Algae Help: Help me rid my sand bed of this stuff!
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It's Cyanobacter, not algae.
By the appearance of your sandbed and rock I'd guess your tank is fairly new. Not uncommon to get Cyano.
Vacuum it out, check your phosphates and nitrates and maybe increase the flow a bit in the area(s) where it settles.
Jenn
By the appearance of your sandbed and rock I'd guess your tank is fairly new. Not uncommon to get Cyano.
Vacuum it out, check your phosphates and nitrates and maybe increase the flow a bit in the area(s) where it settles.
Jenn
I also agree and would add that in a way the you can use this to your advantage. (I did anyway)
If you take notice to where the Cyano has settled, it will give you a visual on your flow. By the looks of it and the rocks on the side, I would say you have a good dead spot there.
If you move the flow now, you can still use some of the Cyano to get a visual on what changed and then vacuum the sand. (once you cycle and the parms are back the Cyano should go away) It may sound strange to do this, but if you do nothing then in the future you will have waste and other junk settling in the same spots.
btw.. I'm assuming this just started? (looks like it) If so, don't freak out in a few days when all you see is red
Thanks for your input, as well. I've adjusted the flow of my return, and my K1, and I'm seeing a much better pattern of flow on the sandbed in the front, as well as on the sides of the rock formation. I'll probably need to add an additional powerhead, or split my return flow so I can get a little more variation, but it's 10x better now!
Thanks again for your help guys!
Mitch
Thanks again for your help guys!
Mitch
slowjazz;704826 wrote: I also agree and would add that in a way the you can use this to your advantage. (I did anyway)
If you take notice to where the Cyano has settled, it will give you a visual on your flow. By the looks of it and the rocks on the side, I would say you have a good dead spot there.
If you move the flow now, you can still use some of the Cyano to get a visual on what changed and then vacuum the sand. (once you cycle and the parms are back the Cyano should go away) It may sound strange to do this, but if you do nothing then in the future you will have waste and other junk settling in the same spots.
btw.. I'm assuming this just started? (looks like it) If so, don't freak out in a few days when all you see is red
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