Moving Coral from Tank 2 /with Cyanobacteria to Tank 1

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I have a second tank that is relatively new and have been using it a holding/quarantine tank, and it's now infested with Cyano bacteria. I don't want the corals to be overtaken by the cyano, so I'm wondering if I move them to the first tank which is completely clean, would this bring over the Cyano and infect the tank?

The corals are on a frag plug stuck on the side of the glass, and one coral is high on a rock, so all these corals are off the substrate, which has the Cyano.

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Try to manage the situation with water changes and testing. Your main tank might be able to handle the stress
 

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I have a second tank that is relatively new and have been using it a holding/quarantine tank, and it's now infested with Cyano bacteria. I don't want the corals to be overtaken by the cyano, so I'm wondering if I move them to the first tank which is completely clean, would this bring over the Cyano and infect the tank?

The corals are on a frag plug stuck on the side of the glass, and one coral is high on a rock, so all these corals are off the substrate, which has the Cyano.

Thanks
Cyano is everywhere. It's the tank conditions that allow it to become a problem...

If the cyano tank only has coral (no fish), you can move the coral to a bucket or other container and deep clean the tank. After you put the corals back, make sure you have enough flow - cyano loves low flow areas where detritus can settle.
 
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Cyano is everywhere. It's the tank conditions that allow it to become a problem...

If the cyano tank only has coral (no fish), you can move the coral to a bucket or other container and deep clean the tank. After you put the corals back, make sure you have enough flow - cyano loves low flow areas where detritus can settle.
Thanks - I'm wondering if there's any inverts that's proven to consume cyano. I don't even know now if this is Cyano, but I'll take a picture and post in another thread.
 

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