Uv sterilizer

[CubanHogFish]

Ok so im getting uv light emperor aquatic 40 watt for my 125g dt question i have is would this help me with cyano ive tried everything in my power except chemicals i believe that if i do t fix the problem chemical are just a temp. Bandaid anyhow ive done water changes out the ying yang cut back on feeding and lighting and at one point it burned off for about a week them boooommm back again i feed every other day and i have 2 skimmers in sump i test phosphorus and nitrate everything looks good but dang cyano back again

 

[sa6hir]

Ok so im getting uv light emperor aquatic 40 watt for my 125g dt question i have is would this help me with cyano ive tried everything in my power except chemicals i believe that if i do t fix the problem chemical are just a temp. Bandaid anyhow ive done water changes out the ying yang cut back on feeding and lighting and at one point it burned off for about a week them boooommm back again i feed every other day and i have 2 skimmers in sump i test phosphorus and nitrate everything looks good but dang cyano back again

Have you tried to syphoning it out? I had the worst case of cyno so I decided to syphon it out everyday for a week and it never came back. I know it's a lot of water change I have 220g set up and if I remember I think I did a 50/75 litres water change a day. But it was worth it. If you decide to go this route then remember to turn your power heads off first.

 

[jpcrash1]

I don't like chems either, but I could not take it anymore and used chemclean . It was gone in three days and never came back.I. did not have any side affects, except skimmer going crazy afterwards for a few days.

 

[mtraylor]

I don't have that nice of a UV sterilizer on my 255, but it will not stop Cyano. At least my 36w turbotwist will not.

If you have cyano. This is what I do.
1. Stop dosing/adding any vitamin or nutrient to the tank that you are supplementing. This does not include your minerals....calcium, magnesium, etc.
2. Increase flow and decrease phosphates.
3. Scrub cyano off everything everyday.

 

[mtraylor]

Oh, its a long battle but you will win.

 

[Maritimer]

Recently had a pretty bad outbreak (of what I believe was the "Spirulina" variety) in my 65. Ran my two Gyres (XF-150 & 250) at full blast in fwd/reverse mode for a month - now if that's not enough flow in a 65 to slow cyano, I don't know what is - but to little effect. I did notice that there would be more of the stuff in the evening than in the morning, so shut off the light for three days.

That was three weeks ago, and knock wood - but I haven't seen the mats since.

~Bruce

 

[Dogtown]

There is no silver bullet but high water flow is part of your solution.

 

[CubanHogFish]

Pretty much ive tried all that including raising and syphoning it flow i have 2 wav pumps from neptune those things are monsters and if i go any higher in flow i will have a sand storm dont dose any supplement except for alk. Cal. Ive been in this hobby for 3 years now and ive never seen it to now smh