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Sandsifter · 03-07-2009, 09:45 PM

I am running into a constant red slime issue. I have a 24 gal salt water tank that is 1 year old in April. We are maintaining 4 fish along with an emerald crab , turbo snails and hermit crabs. Things have been good up until 3 months ago. Here are some facts:

1) PH - maintained at 8.3

2) Salinity - 1.023 to 1.024

3) Diet - frozen Brine Shrimp and blood worms (this diet is required by the Rock Hopper.

4) Fish - Rock Hopper (red Dragonet), Cardinal Bengee, firefish, and a sand sifting goby.

5) Temp is maintained at 80 to 82 deg F

6) Lighting is a 100 wat metal Halide, which is on for 8 hours per day. then the Blue/white LED Moon lights are on for the other 16 hours.

7) The water used to set up and maintain the tank is Distilled water.

8) We have 2 colonies of Zooanthus that are thriving ( I am keeping a vigilant watch over the envireonment daily.

9) I do a 20% water change once a month after treating the water for the red slime. I have removed several living rock that seemed to overly infected with the red slime.

Any thoughts and suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Tom in Camden Maine.

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Sandsifter Sandsifter's Photo Gallery Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 25 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Welcome to Aquarium Forum" 1 Times Said "Thanks" 1 Times Was Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Red Slime Issues I am running into a constant red slime issue. I have a 24 gal salt water tank that is 1 year old in April. We are maintaining 4 fish along with an emerald crab , turbo snails and hermit crabs. Things have been good up until 3 months ago. Here are some facts: 1) PH - maintained at 8.3 2) Salinity - 1.023 to 1.024 3) Diet - frozen Brine Shrimp and blood worms (this diet is required by the Rock Hopper. 4) Fish - Rock Hopper (red Dragonet), Cardinal Bengee, firefish, and a sand sifting goby. 5) Temp is maintained at 80 to 82 deg F 6) Lighting is a 100 wat metal Halide, which is on for 8 hours per day. then the Blue/white LED Moon lights are on for the other 16 hours. 7) The water used to set up and maintain the tank is Distilled water. 8) We have 2 colonies of Zooanthus that are thriving ( I am keeping a vigilant watch over the envireonment daily. 9) I do a 20% water change once a month after treating the water for the red slime. I have removed several living rock that seemed to overly infected with the red slime. Any thoughts and suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Tom in Camden Maine.