I have the Chemi Clean, and the Chemi Clean Professional, Best adviceI can give are lights to old and out of spectrum?, cyano bacteria thrives between 560 and 680 nanometers. Is there enough flow?, Are you using RO or RO DI ? What does your TDS read ? , Feed cleaner more nutritional foods even rinse them in a fine net. Phosphates ,dissolved organics, and nitrates are all food sources for the red slime. Also activated carbon, kh buffer, and long term use of kalkwasser precipitate phosphates that settle in your rock and substrate. Hope I helped