Cyanobacteria

[Kianou]

I've been battling cyanobacteria in my tank for almost a month now, and I already tried using chemiclean, double dosed it and doing blackout method but after all of that the I can still see a little sign of cyano in my tank. . What else cwn you advice so I can totally remove it in my tank?

 

[Üter]

I've been battling cyanobacteria in my tank for almost a month now, and I already tried using chemiclean, double dosed it and doing blackout method but after all of that the I can still see a little sign of cyano in my tank. . What else cwn you advice so I can totally remove it in my tank?

how old is the tank? if it's been set up this year, this is normal. add more cuc. don't use chemiclean.

 

[Kfed1994]

I've been battling cyanobacteria in my tank for almost a month now, and I already tried using chemiclean, double dosed it and doing blackout method but after all of that the I can still see a little sign of cyano in my tank. . What else cwn you advice so I can totally remove it in my tank?

Try cyano clean, you do drops per day, I had the same problem. It takes a week I’d say but do blackout for 3-4 days and clean filter socks daily or multiple times and it will rid itself

 

[Kianou]

how old is the tank? if it's been set up this year, this is normal. add more cuc. don't use chemiclean.

more than 9mons now I think. I already use chemiclean 2x now

 

[resortez]

A bit of background on the tank would help in deducing the cause for cyano. Sharing parameters, live stock, husbandry practices, maintenance routines, any new additions or loses in the tank & filtration system. The more info you can share, the easier it will be for others to give suggestions. Good luck

 

[Kianou]

Try cyano clean, you do drops per day, I had the same problem. It takes a week I’d say but do blackout for 3-4 days and clean filter socks daily or multiple times and it will rid itself

alright thank you for the advice.

 

[Kianou]

A bit of background on the tank would help in deducing the cause for cyano. Sharing parameters, live stock, husbandry practices, maintenance routines, any new additions or loses in the tank & filtration system. The more info you can share, the easier it will be for others to give suggestions. Good luck

ohh sorry I forgot about that. my tank is 9mons old now I have 20g tank with 4 fish in it 2 clows, 1 cardinal, and a damsel. I do twice a month wc and I only have 2 hang type filtration system

 

[resortez]

ohh sorry I forgot about that. my tank is 9mons old now I have 20g tank with 4 fish in it 2 clows, 1 cardinal, and a damsel. I do twice a month wc and I only have 2 hang type filtration system

The filtration type works off of replaceable filter pads??? Like the penguin filters????? Is there any bio media in the filtration????

 

[Kianou]

The filtration type works off of replaceable filter pads??? Like the penguin filters????? Is there any bio media in the filtration????

yes it's like that i can replace or clean the filter and I have bio medias inside the filter to.

 

[Kfed1994]

Clean daily or multiple times, maybe get a uv if you don’t already have one to add to tank

 

[resortez]

yes it's like that i can replace or clean the filter and I have bio medias inside the filter to.

That’s good, you got some biological filtration along with the chemical & mechanical. Have you tested parameters recently???? What are your nitrate readings????

 

[Kianou]

That’s good, you got some biological filtration along with the chemical & mechanical. Have you tested parameters recently???? What are your nitrate readings????

My last reading is 10ppm i forgot about my phosphate. others said this is normal beacuse my tank haven't reach a year. i still have 3 more months to reach 1yr

 

[resortez]

I’m going to assume your feeding is very precise with a 10ppm NO3 reading with 4 fish. I understand the early ugly stages of a new system but the frequent dosing of slime remover should had fixed it but it hasn’t. My understanding of cyano, it’s more of a bacteria than a type of algae, so the questions are what is the cyano replacing or what beneficial bacteria is not present in your system that allows cyano to thrive. Do you have good water circulation/flow movement???? Enough flow to prevent detritus to sit & get stuck behind rock. What’s your light schedule??? Is the light schedule consistent or inconsistent, on a timer or not???? Do you have a clean up crew??? Can you house invertebrate????

 

[Kianou]

I’m going to assume your feeding is very precise with a 10ppm NO3 reading with 4 fish. I understand the early ugly stages of a new system but the frequent dosing of slime remover should had fixed it but it hasn’t. My understanding of cyano, it’s more of a bacteria than a type of algae, so the questions are what is the cyano replacing or what beneficial bacteria is not present in your system that allows cyano to thrive. Do you have good water circulation/flow movement???? Enough flow to prevent detritus to sit & get stuck behind rock. What’s your light schedule??? Is the light schedule consistent or inconsistent, on a timer or not???? Do you have a clean up crew??? Can you house invertebrate????

I think it's my flow I need to add more flow because some areas of my rocks are not having enough flow, I have clean up crew few snails and hermit crabs. I am adding microbacter7 in my system to fight cyano I hope it helps. my lights is not automatic I only turning it on manually

 

[Kianou]

I think it's my flow I need to add more flow because some areas of my rocks are not having enough flow, I have clean up crew few snails and hermit crabs. I am adding microbacter7 in my system to fight cyano I hope it helps. my lights is not automatic I only turning it on manually

and my corals are doing fine i have lps and softies.

 

[Enchanted Reefs]

Try a UV sterilizer like this one.
https://amzn.to/4mJstZ0

 

[resortez]

Ok. I would say your filtration is good, basic parameters are good, fish are good, inverts are good, coral are good, husbandry practices sound good. You just might be lacking proper flow. Work on good water movement & see if that works. Either way, good water flow promotes health on all living creatures in the tank & keeps surface areas clean of detritus. Start with water flow & see how that works out for you. Would be nice to post a picture of the tank as it sits right now, for documentation purposes for future hobbyist. Fingers crossed.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

Cyano loves low flow area's, increase the flow if you think you have low flow.

If you use hang on filter, they do not really export nutrients or dissolved organics, so water changes are the only method of removing nutrients and organics, I would increase the frequency and amount of water changes until your tank gets back into balance. Water change every 2 weeks is the bare minimum, but when your tank has a problem you should do more.

Chemiclean works very well, so if you tried it twice and cyano came back both times, then the conditions in your tank are very favourable for cyano growth, need to correct that.

 

[eggie]

I've been battling cyanobacteria in my tank for almost a month now, and I already tried using chemiclean, double dosed it and doing blackout method but after all of that the I can still see a little sign of cyano in my tank. . What else cwn you advice so I can totally remove it in my tank?

I really like KZ Cyano Clean it has help me in the pass

Important things to do as well is have great flow in the tank and siphon all the Cyano you can to help out

 

[Kianou]

Ok. I would say your filtration is good, basic parameters are good, fish are good, inverts are good, coral are good, husbandry practices sound good. You just might be lacking proper flow. Work on good water movement & see if that works. Either way, good water flow promotes health on all living creatures in the tank & keeps surface areas clean of detritus. Start with water flow & see how that works out for you. Would be nice to post a picture of the tank as it sits right now, for documentation purposes for future hobbyist. Fingers crossed.

I only have little cyano left like 95% of them is already gone. I nead to buy another power head it might be the detritus that is stock from my rocks