Thank you all for the help.
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Wait you don’t add beneficial bacteria after every wc? I started doing that battling dynos and cyano and it definitely helped it go away faster. You have a great uv so you just might have to tweak the flow and also those UV bulbs should be replaced after a year if running constantly.Thank you all for the help.
I can’t seem to find Dr Tims. Mb7 is there another name it goes by?Add some other bacteria weekly to outcompete. Dr tims, mb7
Make sure no windows are letting light into the tank.
I had the same issue, tried everything. Wanted to treat without chemicals. Finally gave in and used Chemiclean. Perfectly clean tank in 2 days. All corals, clam and fish survived.I am having an issue with what I think is cyano. I have researched and took the advice from them but I still can’t get rid of it.
I have lowered my white intensity on my lights, increased flow and got all of my chemicals in check but it just won’t go away.
Please help.
2 year old tank
125 gallon tank
UV sterilizer
Skimmer
Radion gen 2 lights
Carbon reactor
Chemicals:
Alk 8.8
Nitrite 0
Ammonia 0
Ph 8.13
Nitrate 2.37 was lower with the same outcome
Phosphate 0.028 was lower with the same outcome
This one Piston knows his stuff....would try lolThat is the only thing I haven’t tried, beside the blackout.
Currently I do not add any bacteria. Are you saying I should or shouldn’t?Wait you don’t add beneficial bacteria after every wc? I started doing that battling dynos and cyano and it definitely helped it go away faster. You have a great uv so you just might have to tweak the flow and also those UV bulbs should be replaced after a year if running constantly.
Yes, plenty of experience with cyano and gha.This one Piston knows his stuff....would try lol
Cyano once....GHA thankfully not and the Cyano was an oil slick by all accounts....man, the worst....Yes, plenty of experience with cyano and gha.
You should, follow what @vetteguy53081 saidCurrently I do not add any bacteria. Are you saying I should or shouldn’t?
So I had a cyano problem in a 2 year old system. I have had cyano here and there since I have been in the hobby. After all the research that I have done the best and quickest cure is to get back to weekly 25% water changes or 20% every 5 days. Vacuum your substrate well, manually remove as much of it as you can prior to water change. Start dosing microbacter 7 per dose for your tank everyday until cyano goes away. The good bacteria in the microbacter 7 will out compete the cyano bacteria for nutrients thus killing/eliminating your problem. It really is the quickest method that I have found. Chemiclean is a option, however, imo the good doesn't out weigh the bad. I have just not had great results with chemiclean. Makes the skimmer go crazy for weeks until it's removed from the water. Part of the issue and why you get cyano is excess nutrients in the water. Well a skimmer is removing a lot of that and without it it's just leaving it in the water. Try my first suggestion and you will be happy.I am having an issue with what I think is cyano. I have researched and took the advice from them but I still can’t get rid of it.
I have lowered my white intensity on my lights, increased flow and got all of my chemicals in check but it just won’t go away.
Please help.
2 year old tank
125 gallon tank
UV sterilizer
Skimmer
Radion gen 2 lights
Carbon reactor
Chemicals:
Alk 8.8
Nitrite 0
Ammonia 0
Ph 8.13
Nitrate 2.37 was lower with the same outcome
Phosphate 0.028 was lower with the same outcome
The trick is large water changes. Before and after dosage. Never lost a single coral. I only dose twice.I tried chemiclean about a year ago and thought I was going to wipe out the tank. It went away but came back a few months later. I have done the 3 day blackout but may have to if I can’t find the smoking gun.
Nutrient control is a waste of time when trying to treat algae.
Whatever the nutrient levels in your tank, the gha thrives in ocean water with much less.I am currently trying to nutrient control for some GHA. Mind elaborating or why you think it is a waste. I enjoy different takes on the subject.