Really big algae bloom

[Mpratt1990]

I am having a really hard time getting this red algae to stop growing everywhere. I have been doing water changes to try and help. I just reduced my lights daily. I even added carbon to help.

Any other ideas that can help me without adding chemicals to my tank? I have a clam that I was told not to add chemicals cuz it will affect him.

Please any help would be awesome.

thank you

 

[AZMSGT]

That red looks like Cyano to me. Increased flow helps also when desperate Chemiclean will wipe it out.

Good article here:

https://www.liveaquaria.com/article/2/?aid=2

 

[Mpratt1990]

That red looks like Cyano to me. Increased flow helps also when desperate Chemiclean will wipe it out.

Good article here:

https://www.liveaquaria.com/article/2/?aid=2

Thank you I’ll look into that and read about it

 

[NS Mike D]

The live aquaria is a decent article but it focuses solely on high NO3 & PO4. In this thread, among other things, they mention the situation of absence of NO3 with PO4 present. So it's very important, using reliable test kits (not API) to know the level of NO3 and PO4 before embarking on a cyano strategy.

Cyano is ever present and no one really knows for sure what causes it it to precipitate out of the water column and form mats. We do know there is a correlation with high NO3 and PO4 and with low to no NO3 with PO4 around.

What are the root causes of Cyano?

Hello All, I am curious what are the root causes of cyano. I have zero experience with it in my aquaria... *knocks on wood*. I want to avoid creating an aquarium environment that fosters the growth of cyano for the future.

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