Noob question
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Eckolancer
LED GURU
Cyano it's not good in home tank but helps in the wild. If you have corals it will smother them and kill them. If no corals it aids in adding O2 from what I've read.
jent
Active Member
The best way to combat cyano is good flow. How much do you have now? Where is it directed? Looks like you need more towards the sandbed.
There are chemical methods as well, but if you don't address the root cause it will only come back.
There are chemical methods as well, but if you don't address the root cause it will only come back.
kacrocorals581
Gotta have that acro
chemiclean
Eckolancer
LED GURU
+1
Flow is not true as I have some in my tank that literally blows in the flow.
gpwdr
Well-Known Member
You can siphon the cya-no bacterium off the sand. It's part of the long process of the tank cycling. Just try to keep the water parameters stable.
gene
saltyphish
Certified Sand Groomer
While some people have had success with increased flow most do not. There is a bigger problem causing your cyano. Could be excess nutrients in the water from to much feeding, too high of a bioload, or your water source. Make sure you are using ro/di water with a tds reading of 0. I have used chemiclean with success while increased flow did nothing for me. If you use chemiclean make sure you follow the directions exactly, especially aerating the tank. That stuff can drop your oxygen levels down too low for fish and other critters.
Wiz
2500 Club Member
+1 on the flow. along with nutrient export. If you have high nutrients the flow will not eliminate it. But it is much harder for it to take hold with a good flow. Also +1 on the chemicals being a poor way to deal with it. I use to use red slime remover which works quite well. But it will come back unless you deal with the nutrients and flow. that's my opinion
saltyphish
Certified Sand Groomer
What is your tds reading of the ro water? Even a tds reading of 001 is bad. Also I would test the nutrient levels from the sea water before next use. I'm guessing one of these 2 things is your source.
