Back at it! Peroxide vrs cyanobacteria

[malira]

I think I see the issue

Please enlighten me. The Fuel?

 

[Squamosa]

Please enlighten me. The Fuel?

I have seen Fuel (AA's) cause cyano issues before,but I also use it and it works for me. Everything in moderation suppose

Also with that much other food going in you would need a rather good nutrient export system i.e.very large skimmer e.t.c. to keep your nutrient load down.

Any reason you want NO3 values at 5 ppm?

With that much food, what are your PO4 values like?

 

[Squamosa]

at 5 ppm

I see you have many nice LPS corals, they do benefit from some NO3

 

[joshkirkland83]

+1 onFuel. The tank with cyano has been running 1 1/2 with NO nuisance algae. I dosed that Fuel once a week for two weeks, then BAM cyano.

 

[malira]

I have seen Fuel (AA's) cause cyano issues before,but I also use it and it works for me. Everything in moderation suppose

Also with that much other food going in you would need a rather good nutrient export system i.e.very large skimmer e.t.c. to keep your nutrient load down.

Any reason you want NO3 values at 5 ppm?

With that much food, what are your PO4 values like?

I used to check PO4 every other day for about 3 weeks, then 2 times a week, now once every 2 weeks. Always is 0 ppm. I use Hanna checker HI - 755.

But 2 weeks is up today. I've had this problem for at least 3 months. But in my sump for on and off mainly on for 6 months.

 

[malira]

+1 onFuel. The tank with cyano has been running 1 1/2 with NO nuisance algae. I dosed that Fuel once a week for two weeks, then BAM cyano.

So it "Fuels" cyano. [emoji38]

 

[joshkirkland83]

So it "Fuels" cyano. [emoji38]

Oh yeah the internet said they put in the recipe to enhance it.

 

[malira]

Well I'm going to try peroxide and not change anything. It may be an uphill battle but I will give it a go.

 

[malira]

I see you have many nice LPS corals, they do benefit from some NO3

Yes they do, but my SPS love it as well.

 

[malira]

I like this plan. I am amazed at how well you can see it with that lens!
Keep an update going you have quite the population of cells

Do I dose per DT gallons or total water volume?

 

[joshkirkland83]

Do I dose per DT gallons or total water volume.

Total

 

[smaddox]

Day 4 of h202 dosing cynao has not changed or left but did got up to find a dead scissor tail goby Khole tang and a cuc with no visible signs or symptoms before the start of h202 was doing 6 ml in 75 gallons with lights on at peak oxygen time

 

[twilliard]

Tank deaths are typically from the improper introduction of h2o2

 

[malira]

Tank deaths are typically from the improper introduction of h2o2

Do you see something in his method? I don't want to make a mistake.

 

[pirate2876]

Does the N2O2 drop PO4 drastically?

 

[RIReefer]

Following

 

[smaddox]

Was added to high flow area directly over power head how's that wrong

 

[RMS18]

Day 4 update, no progress yet the cyno is actually getting worse on the right side of the tank.

 

[malira]

Day 2 and 2 doses. No change but wasn't expecting one.

 

[cryotek74]

Was added to high flow area directly over power head how's that wrong

I did the same thing ONCE. I was dosing into the sump, "pump area" for 14 days. everyone was happy and fine but cyano was not changing much. I dosed directly above the power head and killed my skunk shrimp that day. I went back to dosing to the sump and the sand bed is almost all cleared up after 21 days. the rocks are much slower but I am seeing very slight progress. Just going to keep dosing 12 hrs apart. The improvements are slow but still improving. I just have super cyano.

I was wondering if the whole micro bubbles into the return pump would help???