So I've had a little cyano problem for about 2 weeks now and I'm trying to beat it without chemiclean.. I've got a 29 gallon biocube... AI prime hd led lights, I've also got 2 koralia hydor powerheads for flow. I've been using microbacter 7 for a few days and plan to continue for the recommended 2 weeks. I'm going to do a 72 hour blackout in a few days as well. I've Also got a protein skimmer on the way... does anyone have any tips or advice that you can give me on this. I'd really like to beat this stuff without chemicals.. I will say that it seems to be getting a little better since I put my AI prime hd on (it had the stock compact fluorescent lights and hood when the cyano started).. thanks in advance for the help
Trying to beat cyano..
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Cool, I've got an eshopps skimmer coming in the mail... I'm hoping that microbacter 7, manual removal and a skimmer will do the job
Cyano can be a pain to get rid of. My bit of advice, don't even put the skimmer in until you've done at least 3 significant water changes to flush out the chemiclean. Even after that your new skimmer is going to overflow for a couple of weeks.
The chemi-clean has altered your tanks balance. Cyano is going to have a easy time growing for a while until something else can use up your nutrients or grow enough to block its light. Siphon it out over and over and most of it will go away over time.
I wish you'd run this method on your biocube, we claim it will stop all cyano simply because you have a smaller tank and can clean it correctly. free, chemical free cyano curing for pages:
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if you did the work we'd link your thread among the many. I cannot recall a time where a biocube failed to be cured using this method of simple deep cleaning with no recycle.
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if you did the work we'd link your thread among the many. I cannot recall a time where a biocube failed to be cured using this method of simple deep cleaning with no recycle.
I would first start by making sure you are doing effective water changes. You know, vacuuming the sand, mixing up everything before, etc.
There isn't any need to remove the sand, in my opinion. Just start proper maintenance and you'll see quick improvement.
You could also post your parameters, and/or a photo of the system so people can get a better idea of what is going on.
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Low light and water changes (siphoning cyano from sand and replenishing water removed) and skimming will eradicate it for you
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I haven't used any chemiclean... I'm going to try to not use it..I can tell that it's getting better..I always do religious water changes. I'm beginning to think that maybe my nitrates may be coming from the middle chamber of my biocube where there are bio balls... there's not a whole lot of debris on them but I can see a little bit towards the bottom. I'd like to clean the bioballs but I'm a little nervous about it though because I've heard of people talking tank crashes after cleaning bioballs.
