such as old lights, use of tap water, nirate, phiosphate, silicates, etc.
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06/17/2010, 10:37 AM
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What kind of water is he using? Is the whisper the only filter? Lighting? Need to post up more info. What are his phosphate levels?
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06/17/2010, 11:01 AM
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The lighting is 130 watt Pc with a brand new bulb when he established the tank so about 4 months old.
The whisper is just being used for flow... not as a filter.. however the media baskets are being used for carbon. that has been changed every 4 weeks. the water is bottled distilled water and i have no idea on the phospates.. |
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06/17/2010, 02:25 PM
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Just do a 10-15% water change, it's just signs of high levels of nutrients.
Flow applied after would definitely aid the fix. |
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06/17/2010, 06:10 PM
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I would do some water changes with some RO water. Used the distilled water and got much better results with RO.
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