is this normal
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Coralreefer1
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Not normal unless your nutrient levels and water parameters are out of whack. Use a turkey blaster and or a fish net and remove that from your tank. Do some frequent water changes, add phosphate and carbon, cut back on feeding and reduce lighting duration. These will help somewhat...
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The tank is 8 months old. Ugly stage has passed"Normal" in the sense that it is part of the tank cycle. What are your water parameters? That will help other members troubleshoot to find the source and then hopefully eliminate it
cracker
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Hey, Big B my tank is years old & I still get outbreaks of cyano. Could you do lights out of as long as possible ? That helps me plus removing what Ya can & get a" little" ( Po4, maybe No3 if not there .) nutrients in there . I'm no expert but this has worked for me .
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Erica-Renee
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Please if you have not done so already , Do not treat this with chemicals. Prepare a Very Large water change around 40 to 50 % Remove the water from the tank using a vinyl hose and siphon it into a bucket using the end of the hose go along all the rock work and surface of the sand bed and physically remove as much of the Bacteria as you can without disturbing it. scrubbing it off the rocks only spreads it. Add .50 micron filter pad in your sump or aquarium filter system and be prepared to change it out each day . Lower your light intensity and On time. Repeat this every other day until after its all gone.. Once its no longer visible do one more big water change .
Now once you have it gone slowly raise the light intensity to where it needs to be which is likely lower then you had it . Lower feeding habbits and Keep up a good water testing and change regime . Cyano is a natural occurrence in any tank and we all prob have some or have had this happen. Treating it with chemicals only puts you on a Dependency of them . Being lazy and taking a pill to lower your blood pressure does not solve the issue it only treats the symptoms . This applies to our Aquarium systems put in the work and you will benefit the rewards ..
Now once you have it gone slowly raise the light intensity to where it needs to be which is likely lower then you had it . Lower feeding habbits and Keep up a good water testing and change regime . Cyano is a natural occurrence in any tank and we all prob have some or have had this happen. Treating it with chemicals only puts you on a Dependency of them . Being lazy and taking a pill to lower your blood pressure does not solve the issue it only treats the symptoms . This applies to our Aquarium systems put in the work and you will benefit the rewards ..
MnFish1
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I agree with this in general. Lowering light is IMHO not a good idea (especially with corals). There is nothing 'wrong' with using a chemical - what is the difference really between using a 'chemical' and multiple water changes? Because after using the chemical - its easlily removed with carbon - and a water change is also used?
FWIW, The times I have had problems with Cyano have been after some 'problem' - a new coral that died, etc. Siphoning works and water changes work - But - I have used chemiclean 2 x in 10 years - and after 2 days - the cyano is gone - and water is changed - and it doesn't come back. With much less hassle and work.
Your method may be great for a 30 Gallon tank - but with a 150 Gallon tank preparing multiple 75 Gallon water changes every other day - is costly, time consuming etc (isn't it?). Certainly if the problem is poor preventive maintaince - that should be fixed rather than using a chemical
MnFish1
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By the way - to answer your question - that amount of cyano does not seem 'normal' unless there is a problem in the tank.this tank is about 8-9 months old is this normal?
