Cyano Problems

sluicebox · May 10, 2013

I have a cyano bloom in both my tanks. I vacuum it out but it seems to return very quickly. Nitrate is zero in my 75 gallon tank and 1-2 ppm in my 150. Phosphate runs between 0.015 to 0.030 in both tanks. These levels have been stable for months. I also run biopellets in both tanks.

I started using Dr. Tim's Waste-Away a few weeks ago and it hasn't had any effect so far. It may have gotten worse.

In the past when I had such a bloom, it has always been small and went away within a short period. Any experience with this product or any other advice to offer?

pickupman66 · May 10, 2013

It is feeding off the nitrates and phosphates enough to keep your tests low. run teh lights off for a day or two and then see what they read.

Dowtish · May 10, 2013

I would try adding some Microbacter 7 or Microbe Lift 'special blend'. Ive had better success with the special blend product personally. You can get the special blend at any Petco.

Dowtish · May 12, 2013

Bob-

Maybe you should try this. I dont know anyone personally that has, but have read quite a few threads that said it worked well.

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Neptunus · May 13, 2013

Sluicebox I was getting Cyano with undetectable nitrate and 0.02 ppm Phosphate. I tried everything everyone said and nothing worked. Then I remembered that I never had Cyano before I started running Ecobak. IMO the dust (particually the carbon) from the Ecobak was the fuel source for the Cyano growth. I had to treat the cyano with chemiclean, I did a large waterchange, and have since run the biopellet exhaust basically right into the skimmer. The Cyano basically has not returned since.

SloppyJ · May 13, 2013

I just ran into this problem as well. Turns out my refractometer was way off and my salinity was super low. This caused a cyano bloom in my tank. There are so many factors it will be hard to nail down exactly what it is without trial and error.

NanaReefer · May 13, 2013

What type of water are you using? What test kits are you using? What is the flow like in your tank? How old/new are your lights? Are you over feeding? Are you dosing anything?

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saskbowser · May 16, 2013

Dowtish said:
I would try adding some Microbacter 7 or Microbe Lift 'special blend'. Ive had better success with the special blend product personally. You can get the special blend at any Petco.

Wouldn't MB7 make it worse? Since it's a bottle of nutrients? I'm a noob correct me if I'm wrong.