Cyano?

pickupman66 · Oct 7, 2013

I am thinking this is Cyano. it is stringyer than other Cyano I have had. this is in my 5 gallon pico tank at the office. last test was the nitrates were 20 and phosphate was .05 on my hanna checker. LIghting is 18 3 watt LED. the tank is just over a month in setup but the rock was in my 180. it is just plain old NASTY.

Tahoe61 · Oct 7, 2013

That looks like Dino to me, stringy with bubbles.

pickupman66 · Oct 9, 2013

Tahoe61, I am thinking you are correct in that assessment. I treated with Chemiclean and while the diminished, they didnt go away. did a 48 hour Chemiclean treatment. then a 50% water change. today I am starting a 2x daily dosage of H2O2 3%. if I dont see results from that in a few days, Ill have to go lights out and cover my tank with a box.

Reefing Madness · Oct 9, 2013

Tahoe61 said:
That looks like Dino to me, stringy with bubbles.

Agreed

beaslbob · Oct 9, 2013

pickupman66 said:
Tahoe61, I am thinking you are correct in that assessment. I treated with Chemiclean and while the diminished, they didnt go away. did a 48 hour Chemiclean treatment. then a 50% water change. today I am starting a 2x daily dosage of H2O2 3%. if I dont see results from that in a few days, Ill have to go lights out and cover my tank with a box.

+1

I think killing the lights and suspending feeding will clear this up in less than a week.

Then resume with less lighting and feeding and adjust so it stays away.

my .02