Unitylover
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Cyano bacteria hates me, as it wont go, ive tried algaefix (same as vibrant), no change. I wiped the entire tank clean from algae, it came back. I tried red Cyano RX, no change
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Will send parameters in a few minutes
More flow. A lot more flow. Lower the light schedule for a while especially at times you are away if you can. 90 blue 10 white
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Unitylover
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its more blues, but if i need flow, i can turn on the powerhead, as its off
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Unitylover
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also, phosphate is under 0.05 for sure.
Susan Edwards
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chemiclean. Just got rid of mine. and a lot more flow
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Unitylover
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ill try chemiclean if the flow doesnt work
Susan Edwards
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I have super good flow and the cyano was taking over. I caved. Took care of it in 24 hrs!
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Unitylover
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ok, ill try chemiclean.
Susan Edwards
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make sure you add some air stones and follow directions. Be warned: your skimmer will go nuts for a week before it settles. Worth it but it was a pain. I just let the drain hose empty into a filter sock
ZombieEngineer
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Unless it is smothering your corals, stop adding things to your tank. You will kill all of your biodiversity and get dinos.
Stop dosing vibrant.
Maintain nitrate/phosphate at low-ish but detectable. NO3 less than 20, PO4 less than 0.08
Cyano will go away on its own. Hit it with a turkey baster if it starts to smother any corals.
Stop dosing vibrant.
Maintain nitrate/phosphate at low-ish but detectable. NO3 less than 20, PO4 less than 0.08
Cyano will go away on its own. Hit it with a turkey baster if it starts to smother any corals.
Susan Edwards
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I disagree. Chemiclean won't kill your biodiversity. And once it is bad, ime it doesn't just go away. Agree on Vibrant as we now know it is not good for corals. But cyano will start smothering corals. Yes, you need to address nutrients but often, we need to get rid of the problem and then work on the cause. Due to test kit failures (where I thought my no3 was good until I got a hanna tester) I got hit with bad algae. Over running my tank. Nothing worked. I used reef flux after several months. Got rid of algae and got hit with cyano. No3 at 25 and po4 bottomed out. Dosed neophos, got rid of the cyano with chemi clean, and have now got my no3 and po4 back on track (slight delay as my house sitter overfed tank!). Starting to see some algae again, so adding to my cuc big time. But I needed the tank clear and on track and now have things handled.
If you get discouraged, you give up. People need to keep this in mind. If you take care of the problem (ie algae or cyano) , then you are free and more importantly, motivated to address the causes and keep it right. Sometimes, you need to just get cyano gone. Mine was overrunning the tank, even with good flow and lowered lights and even with blowing it off. No regrets. The longer I waited, the worse it became. Tank now looks great, no3 under 10-15. Never went above 25. Po4 under .08. While I was gone, PO jumped way up. Got it back down. Testing every day for a while to be sure. And watching the tank like a hawk.
pics are 24 hrs after chemi clean. Every surface was thick with cyano. Still have the airstones in lol's
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Unitylover
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I dont use vibrant, (just algaefix, same thing though) Ill stop adding things.
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Do i have to use an airstone? My filter already oxygenates the water. A lot.I disagree. Chemiclean won't kill your biodiversity. And once it is bad, ime it doesn't just go away. Agree on Vibrant as we now know it is not good for corals. But cyano will start smothering corals. Yes, you need to address nutrients but often, we need to get rid of the problem and then work on the cause. Due to test kit failures (where I thought my no3 was good until I got a hanna tester) I got hit with bad algae. Over running my tank. Nothing worked. I used reef flux after several months. Got rid of algae and got hit with cyano. No3 at 25 and po4 bottomed out. Dosed neophos, got rid of the cyano with chemi clean, and have now got my no3 and po4 back on track (slight delay as my house sitter overfed tank!). Starting to see some algae again, so adding to my cuc big time. But I needed the tank clear and on track and now have things handled.
If you get discouraged, you give up. People need to keep this in mind. If you take care of the problem (ie algae or cyano) , then you are free and more importantly, motivated to address the causes and keep it right. Sometimes, you need to just get cyano gone. Mine was overrunning the tank, even with good flow and lowered lights and even with blowing it off. No regrets. The longer I waited, the worse it became. Tank now looks great, no3 under 10-15. Never went above 25. Po4 under .08. While I was gone, PO jumped way up. Got it back down. Testing every day for a while to be sure. And watching the tank like a hawk.
pics are 24 hrs after chemi clean. Every surface was thick with cyano. Still have the airstones in lol's
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Unitylover
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no skimmer, no sump lol.
Chemiclean works, but is just a bandaid. It ill clear it up, but if the underlying issue that promotes it, isn't solved, it will just return.
Cyano loves low flow areas, increase your flow.
Cyano loves low flow areas, increase your flow.
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Unitylover
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tank is maybe 6-7 months old. No corals yet, was planning to get corals till this happened
Only place i get cyano is in my sandbed. Now I know why I get it(i'm to lazy to clean it properly when I do my weekly maintenance), and how to stop it.
I have put a small nero 3 down very low to provide flow over the sandbed. Since doing this, no more cyano on my sandbed.
Cyano loves rotting algae, and any uneaten rotting food left over. It will mat right up when conditions are favorable.
I have put a small nero 3 down very low to provide flow over the sandbed. Since doing this, no more cyano on my sandbed.
Cyano loves rotting algae, and any uneaten rotting food left over. It will mat right up when conditions are favorable.
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