Just beat dino, is this cyano?

[Jake_the_reefer]

So in my 20g I just beat dinoflagellates using the dirty method peroxide and uv. Algae is now starting to grow in my tank because I let nutrience build up and I am slowly trying to lower it.
However on my sand against the glass I notice a red spot that looks like it could be cyano. It's also under my sandbed against the glass and on a rock in one location.
What would be my best course of action to beat it? I beat it in my 10g with one round of chemiclean and that was the end of it. I would like to avoid chemicals this time around but I need this junk gone.

 

[Pdash]

Yep, cyano. Why do you need it gone so bad? Parameters? Imo cyano does better relative to other algae with highish point of sale and lowish nitrate. Could also increase flow in the problem areas, and clean up detritus.

 

[Jake_the_reefer]

Yep, cyano. Why do you need it gone so bad? Parameters? Imo cyano does better relative to other algae with highish point of sale and lowish nitrate. Could also increase flow in the problem areas, and clean up detritus.

Oh I was under the impression cyano was really bad. Unfortunately this is the only low flow area and I keep my mushrooms here. When i increase the flow it blows them everywhere. I have flown for this spot maxed out basically. I can vaccume the cyano out

 

[Pdash]

Oh I was under the impression cyano was really bad. Unfortunately this is the only low flow area and I keep my mushrooms here. When i increase the flow it blows them everywhere. I have flown for this spot maxed out basically. I can vaccume the cyano out

Yeah, if you can't add flow first thing would probably be pulling it out and any detritus its trapped/feeding on. Generally cyano is bad because it can explode and cover your whole tank. If it isn't bothering anything maybe just manually remove it and try and keep that area a bit cleaner. I wouldn't use chemi clean unless it was everywhere.

 

[Jake_the_reefer]

Yeah, if you can't add flow first thing would probably be pulling it out and any detritus its trapped/feeding on. Generally cyano is bad because it can explode and cover your whole tank. If it isn't bothering anything maybe just manually remove it and try and keep that area a bit cleaner. I wouldn't use chemi clean unless it was everywhere.

Yeah I'm avoiding chemicals for a minor outbreak. My 10g was absolutely smothered with the cyano. This was before corals so I had almost no issue using chemiclean in it. I just replaced my skimmer last night because a seaclone isn't reliable enough so I have to wait for this new one to break in.
Water changes help keep cyano down right? I have very elevated nitrates due to the dino cure I'm doing 15% twice a week to lower nutrience and feeding way less. I may need to move my flow because I cant find detritus anywhere which leads me to think it's all being deposited in rockwork

 

[Jake_the_reefer]

One last thing to point out. The cyano could be due to an imbalance in bacteria, my hob fuge was collecting a ton of detritus in the rock rubble so I removed 70% of it and replaced it with fresh marine pure slab lining the bottom cut to size so there isnt room for detritus

 

[Pdash]

One last thing to point out. The cyano could be due to an imbalance in bacteria, my hob fuge was collecting a ton of detritus in the rock rubble so I removed 70% of it and replaced it with fresh marine pure slab lining the bottom cut to size so there isnt room for detritus

This seems likely, just give it time unless it gets worse.

 

[Jake_the_reefer]

This seems likely, just give it time unless it gets worse.

I'm not too worried it's very minor at the moment. Just a little shook from dealing with dino.