Ultralife Reef Products, Red Slime Stain Remover, .71 Ounce

This actually took 3 doses, but I don’t count the first. The first time, I only used a half dose to be extra safe, but it did nothing. So the instructed dose is most definitely needed. The first full dose cleared maybe 80%, but there was still cyano left on the sand and partially on the rocks, so I ran the second dose 48 hours after the first as instructed, and it completely cleared up the remainder. Will it come back? Too soon to tell, but if it does, I’m not worried, seeing how effective this is. Not only did this not kill anything, but it didn’t even so much as irritate my corals or make any of them close up. Just make SURE to follow all instructions. They say to run an air stone both before and during use, so I ran an air stone about a full 24 hours before adding the formula to the tank, and kept it running the entire 96 hours during treatment. I even overdid it on the equipment just to be extra safe because I love all my fish and inverts and didn’t wanna lose anything, so I used a 100 gallon pump on the air stone when I only have a 32.5 gallon, just to be all the way on the safe side and make sure the tank was extra aerated. Overall tho, my tank is back to crystal clear, and it’s an extremely easy, cost efficient, and safe cyano resolution when used properly. Can’t go wrong here. 10/10

Another success story as in a lot of the other reviews. About three months into the tanks life (and stocking) the red cyanobacteria / hit... everywhere (rock, sand, glass). Water flow/water changes didn't help and tying to siphon it all wasn't going to work. This stuff did. Within 24 hrs there was none left and per the instructions, I did a deathblow dose after 48 hrs. Now at 72 hrs and no sign of any red cyano or a few other patches of green algae that was in there is gone. Did a water change and the tank looks outstanding. Stuff works. No effects on the corals, inverts, fish, and the sebae anemone. Make sure you mix well (it gels up when it hits water). a small cup of tank water and a small whisk. Dumped it near the circulation pump, turned the water yellow for a minute, then cleared. It did make the skimmer create some bubbles but the instructions recommend you add a air stone or increase the air to the skimmer since it helps the removal of the cyano. Recommend it if you have an outbreak. and to keep in the in case stash.

I'm frankly surprised that this product was so effective against a major aquarium nuisance with seemingly no drawbacks, and it is very inexpensive too. My system contains several high bioload fish (including mature adult crosshatch triggers, a huge sohal tang, a big naso tang, and a zebra eel) and non-photosynthetic corals which require frequent feeding. I always have detectable nutrients - nitrate 5ppm and phosphate .3ppm - but only recently developed a cyanobacteria problem. I'm not certain what triggered it but it quickly covered the rocks and sand, and as usual it would quickly return after physically removing it... and of course nothing eats it. I used one full vial (enough to treat 300 gallons) in my 500 gallon reef system, so I under-dosed about 40%. The odorless yellow powder discolored the water only briefly. After 24 hours about most of the cyano is gone, and so far there have been no detectible adverse effect on corals or fish. Per instructions I did NOT turn off filtration. But I did adjust the skimmer by reducing the water level and air intake, and it has pulled out quite a bit of skimmate. pH did not drop appreciably but it runs low all the time, in the range of 7.8 - 8.0, because of biopellets. I've already ordered a second vial, and will use it if there is any cyano left after 48 hours.

I've had success with this product before, but this time, even after four repeated uses, I gave up as it just wouldn't rid of the red slime. I finally turned to Red Sea NO3:PO4-X (i.e. Nopox), which has made my aquarium extremely healthy looking. The thing I like abut the UltraLife product, is that when it works, it's safe for all the corals. My zoanthids don't like the Nopox at all, but it does a great job of breaking down unwanted bacteria.

I used this in my 65-gallon Red Sea Max saltwater tank. In this tank I've got 4 clowns, a puffer, diamond goby, green goby, rabbitfish, and Charlie blenny. My corals are mushrooms, polyps, and leather. I've also got a rose bubble-tip. Lots of live rock and sand. I used this product after getting a lot of red slime on my rock. Use is very simple with the included measuring spoon, although it is a little difficult to get this dissolved in the water beforehand. After putting the mixture into the tank, it developed an interesting yellow color, but that disappeared before too long. The packaging does say that you can leave carbon, etc in and on. It does warn that protein skimmers can be over-activated, and this is certainly true. Almost instantly, ours started to over-produce, so I recommend you either turn your skimmer off or turn it way down. Very good results within 24 hours (we did reduce our photo-period as well. You may want to stir your sand bed if you have an issue inside of it. Very good results - I'll be using this again. Absolutely no adverse impacts on livestock.

Works as advertised, but you really need to give some thoughts to what caused the red slime (Cyanobacteria) problem in the first place. Expect you have a water quality issues – phosphates would be my guess. Check your water supply, perhaps your RO filter is past its life expectancy, or you need to upgrade or change where you're getting your water from. Really don't recommend using this, or any other product, on a health system, but if you do get a big bloom this product will help you get it under control before it reeks havoc with your system – if not addressed quickly you may end up with significant die off (macro algae, etc) which will through off your system's balance and could lead to the whole tank cycling – what a mess. I haven't had to uses this product since I was a novice to the hobby – been at-least 15 years, but recently had to uses it. My RO unit died, i got lazy, and did a couple of small top ups with tap water on my nano tank – 7 gallon, and probably 2-3 cups of water, started the problem. My wife may have also topped it up a couple times with distilled, but remineralized water, when I was away on business. Anyways, full bloom, macro die off, tank had already starting to cycle by the time I got back, etc.. This product helped be getting it back under control, along with a "cycle" product to help keep nitrites, etc. under control. Value = price really isn't reflective of what it should cost, but if you need it quick (one-day shipping) it's worth it. ** Additionally – this product will also get rid of the little black spots that skunk cleaner shrimp sometimes get. I looked into it years ago and couldn't identify what it was, but noted that when I'd used this product the spots would go away.

Great product. Have tried others but no effect...after a filter failure I couldnt clear the slime even with daily manual removal, skimmer working overload etc. This had a noticeable effect within 48 hours and cleared the slime completely within 72 hours. The skimmer goes mad though so requires regular emptying (like every 30 minutes after dosing). There was no adverse effect on livestock or corals either.

UN PRODUCTO EXCEPCIONAL, LO USE EN MI ACUARIO DE ARRECIFE Y DESAPARECIÓ LA CIANOBACTERIA RAPIDÍSIMO Y SIN CAUSAR DAÑOS A MIS CORALES E INVERTEBRADOS.

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I have a 150 gallon salt water tank that I was battling for months when it came to controlling levels and minimizing red slime algae. After months of painstaking effort, I made the decision to finally try the UltraLife Red Slime Remover. I have to admit, I was a bit skeptical, as I have always been told to minimize the use of chemical in marine life aquariums. I researched the company and spoke with some local pet shop aficionados who said it was safe to use. Although during the initial treatment I didn't see too much change, the results after a couple weeks was astounding. Not only has it eliminated red slime from my tank, but after 3 months now, it hasn't returned. I would highly recommend this product to anyone experiencing the same red slime issues I was experiencing. You won't be disappointed.