Myclang
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I bit the bullet.been battling cyano for 8 months.gonna dose it tomm then do a water change wed.any tips?
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Jucksta
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I'm wondering the same thing. I have it going in my newly set up refugium. I always have treated cyano with antibiotics but both supplies I have say not to use it in a reef tank.
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Myclang
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says on the box that it's safe for reefs, inverts, etc etc....
Alexchristi15
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Keep posted how it turns out because I have the same problem.
Jucksta
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In the past I've mixed the powder into a small squirt bottle or large syringe and target areas of growth. I've learned not to try to remove smaller sections since it gets all over.
deneed4spd
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Tried it. Got rid of some but it came back. Doing weekly water changes and blowing off rocks and lowering lights helped more
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It would be nice if you could post before and after pictures so we can all see how well it works for you
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Myclang
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Lol gladly.ill show you bad it is tomm before i dose
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It's not really worth it IMO... Slime removed is essentially an antibiotic and it will have an effect on your beneficial bacteria population. A three day lights out once every month for a few consecutive months will solve the problem.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2279039
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2279039
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patrick siverson
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i did it on my last tank a 29gal i had,nems,sps,lps,zoas etc it worked good lost nothing. i just did a big WC a day before and another 48 hours after.
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Myclang
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Have had cyano since day one of the tank being set up a year ago.ive done lights out,feed every 3 to 4 days,i run a skimmer on a 54 rated for 180 gallon aquarium,return pump and skimmer runming at exact flow rate, ive used pounds of gfo, done carbon to improve filtration, 100% water change in a week, and enough power heads in all 3 corners to create whirlwind of sand.also 30 nasaurius snails and 5 bristle stars, 0 tds ro water.....not sure what else besides good ol chemicals and then reintroducing gfo is going to be better.
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patrick siverson
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worked good for me. and will be useing it on my other tank.
I hope the following isn't too long . . .
I had a vicious bout of cyano in my biocube a few months ago. Lasted maybe 2 months before I kicked it. I tried:
reduced photo period to 6hrs/day
72hr blackout (wrapped the tank in 3 layers of paper grocery bags)- cyano back in 3 days
Spot treated with H2O2- back in a couple days
Dosed whole tank with H202- only pissed off some zoos
Tried 2 red slime products (ultralife and one other)- no effect
No feeding (I had no fish at the time)
Manual removal
50% water changes twice a week
Every time I got it all out, it was back in less than a week.
What solved it (I guess; this was not a controlled experiment) was pH, dKH, and O2.
My pH and dKH were a little low (pH not something I test for as frequently as other things), so I got a reef buffer and buffered every day. I even added a little Kalk some evenings to keep pH up over night. I added an air pump in one of the back chambers in an attempt to boost dissolved oxygen levels and increase the water's buffereing capacity.
When I followed up with manual removal using an airline tubing siphon, it never came back.
I have a 10hr photoperiod, feed daily, and the tank receives strong natural sunlight twice a day.
I had a vicious bout of cyano in my biocube a few months ago. Lasted maybe 2 months before I kicked it. I tried:
reduced photo period to 6hrs/day
72hr blackout (wrapped the tank in 3 layers of paper grocery bags)- cyano back in 3 days
Spot treated with H2O2- back in a couple days
Dosed whole tank with H202- only pissed off some zoos
Tried 2 red slime products (ultralife and one other)- no effect
No feeding (I had no fish at the time)
Manual removal
50% water changes twice a week
Every time I got it all out, it was back in less than a week.
What solved it (I guess; this was not a controlled experiment) was pH, dKH, and O2.
My pH and dKH were a little low (pH not something I test for as frequently as other things), so I got a reef buffer and buffered every day. I even added a little Kalk some evenings to keep pH up over night. I added an air pump in one of the back chambers in an attempt to boost dissolved oxygen levels and increase the water's buffereing capacity.
When I followed up with manual removal using an airline tubing siphon, it never came back.
I have a 10hr photoperiod, feed daily, and the tank receives strong natural sunlight twice a day.
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Myclang
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Huh....thats actually what i had asked about last week. I had noticed my ph is at 8.2 but dkh was 7.. now i added just the alk portion of my 2 part to raise it up.i wonder if doing a buffer would be better? Again ive mentioned im not one for chemicals but i do feel i have no choice ... you think ph buffer would be best to try?
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I used it along with a lights out. Followed directions perfect and when I was do e everything was gone, stepped up my game on water changes and skimming etc after didn't come back and nothing died.
I have used red slime remover several times on multiple tanks. It works great, you just have to dose it twice. I usually did the doses a little stronger than indicated.
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Myclang
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So a bit of an update. I removed and replaced my cap 2200 return pump so I can soak and clean the other. Shortened the poly return line for better flow. I did a 30% water change. Siphoned cyano out of sand bed. I also put in a maxijet 900 for an additional flow. I did a dosing of red slime remover. Took my skimmer off line and to help oxygenate the water, I removed a portion of supply pipe to sump to create a waterfall effect. The lights are off for the next 3 days. And in 48 hours I will be doing another 20% wc. At that point I will decide if I should dose a final treatment of red slime remover.
This is probably the most aggressive I've ever have had to be for cyano in the past 10 years I've been in the hobby. Really didn't want to go down this road of using chemicals, but I felt this was the only way I was going to win this battle. Never once have I strayed from a weekly 20% water change. Have used turkey baster a couple times a week to no avail. Since the cyano has ONLY been on the sandbed my theory is there's some sort of silicates, and or phosphates trapped in the sand. Somethings leaching out and that's the reason I've been battling this since day 1 of setting up the tank.
Once treatment is complete I would like to add just a bit of GFO, and replace that little bit weekly/bi weekly to outcompete any remaining P04.
Pics attached are before water change and dosing. The other is right after dosing slime remover and turning off lights
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This is probably the most aggressive I've ever have had to be for cyano in the past 10 years I've been in the hobby. Really didn't want to go down this road of using chemicals, but I felt this was the only way I was going to win this battle. Never once have I strayed from a weekly 20% water change. Have used turkey baster a couple times a week to no avail. Since the cyano has ONLY been on the sandbed my theory is there's some sort of silicates, and or phosphates trapped in the sand. Somethings leaching out and that's the reason I've been battling this since day 1 of setting up the tank.
Once treatment is complete I would like to add just a bit of GFO, and replace that little bit weekly/bi weekly to outcompete any remaining P04.
Pics attached are before water change and dosing. The other is right after dosing slime remover and turning off lights
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It may be the picture, but that looks almost like dinoflagellates instead of cyanobacteria.
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Myclang
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I'm fairly confident it's cyano. Bubbles like crazy with the oxygen it's creating. the first pic was only 48 hours after doing a water change this past saturday.
