Hi,
Just wondering how this all turned out. I have the same problem, unfortunately. Tank is an 80 w/ sand bed, about a year and a half old. Upgraded lighting, flow, always been using R/O, never had nitrate or phosphate after cycling and never tried the spot tests suggested, but they sound interesting. I have acid green, blackish green and red slime algae galore, they are killing my corals and I want to dose Ultralife red slime remover SO BAD!!!
Ran 2 skimmers, no effect... friends keep adding suggestions but at this point I am almost ready to quit as every suggestion I have tried so far has not panned out. Previously had a nano with this problem and Ultralife slime remover worked wheras the other brand didn't.
A 45 I used to have had slime with no fish in it so no food was added-I had pulled the fish as they got ich and were isolated. Never had any phosphate or nitrate in that one, ran 2 skimmers and tons of water flow, still grew cyano... Go figure.
I have no cyano in the 2 tanks down in the fishroom which are inadequately filtered, have almost no water movement, are overfed and lit by expired PC bulbs. What the?
Any long term lessons from your battle? Words of wisdom?
Thanks,
Kate