Petsmart sells a wide variety of aquarium antibiotics. I'm not sure what type you want to use, but perhaps try searching cichlid-forum.com for some information. On Apr 6, 2009, at 9:05 AM, Doerr, Jesse wrote: > So I'm on the other end of my blackout period. I have to say that > it did seem to work at first, but not a really huge success in the > end. > > I have read that this bacteria can be caused by a variety of things > including: wrong color light, not enough O2, buildup of organic > material, low water flow. So, before I blacked out the tank I gave > everything a good scrub and water change, cleaned all the filters, > and vacuumed the gravel. Then I added a secondary HOB filter for > better water flow and turned up the air-stone in the sponge filter. > > After 3 days of dark in the tank 95% of the slime had turned brown > and "dry". There was still just a little bit on the tips of the > plants that looked green, but everything else was flaking off the > plants and walls. > > It's been about 5 days now since then, and it's starting to come > back. The sponge filter is covered by green again, and I'm getting > patches growing in the plants on the top. So, I think now it's > finally time for a dose of antibiotics. Can anybody recommend a > source? I suppose I could just order from the pharmacy online that > supplies all the Viagra... but somewhere local would be better. > > Cheers, > > Jesse > _______________________________________________ > GSAS-Member mailing list > GSAS-Member@thekrib.com > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member _______________________________________________ GSAS-Member mailing list GSAS-Member@thekrib.com http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member