Jon’s bucket build thread

[Eagle_Steve]

@fishguy242 what are your thoughts on Cyano? Is a little Cyano ok and normal or do I need to get more aggressive?

While I am not Frank, a little is considered normal (while some will argue it is not), but it looks like where yours is growing is due to lower flow in those areas. With that said, if you cannot increase flow in those areas, manual removal once a week by siphoning it off will be fine also. I have a little here or there in my tank and do not worry about it. It is in low flow sections and it cannot be seen (behind the rocks), so I leave it be for the most part. I may occasionally siphon it out, but I do this knowing it will come back.

With all that said, it is nutrient dependent, so if nutirents are a little high, then you can reduce them a bit to help. You will still need to spihon it out, so other things can outcompete it for nutrients. That is if you really want it done. Even just siphoning it out constantly will give other things a chance to outcompete it.

 

[fishguy242]

personally i think a little is normal, you have a heavy in and out going there.
may start disappearing once params are steady ,back to "normal"

 

[CoralClasher]

I’m slowly getting phosphate down from 0.84 No3 today is 2.5. I’ve been using that “coral snow” calcium carbonate daily and it seems to be helping.

 

[CoralClasher]

The Cyano on the sand is getting lighter and I haven’t even disturbed the sand at all but the Cyano on the dead corals that I blow off every day isn’t getting better maybe even darker in color. That’s why I’m thinking ChemClean may be needed? Here are some white light only pictures.

 

[Eagle_Steve]

The Cyano on the sand is getting lighter and I haven’t even disturbed the sand at all but the Cyano on the dead corals that I blow off every day isn’t getting better maybe even darker in color. That’s why I’m thinking ChemClean may be needed? Here are some white light only pictures.

The cyano on the dead corals is just consuming nutrients from the tank and any left over mess from the dead coral. If there is flow there, then not much you can do besides blow off. Raw coral skeleton makes a great base for cyano to attach to. Once you get nutirents on check, and keep blowing it off, algae or coralinne will be able to get a foot hold there and out compete the cyano. The issue becomes the algae at that point. If you really want it gone, may be best to frag up the dead stuff to where only live stuff is there. This would prevent anything from having a surface to adhere to and grow.

 

[CoralClasher]

The cyano on the dead corals is just consuming nutrients from the tank and any left over mess from the dead coral. If there is flow there, then not much you can do besides blow off. Raw coral skeleton makes a great base for cyano to attach to. Once you get nutirents on check, and keep blowing it off, algae or coralinne will be able to get a foot hold there and out compete the cyano. The issue becomes the algae at that point. If you really want it gone, may be best to frag up the dead stuff to where only live stuff is there. This would prevent anything from having a surface to adhere to and grow.

Yeah I really need to do some coral cutting and move a few. Things are starting to stabilize a little but I’m not sure if I should do the cutting now or wait for better health on the ones I want to keep? It’s been three weeks since I found and slowly fixed the problem.

 

[Eagle_Steve]

Yeah I really need to do some coral cutting and move a few. Things are starting to stabilize a little but I’m not sure if I should do the cutting now or wait for better health on the ones I want to keep? It’s been three weeks since I found and slowly fixed the problem.

IMO. If you are bringing things in line slow and steady, it should not be an issue to do the trimming now. This is due to in the time you trim them, nothing in the tank will really change and they will just be going back into the same water they came out of. Then they will be able to adjust to the slow changes, just like they would have if left in there.

 

[CoralClasher]

@fishguy242 is it tru that leather corals can release toxins and shouldn’t be in the same system as sps?

 

[CoralClasher]

I’m not asking because I think that’s what’s going on in my tank. I just heard that in a thread a few days ago. When things were growing good in my tank I wouldn’t even think it was possible. But if I’m moving stuff around and getting rid of some corals I’m thinking of getting some Acropora and torches.

 

[fishguy242]

i'm going to say yes, usually not too bad unless stressed or fragged imo, but running some carbon occasionally should take care of that.
where are you located ? i'd love a piece of that stunner.

 

[CoralClasher]

Minnesota. I would definitely give it to a good home.

 

[fishguy242]

seems a bit far with all the shipping debacles lately,
would definitely be interested once weather cools down some.
i am in So IL.
possibly the one shipper that we can count on may work your area too is Speedy ??
them i would trust at this point ...

 

[CoralClasher]

Night time video with micro bubble scrubbing.

 

[CoralClasher]

I’m having a bad day. One year ago today my wife passed away. My brother gave me this picture frame with his speech.

 

[CoralClasher]

Cyano is all gone even off the dead coral.

 

[CoralClasher]

Just a little Cyano growing back.

 

[CoralClasher]

Ouch.

 

[CoralClasher]