Need help getting rid of a cyano problem I have had for a probably a couple months. Thought regular maintenance and time it would go away on its own. I blow off the rocks and stir up the sand bed. I try to siphon the sand but it seems as if the algae is too “heavy” to really siphon. So frustrated as I watch it just sit in the siphon tube.
Parameters
Alk 7.5
Calc 400
Mag 1350
Phos .03
Nitrate just got my first reading above 0 in over 5 to 6 weeks and it was 1.4
Any ideas on what to do about cleaning this up. I’ve had gha and cleaned it up with a couple emeralds. This is my first outbreak and tank is about 9 months old.
Thought about neonitro but read that it lowers phosphates but I don’t wanna bottom them out and don’t have neophos because I didn’t know I should have both bottles, so haven’t used it yet. Figured I’m trying to get nitrates up would help clean it up.
Maybe a 2nd wave maker to give more flow in the tank too? Thought one Nero 3 in a 40L nuvo aio would be enough.
Thoughts?
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Parameters
Alk 7.5
Calc 400
Mag 1350
Phos .03
Nitrate just got my first reading above 0 in over 5 to 6 weeks and it was 1.4
Any ideas on what to do about cleaning this up. I’ve had gha and cleaned it up with a couple emeralds. This is my first outbreak and tank is about 9 months old.
Thought about neonitro but read that it lowers phosphates but I don’t wanna bottom them out and don’t have neophos because I didn’t know I should have both bottles, so haven’t used it yet. Figured I’m trying to get nitrates up would help clean it up.
Maybe a 2nd wave maker to give more flow in the tank too? Thought one Nero 3 in a 40L nuvo aio would be enough.
Thoughts?
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