Cyanobacteria problem.. help

Angelo Fatica · Jul 3, 2017

angminsoon said:
Bottled water ? Just ensure tds is zero

It is, it's in gallon jugs. Can't afford rodi atm

Angelo Fatica · Jul 3, 2017

saltyfilmfolks said:
Bottled water won't be zero tds. Minerals are added for flavor. I've seen some tanks do ok on bottled water and some that don't. IMO it's a 50/50.

No it's literal distilled gallons of water

Angelo Fatica · Jul 3, 2017

xjiang7 said:
Definitely get a skimmer. Red slime can feed on organics if you see lots of them that's probably what's going on. Try to syphon them out during water change and replace your active carbon more frequently

I'm looking at my lfs for a nano, they have a nice one for like 100 bucks

saltyfilmfolks · Jul 3, 2017

Angelo Fatica said:
No it's literal distilled gallons of water

Yes. I understand.
It's 50/50.
I work on a lot of water probs here.

It may not be the cause as well

Angelo Fatica · Jul 3, 2017

Guys I bought a deslimer powder and used it. I'll post pics tomorrow to show results. It's a pretty nice one that works well, saw it on brstv

Bruce Burnett · Jul 4, 2017

saltyfilmfolks said:
Bottled water won't be zero tds. Minerals are added for flavor. I've seen some tanks do ok on bottled water and some that don't. IMO it's a 50/50.

if it is truly distilled and not drinking water then nothing added back in.

saltyfilmfolks · Jul 4, 2017

Bruce Burnett said:
if it is truly distilled and not drinking water then nothing added back in.

I'm just calling them as I've seen them.
Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't.

Bruce Burnett · Jul 4, 2017

saltyfilmfolks said:
I'm just calling them as I've seen them.
Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't.

I know sometimes it says distilled drinking water which would have minerals added back in. On a 20 gallon tank I would start by doing frequent water changes and sucking out as much as I can. He should also use and keep changing chemi pure elite as it has gfo. I know a lot of people say more flow but it can grow even on power heads. If that does not work then Boyds Chemi-clean using an air stone. Then major water changes. I have bare bottom 250 gallon and still got it. Vibrant seemed to make it worse. Used hydrogen peroxide and it did not help and finally went with ChemiClean at 1.5 times dose. I still get a touch here and there waiting on an ATS to be delivered, I stopped bio-pellets and GFO as I could not get any readings on nitrates or phosphates. I have no algae in my tank and can go over a week without cleaning the glass but still get some cyano.

Angelo Fatica · Jul 4, 2017

Bruce Burnett said:
I know sometimes it says distilled drinking water which would have minerals added back in. On a 20 gallon tank I would start by doing frequent water changes and sucking out as much as I can. He should also use and keep changing chemi pure elite as it has gfo. I know a lot of people say more flow but it can grow even on power heads. If that does not work then Boyds Chemi-clean using an air stone. Then major water changes. I have bare bottom 250 gallon and still got it. Vibrant seemed to make it worse. Used hydrogen peroxide and it did not help and finally went with ChemiClean at 1.5 times dose. I still get a touch here and there waiting on an ATS to be delivered, I stopped bio-pellets and GFO as I could not get any readings on nitrates or phosphates. I have no algae in my tank and can go over a week without cleaning the glass but still get some cyano.

I tried red slime remover earlier, I'll post pictures to update what the effect is. I don't have chemi in there anymore but I use carbon still which is replaced every other week or so

xjiang7 · Jul 4, 2017

Angelo Fatica said:
I'm looking at my lfs for a nano, they have a nice one for like 100 bucks

For a 20 gallon, innovative Marine has good skimmer.
http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/auqa-...-marine.html?gclid=CMKQnr-379QCFdBbhgod1t0LSg

Jimmyneptune · Jul 4, 2017

Angelo Fatica said:
Yeah I have one nano powerhead and two return flows blowing the tank I was thinking about picking up another koralia to circulate more I'm just worried that it will be too much for the tank I don't want to stress the corals out or blow them so much they don't open

You need more flow. You have something maybe extra organic feeding the red slime and until they are used up it will keep coming back. You can try manual extraction by scrapping or using a turkey Baster blasted on slime and using a mesh net to catch red slime.
You have some nice looking corals it may be time to be looking for an upgrade to a larger tank with a sump.

Jimmyneptune · Jul 4, 2017

+1 bare bottom and no more redslime.

denbf58 · Jul 5, 2017

do a water change siphon off what you can then do lights out 3 days start your lighting off with a short photo, period to let corals adjust to lighting

Angelo Fatica · Jul 9, 2017

Just wanted to let you guys know the problem has been solved for now. I'll post pictures tomorrow. Thursday I'm gonna buy a nano skimmer for my nano tank.

jrwoltman · Jul 9, 2017

Angelo Fatica said:
I really want one but I can't decide on a nano, I don't want to spend the money and not like it. That's usually my biggest problem with this hobby [emoji23]. Any suggestions?

This is what I use in my Biocube 29. Love it and it works great.

https://www.amazon.com/Coralife-BioCube-Protein-Skimmer-Aquarium/dp/B00C2DBFX4

Angelo Fatica · Jul 9, 2017

jrwoltman said:
This is what I use in my Biocube 29. Love it and it works great.

https://www.amazon.com/Coralife-BioCube-Protein-Skimmer-Aquarium/dp/B00C2DBFX4

I have one in mind from my lfs, if I don't like how it turns out I'll return it and check that one out