Killing off Cyano with corals?

[insanelogic]

Hi all, I have this green mat-like algae that flakes off really easily and grows small bubbles. I pretty much came to the conclusion that it is green-blue cyano. Does anyone know if chemi-clean and microbacter 7 will be safe to use with corals to treat this and get a head start? I have one small rock with GSP and a pretty big "tree" of candy cane coral. I have read mixed reviews on it and cannot find anything definitive. Thanks for the help!

EDIT: I am NOT planning to use corals to compete against Cyano. I am simply trying to kill off Cyano while keeping corals in the tank. My mistake with the title.

 

[Subsea]

For me your title is misleading. I mistaken thought that a discussion on nutrient competition would ensue and that you were using coral to outcompete Cynobacteria. A similar phenomenon to a macro algae refugium.

I have used ChemiClean with successful results and can recommend it. However, attention to aquarium maintenance is a first step prior to chemicals.

What is your nitrate & phosphate at this time?

“I have this green mat-like algae that flakes off really easily and grows small bubbles.”

If it flakes off easily, then exporting nutrients with water change schedule is a first step. Sand bed maintenance is the best deterrent against Cynobacteria.

I use CUC that are composed of detrivores, omnivores and as much diversity of micro fauna & fana that are consumers & competitors of nuisance opportunistic algae.

 

[insanelogic]

For me your title is misleading. I mistaken thought that a discussion on nutrient competition would ensue and that you were using coral to outcompete Cynobacteria. A similar phenomenon to a macro algae refugium.

I have used ChemiClean with successful results and can recommend it. However, attention to aquarium maintenance is a first step prior too chemicals.

“I have this green mat-like algae that flakes off really easily and grows small bubbles.”

If it flakes off easily, then exporting nutrients with water change schedule is a first step.

Ah, I did not realize it came across like that... Sorry about that. I am simply trying to kill off Cyano while having corals in the tank and not harming them.

As for the maintenance, I have been doing routine water changes for years, and testing seems to show phosphates, nitrates, ammonia, calcium, etc.. are where they should be. I have been trying to battle this for some time now, including increased water changes and manual removal, which helps a lot but it does not get rid of enough, so it comes back from what remains. My intent is not to use this as a permanent fix, but only to get a head start... This tank is around 6 years old, but does have new substrate and rock and has been moved recently, so it is getting back on track from that, but has been stable as I kept the same water and most of the same rock.

I have done research into getting rid of things like this, and I understand that these products are not a "fix-all," I just need to know if it will be safe for my corals as I have read mixed reviews.


EDIT: Thanks for your edit with more info... I will look into clean-up crews. I manually vacuum my sand bed right now, but hope to get a diamond goby to help keep it rotating. I don't have my exact readings for my nitrates and phosphates with me at the moment, but they were at/really close to the recommended levels.

 

[Subsea]

Ah, I did not realize it came across like that... Sorry about that. I am simply trying to kill off Cyano while having corals in the tank and not harming them.

As for the maintenance, I have been doing routine water changes for years, and testing seems to show phosphates, nitrates, ammonia, calcium, etc.. are where they should be. I have been trying to battle this for some time now, including increased water changes and manual removal, which helps a lot but it does not get rid of enough, so it comes back from what remains. My intent is not to use this as a permanent fix, but only to get a head start... This tank is around 6 years old, but does have new substrate and rock and has been moved recently, so it is getting back on track from that, but has been stable as I kept the same water and most of the same rock.

I have done research into getting rid of things like this, and I understand that these products are not a "fix-all," I just need to know if it will be safe for my corals as I have read mixed reviews.
Thanks!

Use it with confidence. It works. I have done two treatments in the same week, if infestation was survive.

 

[insanelogic]

Use it with confidence. It works. I have done two treatments in the same week, if infestation was survive.

Cool. Thanks so much! I'll try to get ahead of it with this and after that, the maintenance should be enough.