Battling Cyano

marvelousone · Dec 1, 2018

jabberwock said:
Man i really feel for you. I don;t have any solutions, just sympathy...

When I had Cyano the owner of the LFS told me to make sure I killed it all with the first treatment of chemi clean or it may build up resistance and become super cyano. I ran it 24 hours and that got rid of 95% of it. So instead of doing the water change and a second dose, I let it go for an additional 12 hours, and it has never come back. My system is very small though. 32 gallons.

Thanks I might do the chemi clean for last resort.

jabberwock · Dec 1, 2018

marvelousone said:
Thanks I might do the chemi clean for last resort.

I might just ever so slightly increase the recommended dosage (just ever so slightly), and leave it in for an 12 extra hours...

But I am not a doctor.

marvelousone · Dec 17, 2018

So I broke down and did the chemi clean. It is gone completely. My protein skimmer is going crazy. It is all water in the cup. There is foam in the sump. But did I say it is gone.

Josh Kraft · Dec 17, 2018

Can you run your cup into a bucket? Turn off your ATO and do that until it calms down, adding fresh saltwater as needed.

marvelousone · Dec 17, 2018

Josh Kraft said:
Can you run your cup into a bucket? Turn off your ATO and do that until it calms down, adding fresh saltwater as needed.

yes I can. I am going to do a 30gal water change this afternoon.

Josh Kraft · Dec 17, 2018

marvelousone said:
yes I can. I am going to do a 30gal water change this afternoon.

Extract as much water as you can through the skimmer, then change the rest as a normal water change

jabberwock · Dec 17, 2018

I am glad to hear it Marv! Tank looks great!

marvelousone · Dec 19, 2018

So I did a water change today. Still no red.

marvelousone · Dec 31, 2018

2 Weeks later and the tank looks good. All the algae on the rocks is gone. I think I can say I beat it. Hallelujah!!!!! I don't have to pull the tank down and I am starting to enjoy it.

jabberwock · Dec 31, 2018

marvelousone said:
2 Weeks later and the tank looks good. All the algae on the rocks is gone. I think I can say I beat it. Hallelujah!!!!! I don't have to pull the tank down and I am starting to enjoy it.

That is outstanding!