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It comes and goes but never really goes away and I have never used microbacter may have to get a bottle to try out.I can't say if it is cyano from the picture, but how long has it been an issue for you?
I typically only have any issues when making big changes or on tanks that haven't stabilized and matured yet.
Microbacter7 has been all I've used in the past to fight it. The thought being competing bacteria to out compete it.
I may have just been one of the lucky ones though.
I hope it works for you too.It
It comes and goes but never really goes away and I have never used microbacter may have to get a bottle to try out.
Yes I do, runs 24/7 at about 400 to 500 gph but it’s only as a close loop in the sump and not on the return but eventually it will be.Do you have a UV light on your system?
I may have to try to pull some out and look under a microscope but it has a reddish color to it, that’s why I thought it was cyanoDoesn't look like only cyano to me, maybe a bit of a dinoflagellate issue, although the picture isn't ideal. If it is dinos, I found the best treatment for that is adding copepods and dosing phyto once or twice a weeks for a while.
You could be right. I've seen dinos take on a rusty color in higher light areas, so it's hard to say. I've also seen cyano in different shades of red, green, orange, and purple. The bubbles are a red flag to me for dinos, but obviously cyano can have those too when it really takes off.I may have to try to pull some out and look under a microscope but it has a reddish color to it, that’s why I thought it was cyano
If it is Dino how should I go about treating it, should I do a black out and I thought Dino only comes around with bottomed out nutrientsYou could be right. I've seen dinos take on a rusty color in higher light areas, so it's hard to say. I've also seen cyano in different shades of red, green, orange, and purple. The bubbles are a red flag to me for dinos, but obviously cyano can have those too when it really takes off.
I’ve also noticed in the morning when lights come on it’s not as bad and through out the day it gets worse on the sand bed by night fall the sand is usually coveredIf it is Dino how should I go about treating it, should I do a black out and I thought Dino only comes around with bottomed out nutrients
I’ve also noticed in the morning when lights come on it’s not as bad and through out the day it gets worse on the sand bed by night fall the sand is usually covered
That's pretty typical for dinos, they usually recede at night and come in full force as the day goes on. Like I said before, the best thing I've experienced for dinos is adding copepods and then dosing phytoplankton for a while. Adds some biodiversity to outcompete as well as introducing pods that may eat it.If it is Dino how should I go about treating it, should I do a black out and I thought Dino only comes around with bottomed out nutrients
Ok I’ll give it a shot and see if it helps. Thank youThat's pretty typical for dinos, they usually recede at night and come in full force as the day goes on. Like I said before, the best thing I've experienced for dinos is adding copepods and then dosing phytoplankton for a while. Adds some biodiversity to outcompete as well as introducing pods that may eat it.