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Hi im reading the benefit of this product and there is one line that i dont understant what it really mean ("Limits availability of pre-existing phosphate to undesirable forms of algae and cyanobacteria"). Is it mean less phosphate and more cyano or less on both of them. I have cyano now in my tank i guess from red sea nopox that i dose. My friend recommended me this product to control the cyano
 
It means that it reduces phosphate which algae and cyanobacteria need to grow. Reduce phosphate = reduce cyano
 
It's not likely to have a major, negative, impact on algae or cyanobacteria growth. Even if we assume the product actually contains living bacteria, those bacteria would have to compete with the resident organisms for the same nutrients. (nitrate/phosphate) Your tank all ready contains the microbes described on the label of this product. Based on the conditions of your system, you will only be able to support a given number of these microbes. Adding more than your system can support will simply cause some to die. When dead bacteria, or any organic waste, rots, it releases nitrate and phosphate. He even claims that his product "enhances the rate of organic waste degradation." Which means it speeds up the rate of nitrate and phosphate production. When nitrate and phosphate levels rise, organisms like algae and cyano can grow more rapidly. IMHO, adding this product has a much higher likelihood of increasing your cyano problem. Not curing it.
 
I don't think the product will hurt your system or cause an increase in cyano - but I don't think it's a solution to the problem. Have you tried increasing your flow throughout your system? that is one way to reduce cyano.
 
I don't think the product will hurt your system or cause an increase in cyano - but I don't think it's a solution to the problem. Have you tried increasing your flow throughout your system? that is one way to reduce cyano.

I have twi jebao rw15 on opposite side and two wp25 on the back glass. Still has cyano
 

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