Help me get rid of this Red cyanobacteria

[jpbeen]

I have a Red Sea 5425XL about 10 months old mixed reef and have been battling red cyanobacteria. I had a clean tank this past weekend using a combination of Microbacter7, Vinegar dosing, and Red Sea algae treatment. I bought Chemi Clean but was reluctant to use it. Most recent test using Hanna testers: Calcium 541. Nitrate 5, Phosphate .01, and alk 8.6.
Any help would be appreciated. Should I use the Chemi Clean?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Although chemi clean does work, there are alternatives.
Reduce white light and add 1ml of liquid bacteria per 10 gallons daily. Additionally add 1.5ml of hydrogen Peroxide per 10gals at night. Do this 5-7 days and do vacuum up as much as you can right away. Blow the rest loose with a turkey baster and net or siphon up.
Adding snails such as astrea. nassarius, nerite, cerith and Trochus will help control it as will 8-10 blue leg hermits

 

[jpbeen]

Although chemi clean does work, there are alternatives.
Reduce white light and add 1ml of liquid bacteria per 10 gallons daily. Additionally add 1.5ml of hydrogen Peroxide per 10gals at night. Do this 5-7 days and do vacuum up as much as you can right away. Blow the rest loose with a turkey baster and net or siphon up.
Adding snails such as astrea. nassarius, nerite, cerith and Trochus will help control it as will 8-10 blue leg hermits

Thanks; sounds like I should start dosing the microbacter7 again. I have 35% food grade hydrogen peroxide I use in my spa, can I dose that or should I water it down?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Thanks; sounds like I should start dosing the microbacter7 again. I have 35% food grade hydrogen peroxide I use in my spa, can I dose that or should I water it down?

Bring it down to at least 7% or you can dose 1/3ml of that peroxide you have

 

[jimk60]

Although chemi clean does work, there are alternatives.
Reduce white light and add 1ml of liquid bacteria per 10 gallons daily. Additionally add 1.5ml of hydrogen Peroxide per 10gals at night. Do this 5-7 days and do vacuum up as much as you can right away. Blow the rest loose with a turkey baster and net or siphon up.
Adding snails such as astrea. nassarius, nerite, cerith and Trochus will help control it as will 8-10 blue leg hermits

Is it advisable to use hydrogen peroxide while also dosing vibrant for the same problem?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Is it advisable to use hydrogen peroxide while also dosing vibrant for the same problem?

Vibrant will do little to nothing with Cyano which is a bacteria - Not an algae

 

[jimk60]

Vibrant will do little to nothing with Cyano which is a bacteria - Not an algae

Thanks

 

[Oregon Grown Reef]

There's more to this story. https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/why-did-my-euphyllia-hammer-and-torch-corals-die.792060/

There are so many things that have been done to this tank to remove a normal occurrence in a tank. This is a newer tank, less than a year old. It needs time to mature and a consistent maintenance regime rather than dosing more things. If you have a light dusting on some rocks and the sand, then manually remove it. Keep up the regular maintenance and things will start to look better.

 

[Sdot]

Here is something to consider. Indonesian Trochus snails. My nutrients became imbalanced which lead to a nasty cyano outbreak and because my tank is SPS dominant I didn't want to try any chemicals that could potentially harm my colonies. I read trochus snails eat it....I took the risk an ordered 25 for my 300 Gallon from Live Aquaria. I received them yesterday and wow...where ever cyano is they are. This morning I took a look and my tank has improved big time. It is important they are from Indonesia, my understanding are the ones from Nicaragua aren't nearly as effective. I hope this helps.