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Cyanobacteria - How To eliminate Red Slime Algae
This is a how-to guide on red algae elimination from marine aquarium systems.
So let us identify the enemy. Red algae also goes by another, more famous name, red slime algae. Like spirulina, it is really a cyanobacteria, not an algae.
They form carpets where they grow and can cover vast sections of the tank. Together with hair algae, dinoflagellates and brown diatoms, these four are the many frequent algae pests in the marine tank hobby.
Many people will basically obtain a chemical remover of some sort to address the crisis. Such products do not get to the bottom of the root troubles that brought about widespread algae growth.
They are widespread troubles in the hobby because most aquariums have nutrient levels way above those that are found in the wild. We need to address high nutrients right now if we hope to be successful in our endeavor.
Phosphates and nitrates are two vital nutrients that we will be trying to lower. Both these nutrients are contributed by the presence of fish waste, uneaten fish food an detritus.
Lowering the amount fed and regularity of feedings will help decrease waste in the tank. Next, we start manually removing as much red slime algae as we can.
Remove as much uneaten food, detritus and fish waste as you can. We have got to get your nitrate readings to zero and that is done by water changes, as many as necessary.
Thankfully, removing phosphates is an easier matter. It usually takes 48 hours to bring your phosphate levels down to zero when using these products.
The spread of red slime algae may perhaps also be a consequence of your light bulbs. Light emitted from older bulbs have a tendency to give out some red light.
Replacing your light bulbs if they are older than 6 months is one of the steps taken besides lowering the aquarium photo-period to five hours a day.
Cyanobacteria does not do well in regions of elevated flow so be sure to intensify water flow in these spots. All the methods listed out here are useful towards getting rid of cyanobacteria, but only if you are diligent and many importantly, patient.
About the Author Cyanobacteria with Hair Algae are two main fields that Gabriela De Souyez has had extensive understanding in. She has a number of hubpages along with websites concerned with all things marine aquariums. Pay a visit to these sites by clicking on the links that are highlighted.
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