Chemiclean says to add and then do a 20% water change after 48 Hrs. My tank is not completely clear of cyano yet. Can I safely do it all over again after a couple of days?
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Yes. It's 90% gone, but if it keeps dying after the recommended water change then it should be taken care of. ThanksWhen I use chemiclean, the cyano keeps going away for more than two days. I've never had to double-dose. Did you use the recommended amount for your amount of water?
Are you sure it's cyano? I wasn't sure and basically kept my fingers crossed that I was right. Fortunately I was and it worked.We have same question. Chemiclean instructions say to keep protein skimmer going. We’re at 48 hours right now since treating tank and the cyano is still about the same as it has been. We dosed appropriately, took out carbon, turned off UV, aerating tank, turned light schedule down some, feeding less. Our cyano is only on sand bed and not as bad as some other tanks I’ve seen, would think it would be at least reduced by now. Repeat dose in a day or two?
Not sure, but looks like pics of red cyano I’ve seen. Don’t know what else it could be. Tank is only 8 months old so that fits too. I do have a microscope but have no idea how to identify cyano vs sandbed dinos with it. We don’t have any of the stringy thread-like dinos. The sand just gets red.
We have same question. Chemiclean instructions say to keep protein skimmer going. We’re at 48 hours right now since treating tank and the cyano is still about the same as it has been. We dosed appropriately, took out carbon, turned off UV, aerating tank, turned light schedule down some, feeding less. Our cyano is only on sand bed and not as bad as some other tanks I’ve seen, would think it would be at least reduced by now. Repeat dose in a day or two?
From that pic, it looks like diatoms to me: excess Silicate feeds them.We have same question. Chemiclean instructions say to keep protein skimmer going. We’re at 48 hours right now since treating tank and the cyano is still about the same as it has been. We dosed appropriately, took out carbon, turned off UV, aerating tank, turned light schedule down some, feeding less. Our cyano is only on sand bed and not as bad as some other tanks I’ve seen, would think it would be at least reduced by now. Repeat dose in a day or two?
On that is there anywhere where it's stars you can't? Doing this every 2 weeks for a couple months wood think it weeks eradicate cyano...Every time I use chemiclean I ask myself why I don’t do it before every water change
I haven’t come across anything that states you can’t use it every couple weeks (assuming you follow directions and end treatment with a large water change each time). Any chemical should be, at most, added only as needed. Ive never needed to do it that frequently but would if needed; then again, if I needed it every 2 weeks, I’d probably have a different opinion of its efficacy. I do want to add the disclaimer that this is anecdotal based on my experience.On that is there anywhere where it's stars you can't? Doing this every 2 weeks for a couple months wood think it weeks eradicate cyano...
Those bubbles will be with you thru the treatment and even after the water change for a bit while things equalize- if you can tune your skimmer down after the water change (when you put the top back on) you’ll want to. Re: filter socks- either or. Not sure it will make a difference to the treatment. Good move removing gfo. I refresh my carbon after the treatment. Chemiclean helps with more than cyano & I notice my zoas are much happier after. One note is sometimes cyano doesn’t disappear until the 2nd day so don’t get discouraged if you still see it after day1- it will likely be gone by the end of day2100% chemical use in a home aquarium should be the last resort if all else fails. I did see that a store using it on a consistent bases not so much for just cyano but other things too. However if it does need t9 be used every month or more frequently there is obviously issues within the chemistry of the tank. I have done my first dose today keeping lid of skimmer creating loads of micro bubbles that are fed back into the DT via return pump. Do you keep filter socks in?? All GFO is removed and lid off the skimmer..