Do i have a problem?

[Roy 9121]

Is this cryanobactria? If not, what is it, And how do i clear it up?

 

[smoke]

Are you using rodi?

 

[Roy 9121]

I was just using filtered water, but just change to rodi. Is that what caused this? How do i clear out up?

 

[ahiggins]

Cyano is introduced into the system on a frag or rocks. Get a close up shot. Is there trapped bubbles under? Does it blow off easy with a turkey baster?

 

[ahiggins]

As I zoomed ( forgot I could do that hahahaha) it does look like Cyanobacteria. Get some chemiclean and treat the tank. It will cure it. Just make sure that if you have any living things, you use an air stone. It depletes the dissolved oxygen in the water. It was safe for my nems and inverts and all fish.

 

[smoke]

I would only use rodi water. It will really help with your tank

 

[ahiggins]

Agreed but that is neither here nor there for cyano.
It's an easy thing to get rid of with chemiclean (and I'm one of those people who doesn't add chemicals for problems)

 

[Nick92515]

After the chemi clean, just try to make sure your nutrients are in check. This goes for any algae really. Finding the balance is key.

 

[Current107]

Looks like Cyano to me. Not the end of the world and pretty easy to take care of. Usually caused by using tap or poor RODI water that isn't fully purified, poor supplements, poor flow or nutrients (Phosphates). I have used Chemi Clean in almost all my reef tanks at one point or another. Works well and never had it effect anything. I won't run a tank without some on hand.

 

[Roy 9121]

As I zoomed ( forgot I could do that hahahaha) it does look like Cyanobacteria. Get some chemiclean and treat the tank. It will cure it. Just make sure that if you have any living things, you use an air stone. It depletes the dissolved oxygen in the water. It was safe for my nems and inverts and all fish.

I just put a new birds nest coral in my tank. Should i wait a couple days. Will it be able to handle the treatment?

 

[Nick92515]

Just take the skimmer cup off for a few days...

 

[Roy 9121]

Do i need to set up an air pump?

 

[Nick92515]

Just open up the skimmer and let it flow over. That should be sufficient oxygen

 

[Roy 9121]

I already have blue vet RX Redcyano RX, and some precision solutions cyano solution. Can i use one of those? Or does it have to be chemiclean?

 

[wkscott]

Wait before trying chemi-clean or any other treatment. No one here can tell just from the pictures if this is actually cyanobacteria. Cyanobacteria and spirulina look almost identical to the naked eye, but the treatments are different. There is a simple test you can do to find out which you have:

Remove a sample of the whatever it is and put it in a clear cup of aquarium water. Add 3ml of hydrogen peroxide (HO2O) to the cup and swirl it around.
Let this just sit for 24 hours.
If the water starts to turn pinkish-red,
You have cyanobacteria.
If the water does not change color then you have spirulina. Chemi-clean and Redcyano RX will have no effect on Spirulina.
This is one reason that some hobbyists can't seem to clear up their "cyano." The are treating the wrong issue.

 

[Roy 9121]

What do i do if it's spirulina?

 

[wkscott]

Hopefully you have cyano and you can simply use a commercial cyano remover. Thankfully I've never had spirulina so I don't know how to treat it. I just know that it involves using hydrogen peroxide and it can be very labor intensive to remove it.

 

[ahiggins]

I just put a new birds nest coral in my tank. Should i wait a couple days. Will it be able to handle the treatment?

absolutely it will be just fine

 

[ReefTalk]

Ya use RO water, the Red Sea slime remover worked for me very well. Also clean those rocks ,and siphon the red slime off of the sand. That is definitely red slime, (Cyanobacteria) here is a link of how I got rid of it.

 

[Roy 9121]

Should i be running a UV sterilizer?