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09/01/2020, 03:13 PM
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Location: Staten Island NY
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Removing red slime remover
Hi,
I successfully treated the tank with chemiclean red slime remover. How do I now remove it from my tank? I can’t get the skimmer turned on without it overflowing. I did a 20% water change and restored my carbon. Thank you, Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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09/01/2020, 03:49 PM
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It's going to be like this for a while. Run carbon, do a 30% water change, or a 10%, 10%, 20% a day apart. And just prepare for a lot of foam. Be aware your skimmer is a major source of tank oxygen.
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Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%. |
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09/01/2020, 05:10 PM
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Location: Miller Place, NY
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Leave the cup off & run it that way for a week when using chemiclean, helps with oxygenation & helps when putting the cup back on.
I have to really cut the air down when I go to start skimmer cup up again.
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250 gallon mixed reef, 2 Reefbreeder's Photon V 2, Deepwater BLDC 12, DAS EX-3 Skimmer, MTC mini cal, 2-3/4" Sea Swirls, Aquacontroller & 6 Tunze pumps. |
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09/09/2020, 07:35 AM
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Location: Cypress, TX
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Skim it out. Using the skimmer to do the water change it takes about 2 gallons of skimmate in my 75 gallon tank. Open it fully and restrict the air slightly. Back to normal in about 2-3hrs. It's helpful if your skimmer cup has a drain where you can drain to a bucket.
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09/10/2020, 06:35 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: SW Georgia
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Poly-filter
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09/11/2020, 11:46 PM
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Location: Alabama
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Dilution is the solution to pollution.
Start skimming after several more larger WCs. You can leave skimmer cup off, a sudsy sump wont hurt anything.
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OK, but where does the meat go! ------------------------------------------------ 120g SPS, 125g mix, 56g FOWLR, 20g qt |
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09/14/2020, 08:09 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2019
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Yes to the poly filter. Yes to the carbon. Run without the cup. It just takes time period
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