It's simple and really works well.I’ve seen him explain this on ig, believe it’s reefsite. Gonna see what this can do for me!
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It's simple and really works well.I’ve seen him explain this on ig, believe it’s reefsite. Gonna see what this can do for me!
Small update:
It has been about 5 days since my last water change and I did not see much cynao coming back. There were a few spots here and there, but today it seems to have been growing back a bit more.
Current Levels:
Nitrate: 18
Phosphate. 0.13
Going to see what happens over the next day or so. If nothing happens or if I see more growth I think Chemiclean will be going into the mix.
Nice! Stick around and tell others that don't want to use chemiclean your story. It usually comes off better than Brute forcing someone to use it. Lol@Mikeltee
Update:
Finally went ahead and did chemiclean. It’s been about 24 hours or so. Seems to be working pretty well on rocks. Still have some in the sand of the tank so going to let it rock for another 24 and see where that gets me!
I absolutely will, one of the reason I wanted to start this thread amongst the mass amounts of the same thread. To give others my perspective on someone who was trying to beat it without the use and sharing my story/experience. I will continue to keep updating here.Nice! Stick around and tell others that don't want to use chemiclean your story. It usually comes off better than Brute forcing someone to use it. Lol
Great! We appreciate it. It's not uncommon to see people against chemiclean recently. I am all for solving problems naturally, but at some point, we are doing more harm than good to the animals. A classic example is "I don't want to quarantine because it stresses the fish". If you don't want to stress the fish, leave them in the ocean. LolI absolutely will, one of the reason I wanted to start this thread amongst the mass amounts of the same thread. To give others my perspective on someone who was trying to beat it without the use and sharing my story/experience. I will continue to keep updating here.
Great! We appreciate it. It's not uncommon to see people against chemiclean recently. I am all for solving problems naturally, but at some point, we are doing more harm than good to the animals. A classic example is "I don't want to quarantine because it stresses the fish". If you don't want to stress the fish, leave them in the ocean. Lol
Ive heard using chemiclean will kill snails and shrimp. Did you have snails or shrimp when you used it?Stay away from nopox or any carbon source as it fuels cyano! Manual removal or just use chemiclean and be done.. I’ve never had a issue with chemiclean
Ive heard using chemiclean will kill snails and shrimp. Did you have snails or shrimp when you used it?
Thanks
Try weekly dosing of coral snow with Microbacter7 after blowing off the cyano. I have a newish tank and got cyano. It's so new that I just let it grow. I don't have any coral yet so I don't care. It took over half my rock. I blew it all off with a 600gph pump and then dosed the above recipe. I turned the return off and let it circulate a few hours and then turned the return on and used a 5u filter sock.
A few days later, a little grew back. After a week of the first dose, I repeated again. Same method but better results. I only have a little on my sand 5 days in.
If I had coral and my tank was mature I would have used chemiclean. Had I used chemiclean this time with the new tank, I probably would have gotten dinos. YMMV
There's an article floating around here with this method. I got a bag of Calcium Carbonate off Amazon. Get food grade of course. It's dirt cheap. Here's the article:
Extreme Water Clarity and Cyano Eradication, Made Easy!
Edit 10/092023: Note that I have tweaked the formula a bit. You can find an updated video here: Coral Snow Link: Coral Snow Hello all! I have been reefing now for about 25 years, and over those many years I have picked up many tips, tricks, and best habits/practices. From a hobbyist and...www.reef2reef.com
I just beat LCA. Don't worry about lowering your light hours. I blew the rocks off everyday and dosed silicates for a couple of months. Twice a week, add a Coral snow and Microbacter7 dose after you blow the rocks off.@Mikeltee after further investigation and finally getting a microscope. I have the dreaded Dinos. Large cell prorocentrum dinos. Going to be a battle that is for sure. This is my current plan, let me know your thoughts.
Po4 right now is 0.07 nitrate are high around 35. I am going to do a bit of a water change to get some algae off the back glass and get my nitrates down a smidge to get a better balance.
Ordering up copepods blend, dosing silicates, dosing bacteria and phyto to outcompete the dinos.
Maybe turning down my lights to mainly blues and taking an hour or two off the lighting schedule for a bit.
Any other remedies in your fight for 2 years. I know a UV is typically suggested but something I do not have the budget for at the moment and it seems from my research the type i have does not go into the water column at night.