Cyano in refugium

[Jrod381]

looks like I might be getting Cyano in the fuge, should I be concerned or is this normal ?
I don’t want that to end up in my tank

 

[glb]

looks like I might be getting Cyano in the fuge, should I be concerned or is this normal ?
I don’t want that to end up in my tank

How new is your tank? Can you give us your testing numbers (no3, po4)? How long do you run the fuge light?

 

[Jrod381]

Tank is 9 months

Phos .72
Nitrate 20

Lights on opposite of the tank running from 10pm-10am

 

[LiveWire]

You may need to add a little more flow in the sump. Normally it collects where the low flow areas are in the system or sump. Just placing a small power head in the sump should help get rid of it.

 

[glb]

Tank is 9 months

Phos .72
Nitrate 20

Lights on opposite of the tank running from 10pm-10am

Po4 looks very high. Are you sure it isn’t test error? What test are you using?

 

[Auquanut]

You may need to add a little more flow in the sump. Normally it collects where the low flow areas are in the system or sump. Just placing a small power head in the sump should help get rid of it.

^ Agreed. I had the same problem. I added a small power head and it helped a lot. I also noticed much better growth from my chaeto.

 

[Jrod381]

Po4 looks very high. Are you sure it isn’t test error? What test are you using?

I use a Hanna tester

So I had a third currant wave pump that I decided to take from the tank and add to the fuge, it doesn’t work really well as I had it on the bottom of the tank for low flow. Hopefully it will create enough flow to get rid of the Cyano. On a second note while fishing I picked up some more Macroalgae hopefully it will continue to help me reduce my nitrates to where I want