GabaGhoul Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Not sure why but my tank has started to grow some mats of cyano on the sand. Corals are doing well but the cyano is beginning to scare me. Tank parameters are as good as it gets. 24 gallon AP - replaced standard pump with a Azoo 2500 (660gph) Circulation - SEIO powerhead pH - 8.1 - 8.3 Alk - 10.2 Calcium - 430-440 Nitrate - 0-2 PO4 - undetectable SG - 1.025 Temp - 79 (I use a chiller) Salt - Tropic Marin Pro Are there any treatments that are safe on the market or does anyone have any recommendations on a more natural procedure of removing the cyano? Link to comment
aquakevem Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 try to syphon that stuff out and do some water changes. a skimmer will help also i have to get back to you about a product that takes care of it, forgot the name of it Link to comment
ezcompany Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 redslime remover? try adding more flow and replacing your phosphate media. phosphate test kits are inaccurate, even saliferts. Link to comment
GabaGhoul Posted November 22, 2006 Author Share Posted November 22, 2006 try to syphon that stuff out and do some water changes. a skimmer will help also i have to get back to you about a product that takes care of it, forgot the name of it I have a AquaC Remora which pulls tons of gunk and I have siphoned and removed what was there. I also bought some PhosBan but I have not used it yet. I'm wary of using these products because of heard of leaching metals and the such back in the aquarium once saturated. Is there any truth to that? Would you recommend this product? BTW, I do 6 gallon water changes weekly, blow of the rocks daily, use GAC fulltime, use PuraPads from Magnavore and use BIONIC 2-part additives for alk and calc. Link to comment
aquakevem Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 I have a AquaC Remora which pulls tons of gunk and I have siphoned and removed what was there. I also bought some PhosBan but I have not used it yet. I'm wary of using these products because of heard of leaching metals and the such back in the aquarium once saturated. Is there any truth to that? Would you recommend this product? BTW, I do 6 gallon water changes weekly, blow of the rocks daily, use GAC fulltime, use PuraPads from Magnavore and use BIONIC 2-part additives for alk and calc. i dont know much about phosban how long have you had this problem? i used to have the same problem until i turned on my skimmer, cleared in a week Link to comment
directional Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 I baught some rock with Cyano on it and thats how it got in my tank.. I just ordered stuff from marine depot... this stuff is suppose to be really good... http://www.marinedepot.com/md_viewItem.asp?idproduct=BE1115 Goodluck! Link to comment
15-and-6-GAL-NANO Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 chemi-clean really does work well! Link to comment
BckPckr Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 I have been trying to rid my 90g of cyano for the last couple of months using chemiclean and it isnt working... Link to comment
GabaGhoul Posted November 24, 2006 Author Share Posted November 24, 2006 I have been trying to rid my 90g of cyano for the last couple of months using chemiclean and it isnt working... Any other recommendations then? A procedure, a chemical, magic spell, satanic ritual? :-) Anything? In all seriousnees though, is PhosBan or phosphate control with media recommended generally? BTW, love your signature. Makes me laugh every time. You can't not laugh at some of those. I think it's impossible. "Chuck Norris always has sex on the first date. Always." Link to comment
mybuickskill6979 Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 one 50% waterchange. and every other day another 20% cyano is a result of high levels of nitrate and or phosphate. water change is the easiest way. don't treat the symptoms treat the problem. Link to comment
BckPckr Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 do what mybuickskill6979 said and change your water. BTW, thank for the comment on my sig Link to comment
bigbabich Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 Red Slime Away worked great on my aquapod 24. I had to use it twice as it came back. I killed all the cyano in my 30, but it kept coming back. REALLY BAD. Try a macro algae. Do a search for $3 basket here. It's a small suction cup basket from walmart or whereever. I put it in my 30 with some chaeto I got from my lfs. Put the basket right under my skimmer outpour. Cuts down the cyano pretty good. Chemiclean will not work. Try a phosban. After MONTHS battling my prob. I tried everythign and read everything. Cutting the lights down did nothing. Starving my fish by cutting protien into the tank did NOTHING. Red Slime Away worked on getting the cyano out for a few days, then BAM back worse than ever. You need a skimmer AND some macro algae. Just keep cleaning and ...I hate to say this...I think my tank cleaned up because of some balancing act it did on it's own too. Skimmer, macro and time. God I hate that damn red slime. Good luck. Link to comment
15-and-6-GAL-NANO Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 one 50% waterchange. and every other day another 20% cyano is a result of high levels of nitrate and or phosphate. water change is the easiest way. don't treat the symptoms treat the problem. Is the best idea that's mentioned and Chemi-clean does work I had some yesterday and after reading this post I remembered to use some and now most of my cyano is gone...I didn't really have much to begin with but now I have almost none. Link to comment
directional Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 I have a question.. Why is Cyano growing on my cheato??? Link to comment
Scott Riemer Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 Boyd's Chemi-Clean Red Slime Remover worked great for me. Cyano 95% gone in 24 hours and 100% gone in 48 hours. That was a few months ago, no sign of it since. There's other Red Slime Removers out there, don't know if they work or not. I tried all the other suggestions, more flow, less light, less food before I tried it, nothing worked. I used it as a last resort and wonder why I didn't use it sooner. If you use it, make sure you follow the directions completely. Link to comment
GabaGhoul Posted December 8, 2006 Author Share Posted December 8, 2006 Boyd's Chemi-Clean Red Slime Remover worked great for me. Cyano 95% gone in 24 hours and 100% gone in 48 hours. That was a few months ago, no sign of it since. There's other Red Slime Removers out there, don't know if they work or not.I tried all the other suggestions, more flow, less light, less food before I tried it, nothing worked. I used it as a last resort and wonder why I didn't use it sooner. If you use it, make sure you follow the directions completely. Wow. It's done. Chemi-clean, WC, removing as much cyano as I could and reducing the number of tank feedings did the trick. I'm all good. Thanks for all the help. Now, back to the fun! Link to comment
Scott Riemer Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Wow. It's done. Chemi-clean, WC, removing as much cyano as I could and reducing the number of tank feedings did the trick. I'm all good. Thanks for all the help. Now, back to the fun! Glad it worked out for you. Link to comment
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