Cyno algae problem

[Jack biocube 32]

I’ve had my tank (biocube 32) up and running since December. Around three months ago I got hit with horrible cyno. It’s a never ending battle. I’ve trying reducing the time my lights were on full power, reduced feedings, changed foods, got curtains to remove all natural daylight. Any tips on how to remove?

 

[Zer0]

I use chemipure cyano remover at half the recommended dose with great success. Been a month or so now since i used it and ive not had a smidge of cyano come back. If you’re at your wits end, I recommend giving it a try. I added a cheap air pump with an air stone during the 48hr treatment period to add extra gas exchange just in case.

 

[lelandmarine]

Did you use dry rock in the beginning?

 

[Zer0]

Yes I did.

 

[Jack biocube 32]

I use chemipure cyano remover at half the recommended dose with great success. Been a month or so now since i used it and ive not had a smidge of cyano come back. If you’re at your wits end, I recommend giving it a try. I added a cheap air pump with an air stone during the 48hr treatment period to add extra gas exchange just in case.

Thanks, I think I’ll have to take a look at it. Just wondering if it ever effected your corals negatively?

 

[Jack biocube 32]

Did you use dry rock in the beginning?

No, I started out with live rock.

 

[Zer0]

Thanks, I think I’ll have to take a look at it. Just wondering if it ever effected your corals negatively?

Yeah I realized that dry rock question wasn’t for me lol, my bad.

But to answer your question, nope all of my coral stayed the same during and after the treatment, I have sps, lps, and softies. All of them were fine, same with fish and inverts.

 

[reefingaz]

Thanks, I think I’ll have to take a look at it. Just wondering if it ever effected your corals negatively?

I used Chemipure EXACTLY like the instructions say. Add an air pump follow directions. Took out 100% of my Cyano. I have a maxima clam and AUS gold torch among other high end corals and couple anemones. Nothing was hurt and they were not bothered by the treatment.
It was amazing results and I’m sold on chemipure. I was hesitant as I have never been one to add meds to a reef tank. This was a newer nano I set up and Cyano was BAD. It’s been 2 months since treatement ended and it’s all great. Highly recommend it but following directions. No need to half dosage. I did water change and then full treatment with no carbon. Then 25% WC and did second treatment 48 hrs later. Then WC again and Cyano was all gone.

 

[brandon429]

How’d this way turn out, took two hours:

 

[brandon429]

Algae/Cyano Issue Not Improving, Help Please?

Hi all, I have a Red Sea Reefer 250 that has been up and running for 8 months now. My issue is a strange black algae\cyano growth that has plagued me for the last two months+. I have been treating as follows: cleaning gravel twice weekly 20% water changes twice a week Addition of beneficial...

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I claim no other method beats that, any way we measure the outcome


the catch is, it’s only for nano tankers. Large tankers usually won’t disassembly clean, and by usually I mean not including Jon

120 gallon same job

120 gallon rip clean

I’ve decided to perform a rip clean on my 120 with 100% new water. The tank has been running for 5 years and was battling Dino for several months. I used the bacteria method from elegant corals and worked great I haven’t seen Dino in months now. But I tried several other methods including...

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those two disassembly cleaning threads show jobs orders harder than yours would be as a new tank. Those had sps in tow all set in to care for

 

[Zer0]

I did a half dose because I have only have a 10G and I wasn’t really sure about it. Given how successful it was, I would probably do the full recommended dose a second time around, so I agree with reefingaz. You can be conservative if you want though, it won’t do you any harm. Worst case scenario is some cyano goes away and you’ll have to do a second round of treatment.

 

[Jack biocube 32]

Thanks everyone I’ll give it a try for sure