Crimper Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 Hey Guys, In recent weeks my tank has just had a bloom of fuzzy or velvette like red algea. It is all over the rocks, and the snails dont seem to eat it. Is this good or bad? it seems to be choking out some of the life on the rocks. And what can I do about this? Anything Please HELP Link to comment
Searlesy Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 It sounds like Cyano, how long has your tank been up and running? Have you made any changes to your system lately? Link to comment
Crimper Posted July 2, 2003 Author Share Posted July 2, 2003 the tank has been up and runing for like 6-8 weeks I havent really changed much at all to the set up, not even the rock placement Link to comment
Searlesy Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 In a relatively new tank such as yours, Cyano isnt that uncommon, in a larger tank, you can syphon it off as you have more water to play with, but in nano systems I am not completely certain how to get rid of it. It will naturally run its course and go away, probably in a few weeks, but if you are worried about it smothering your reef, you could blast it away with a turkey baster, and then do about a 50% water change straight away a couple of times a weekm which should help quite a bit. Link to comment
Crimper Posted July 2, 2003 Author Share Posted July 2, 2003 ok I dont understand what u mean by blast it with a turkey baster Link to comment
Searlesy Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 You know what a turkey baster is dont you? just squirt water over the algae with a submerged turkey baster, and the water flow will dislodge the cyano, after which you can syphon the debris out of your tank, and do a water change. Does that make sense? Link to comment
Crimper Posted July 2, 2003 Author Share Posted July 2, 2003 oh ok thats what I thought u ment...just wanted to make sure Link to comment
Searlesy Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 No worries, so long as you maintain good water quality, dont overfeed, and remove what you can of the red algae, it should run its course reasonably quickly. Link to comment
Crimper Posted July 2, 2003 Author Share Posted July 2, 2003 great thank for the help! Link to comment
Vincerama Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 How do you fit the turkey in the tank though? j/k V Link to comment
myelin Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 I use the baster method and it works great. Link to comment
Raise Posted July 4, 2003 Share Posted July 4, 2003 I would just dose Red Slime Remover......that way your tank doesnt get all blasted up with Cyano all over the place. It gets rid fo teh cyano in like 2 days..and no reason to get your turkey baster wet ;-) Link to comment
Searlesy Posted July 5, 2003 Share Posted July 5, 2003 I wouldnt be dosing any of that stuff, its no good for you tank and you will end up doing more harm than good. Just let nature take its course. Link to comment
caja Posted July 6, 2003 Share Posted July 6, 2003 I've used chemi-clean as a last resort with no ill effects to the tank inhabitants. Link to comment
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