Cyano PITA

[Leonard Sixt]

Zero phosphates, nitrates, nitrites. PH in range. NO gha at all. Red Sea Mac nano with IM wavw maker in display for added water movement.

Started tank with Life Rock six months ago.

Fish happy, corals doing well. Water changes on schedule, RO for top off.

Dosing part A/B, iodine, RS nopox (stoped for now).

Bare bottom.

Feed three four times weekly. Three fish, all small.

Stupid cyano just won't go away.

Lights about 8 hrs day with ramp up / down.

No clue what action plan to use to beat this thing?

 

[EmdeReef]

Zero nitrate and phosphate is the perfect environment for cyano and dinos etc.

Slowly raise nitrates to 2-5 range and phosphate at least 0.03 but more is fine. That should help other algae to outcompete cyano.

 

[tehmadreefer]

Zero nitrate and phosphate is the perfect environment for cyano and dinos etc.

Slowly raise nitrates to 2-5 range and phosphate at least 0.03 but more is fine. That should help other algae to outcompete cyano.

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[Leonard Sixt]

How do you raise phosphate / nitrates? I have stopped nopox, and rowa phos, just running carbon, sock filter, skimmer now.

 

[Leonard Sixt]

Sorry double posted abave