Sampled a small cyano patch last night and found this cool looking algae among the cyano. I nicknamed it "hangman's noose algae".
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What you posted looks like the cyano I typically have most often. Could you post a pic of your other cyano? I'm sure Dan and I would be interested.It looks like it's smaller diameter than the untwisted cyano.
And here I thought I was the king of cyano .This is what I have more of.
What you posted looks like the cyano I typically have most often. Could you post a pic of your other cyano? I'm sure Dan and I would be interested.
True, @Dan_P.
I also forgot how humongous the individual cells are in that type.
And to think, a few months ago I thought everybody's red slime cyano mats were the same - oscillatoria.
There might be enough quality microscope shots posted to generate useful data. Might poke around later and see where it goes.@taricha, it would be of interest to examine all previously posted photos of cyano as a quick-and-dirty way to survey the cyanobacteria infecting reef systems
How will you search for posts with pictures?There might be enough quality microscope shots posted to generate useful data. Might poke around later and see where it goes.
How will you search for posts with pictures?
True, @Dan_P.
I also forgot how humongous the individual cells are in that type.
And to think, a few months ago I thought everybody's red slime cyano mats were the same - oscillatoria.
This one does breakdown in H2O2. What do you think of treating the tank with H2O2 to get it under better control? I don't want to risk it if there's a chance it could make my dino issue return. It doesn't seem to be any kind of threat to my corals, just looks bad and covers up my beautiful corraline algae in spots.
When you state that it breaks down in H2O2, does that mean adding the cyano to 3% H2O2?This one does breakdown in H2O2. What do you think of treating the tank with H2O2 to get it under better control? I don't want to risk it if there's a chance it could make my dino issue return. It doesn't seem to be any kind of threat to my corals, just looks bad and covers up my beautiful corraline algae in spots.
When you state that it breaks down in H2O2, does that mean adding the cyano to 3% H2O2?
Yes sir, a couple of cups of tank water and a small piece of the cyano mat , added 3cc of 3% H2O2 and in a couple of hours the water is pink and the cyano is clumped and green.
In the past for me these types of cyano don't respond to Chemiclean.
I really would not attempt to knock out cyano in a tank that is going through or has recently gone through dinos. Because peroxide is more harmful to the cyano that other organisms, then the nutrients fueling cyano will likely quickly be gobbled up by a resurgent dino bloom. I would use the cyano mats as a mechanism for vacuuming up debris and removing it that way.This one does breakdown in H2O2. What do you think of treating the tank with H2O2 to get it under better control? I don't want to risk it if there's a chance it could make my dino issue return. It doesn't seem to be any kind of threat to my corals, just looks bad and covers up my beautiful corraline algae in spots.