Phosphates are cool I have too much ca+ Gabe did a few checks and we think that's it. So multiple water changes save money and then take the awesome Mr.Pettit up on his offer on the home made ca reactor
I need to figgure out what's up with my tank all my sps are bleaching and rtning on me. I have two that I'd love if someone would host in the interium, at least until I get my tank in check. LMK
I had to cut the grass (it's what this stuff looks like in the tank) anyone need some clippings? You can throw a frag my way if you want to but it's not neccessary LMK.
I did it all. Red slime, rowaphos in a media reactor, as little feeding as possible, water changes, shorten the photo period, you name it. It wasn't till I did the black op that the red devil was/is gone. Lights out!!!!
Make sure you buy the smallest hippo you can find, they grow really fast and you are right at the limit of being able to keep one. I have a 75 as well and it took about six months to find a hippo small enough for me. I got one smaller than a quarter. I've had him about a year and he's about three to four inches long. I would also wait to add more fish after what you just put in. Patience is hard to practice.
1+ on the no light. I got a media reactor and ran rowaphos, got more flow than any 75 gal should have and it wasn't until I did a week w/o light that the red menace was gone.