My tank has been getting this red cyano bacteria on the rocks. Tried chemiclean and I still have some but it’ll come right back. Could it be lack of flow? I have a icecap 2 k gyre and 1-800 gph and a hydor koralia.
Lack of flow?
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HudsonReefer2.0
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I see the tang police knockin on the door soon. Lol. More flow couldn’t hurt I guess. What’s tank parameters?
HudsonReefer2.0
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All good. Ur reef. Bump calcium and drop the po4. Better to be under or at.1. What kits? . Also need ph? 8.0 or better? Salinity? Temp?
HudsonReefer2.0
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Need a ph bro.
HudsonReefer2.0
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What kits u use?
HudsonReefer2.0
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Ok.
trietnguyen000
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I think that increasing flow definitely help. As it did significantly for me recently when I had an outbreak. After the outbreak I just happen to upgrade to the MP10s and that helped so much. My outbreak was due to me dosing nitrate too aggressively. So the short answer from my limited experience is yes. But the problem was also that I was putting into the tank too much nitrate too fast and pushed things out of balance.
My point is you may want to see if your nutrients input and output having issues since I’m assuming your flow rate/pattern have not changed.
I don’t think solely improving flow alone would stop it if the nutrients continue to be out of balanced.
My point is you may want to see if your nutrients input and output having issues since I’m assuming your flow rate/pattern have not changed.
I don’t think solely improving flow alone would stop it if the nutrients continue to be out of balanced.
SlugSnorter
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you can try yeah, dont go crazy, just very gradually increase it over a day or two
trietnguyen000
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Hey did you beat the cyano? I finally got mine all gone and able to stabilize nitrate: 11-13 and phos: 0.08!
I did weekly water changes and vacuum every other day. Added bacter7 for a couple of days and then I think the biggest help was dosing Phyto!
I did weekly water changes and vacuum every other day. Added bacter7 for a couple of days and then I think the biggest help was dosing Phyto!
thatmanMIKEson
Reefing ain't easy$
What's that picture
What's your build thread just a picture?
trietnguyen000
Active Member
Just my nano lps tank sir
thatmanMIKEson
Reefing ain't easy$
Oh I see that it looks very nice I didn't quote that, very nice display though I like it, I like the flowing of lps corals but I have a hard time with them.
trietnguyen000
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trietnguyen000
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Are you able to see it? Video didn’t show up for me.
