Cyanobacteria help

[reefrookie379]

Hello all,

I have cyano all over my sand bed. Not sure what is causing it as my parameters seem just fine.

nitrates = 0
Phosphates = .04
Calcium =390
Alk = 10.3

 

[CasperOe]

Hello all,

I have cyano all over my sand bed. Not sure what is causing it as my parameters seem just fine.

nitrates = 0
Phosphates = .04
Calcium =390
Alk = 10.3

How old os your tank?

 

[Spare time]

I would up the nitrates (not by amino acid dosing in this case).

 

[Jekyl]

White light pics?

 

[CasperOe]

I would check your tank temperature, too warm water breads cyano faster..

Also, increse your flow and consider reducing your lighting period until you're on top of things!

 

[reefrookie379]

How old os your tank?

9 months old. I set my tank up April 24th 2022.

 

[reefrookie379]

I would check your tank temperature, too warm water breads cyano faster..

Also, increse your flow and consider reducing your lighting period until you're on top of things!

79.3 degrees. I have two return heads, one from each side of central overflow. Also have a power head on each side of my tank. Photo period is 2pm to 11pm with a two hour ramp up and two hour cool down. Run at 60 percent from 4 pm to 9 pm.

 

[reefrookie379]

White light pics?

I can get some one here in about 30 mins. Have the wife take some and send it to me.

 

[Jekyl]

Cyano happens from swings usually. Manual removal, stabilize things, get nitrate above 0, dose live phyto. Also a method out there dosing peroxide, but haven't used it myself.

 

[reefrookie379]

I would up the nitrates (not by amino acid dosing in this case).

I dose PNS Pro Bio from Algae Barn everyday with my phytoplankton .. not sure if that could have an affect.

 

[brandon429]

how many gallons is the tank

 

[reefrookie379]

how many gallons is the tank

110 gallon system.

 

[reefrookie379]

White light pics?

 

[brandon429]

I'm always perpetually fishing for someone to tell me they have a cyano nano, so we can rip clean it and get after pics of a perfect reef in one day. not practical for large tanks/but I gotta keep fishin to find the work jobs

 

[Jekyl]

@vetteguy53081 thoughts? With nitrate being zero I'm not good at identifying.

 

[vetteguy53081]

These are dinoflagellates and often in play with zero nitrates and phosphates which are not actual cause but by the time you see them, the dino has consumed them why you see zero readings and have already progressed. This occurs in biologically deficient tanks why you add bacteria to fight the bad bacteria feeding them.
Adding nitrate and Phosphate only feeds them more why I never recommend to add any. You can turn off lights and run a UV which has no time period until remission , but I recommend:
Whether ostreo or amphi- this works:
Prepare by starting by blowing this stuff loose with a turkey baster and siphon up loose particles. Turn lights off (at least white and run blue at 10-15% IF you have light dependent corals) for 5 days and at night dose 1ml of 3% hydrogen peroxide per 10 gallons for all 5 nights. If you dont have light dependent coral- turn all lights off. During the day dose 1ml of liquid bacteria (such as micro bacter 7 or XLM) per 10 gallons. Clean filters daily and DO NOT FEED CORAL FOODS OR ADD NOPOX
You can fish fish as normal and if blackout, ambient light in room will work for them

 

[Spare time]

I dose PNS Pro Bio from Algae Barn everyday with my phytoplankton .. not sure if that could have an affect.

I'd still raise the nitrates while still dosing those. Maybe dose it or feed the fish a bit more without raising phosphate

 

[reefrookie379]

These are dinoflagellates and often in play with zero nitrates and phosphates which are not actual cause but by the time you see them, the dino has consumed them why you see zero readings and have already progressed. This occurs in biologically deficient tanks why you add bacteria to fight the bad bacteria feeding them.
Adding nitrate and Phosphate only feeds them more why I never recommend to add any. You can turn off lights and run a UV which has no time period until remission , but I recommend:
Whether ostreo or amphi- this works:
Prepare by starting by blowing this stuff loose with a turkey baster and siphon up loose particles. Turn lights off (at least white and run blue at 10-15% IF you have light dependent corals) for 5 days and at night dose 1ml of 3% hydrogen peroxide per 10 gallons for all 5 nights. If you dont have light dependent coral- turn all lights off. During the day dose 1ml of liquid bacteria (such as micro bacter 7 or XLM) per 10 gallons. Clean filters daily and DO NOT FEED CORAL FOODS OR ADD NOPOX
You can fish fish as normal and if blackout, ambient light in room will work for them

Thank you very much for your help. Much appreciated.

 

[taricha]

Agree that the color of the red stuff down in the sand (probably really cyano) makes the brown stuff on the surface more clearly dino coloration.

 

[Redfoxtang]

Read through this article. Stuff works great and it’s helped me in the past!

Extreme Water Clarity and Cyano Eradication, Made Easy!

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