MJ1980 Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 I have loads of red all over the top of my sand and has spread all over in a couple of weeks! Any ideas of what it is and how I can remove it? Link to comment
markalot Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Cyanobacteria. Common in a newer tank, can be blown off with a turkey baster. I suggest increasing flow on the sandbed and evaluating if you need to do more water changes. People will recommend chemical treatments to eliminate it. I've heard it can work but be careful. Link to comment
MJ1980 Posted February 26, 2015 Author Share Posted February 26, 2015 Thank you. Is it dangerous? Link to comment
itzju Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Thank you. Is it dangerous? not directly dangerous but can be to corals if you let it spread over them. like Mark said, just blow it off and do some water changes. Link to comment
MJ1980 Posted February 26, 2015 Author Share Posted February 26, 2015 Thank you, much appreciated. ? Link to comment
Tinpanva Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 FWIW - Just my opinion, Cyano is just a natural part of a newer reef being set up. I had it, it drove me crazy because my junk was ugly. It will pass, shorten the amount of time the lights are on, get better flow if you haven't already, and cut down on feeding. Yes, fish should act like they are still hungry, it's all they have to look forward to each day, they want to make the most of it. As mentioned above, blow it off, suck it up, whatever you gotta do. Using chemicals to remove/rid your tank is only a "band-aid" treatment, it's not correcting whatever is causing the issue to begin with. For example, if you're overfeeding (as many many new reefers do) and you treat the tank to remove the cyano, the bad habit is still there, month or two from now, you'll be asking how to remove the green hair algae from your tank because you're still over feeding. Be patient young padawan, sharpen your husbandry skills, this to shall pass. Link to comment
MJ1980 Posted February 26, 2015 Author Share Posted February 26, 2015 Thank you very much, this is great info. ?? Link to comment
afyounie Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 I found that cycling with the lights off helped keep the amount of nuisance algae down. Once the cycle was done, I turned on the lights and added a CUC soon afterwards. Helped me avoid the nasty cyano phase for the most part. Link to comment
MJ1980 Posted February 26, 2015 Author Share Posted February 26, 2015 Sorry to sound dumb, but what is CUC? Clean up crew lol ? Thank you ✌️ Link to comment
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