Eucheuma bleached and turned into slime

sixpackgarage · 07/28/2015, 08:10 PM

I ordered some macro from reefs2go a couple of weeks ago. The order arrived last week.. All looked well, except the Eucheuma was a little paler than I though it would be. I put it in the fuge anyways to see if it was just shipping that may have caused stress.

It continued to get lighter in color from reddish to more whitish. Well, today I went to remove it as I had given up on it and as I was removing the ball of macro, it was completely saturated with a clear slime.

Of course it fell into hundreds of pieces and I had to use a turkey baster to get most of it out.

Now the question is, what is the slime? Is it toxic? I noticed a few of my corals seemed a little stressed over the past day and also my protein skimmer went crazy yesterday to the point where I had to shut it off. I assume the slime is the cause.

Any insight?

07/28/2015, 08:10 PM	#1
sixpackgarage reef mechanic Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 819	Eucheuma bleached and turned into slime I ordered some macro from reefs2go a couple of weeks ago. The order arrived last week.. All looked well, except the Eucheuma was a little paler than I though it would be. I put it in the fuge anyways to see if it was just shipping that may have caused stress. It continued to get lighter in color from reddish to more whitish. Well, today I went to remove it as I had given up on it and as I was removing the ball of macro, it was completely saturated with a clear slime. Of course it fell into hundreds of pieces and I had to use a turkey baster to get most of it out. Now the question is, what is the slime? Is it toxic? I noticed a few of my corals seemed a little stressed over the past day and also my protein skimmer went crazy yesterday to the point where I had to shut it off. I assume the slime is the cause. Any insight? __________________ my build: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2512689 my fuge thread: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2523500 Current Tank Info: DSA NEO 65G reef powered by Kessil Last edited by sixpackgarage; 07/28/2015 at 08:40 PM.