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Cyano and how to get rid of it, a nice writeup
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Good info to know
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The Article Author thinks cyano is just something always in the tank, waiting for conditions to be right so it can multiply, like if tank or equipment maintenance is lacking.
What I have always wondered was is cyano something that is present in our reef water all the time, and it appears when conditions get right for it to multiply, or do we introduce it into our water with new corals, fish, new rock, etc?
I think it is the latter. If we do a Chemi-Clean treatment and rid the tank of Red Cyano, then I don't think it comes back again until we reintroduce it with new livestock or corals, specifically in the water that gets introduced with new livestock or corals. One cell is all it takes.
The reason I think so is that after I did the Fluke Tab treatment and killed all the blue Clove Polyps in my 300, I had a bad case of cyano. I treated the tank with Chemi-clean, and the red cyano never returned. But since I knew I was setting up a larger tank, I did not purchased any new corals, fish, or introduce any life from another tank into the system for several months after treatment.
There was still a lot of decaying clue clove polyp tissue in the system after the Chemi-Clean treatment that could have fueled cyano growth for a long time, and everything else was status quo, with the exception of no new fish or corals or LR going into the system after treatment.
The above is purely anecdotal, and please post if you disagree.
What I have always wondered was is cyano something that is present in our reef water all the time, and it appears when conditions get right for it to multiply, or do we introduce it into our water with new corals, fish, new rock, etc?
I think it is the latter. If we do a Chemi-Clean treatment and rid the tank of Red Cyano, then I don't think it comes back again until we reintroduce it with new livestock or corals, specifically in the water that gets introduced with new livestock or corals. One cell is all it takes.
The reason I think so is that after I did the Fluke Tab treatment and killed all the blue Clove Polyps in my 300, I had a bad case of cyano. I treated the tank with Chemi-clean, and the red cyano never returned. But since I knew I was setting up a larger tank, I did not purchased any new corals, fish, or introduce any life from another tank into the system for several months after treatment.
There was still a lot of decaying clue clove polyp tissue in the system after the Chemi-Clean treatment that could have fueled cyano growth for a long time, and everything else was status quo, with the exception of no new fish or corals or LR going into the system after treatment.
The above is purely anecdotal, and please post if you disagree.
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I've had it and did not do anything different to my system or treat it then it one day disappeared.
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I am dealing with a case of cyano right now. I talked to the young lady at Seachem on Friday and she told me that she had just dealt with it in one of the tanks at their offices. Her recommendation was to change out my Purigen and do weekly water changes for a month. She also told me to use my hands to gather any cyano that forms on the the sand bed. Also use an old toothbrush and vacuum to get any that forms on the rocks. No chemical recommendations.
I did my first 20% water change on Sunday along with replacing my Purigen (it was time). Its looking a little better but still forming. I believe I am going to cut down my light time by an hour or so to see if that helps.
I did my first 20% water change on Sunday along with replacing my Purigen (it was time). Its looking a little better but still forming. I believe I am going to cut down my light time by an hour or so to see if that helps.
<p style="text-align:left">im with you dave
cyano is a form of bacteria, and like every other hitchhiker we encounter it came from some ware. most of us use a ro/di system to make up our water, granted sum spores may make it through it would be of the mushroom variety decently nothing of a salt water variety.
but yes bga is present in one form or a another in all marine tanks once it has bin introduced in to the tank. im not sure if chem clean kills the bacteria like a antibiotic or not but if it pops back up after you add something to your tank then you will know.
my flower tank has bin up for a wile now it was started with base rock and dead dry old sand i have had probably 10 years now this tank is over fed under skimmed and git serious light but has no bubble algae bga or any pests for that matter not even bristle worms pods you name it
cyano is a form of bacteria, and like every other hitchhiker we encounter it came from some ware. most of us use a ro/di system to make up our water, granted sum spores may make it through it would be of the mushroom variety decently nothing of a salt water variety.
but yes bga is present in one form or a another in all marine tanks once it has bin introduced in to the tank. im not sure if chem clean kills the bacteria like a antibiotic or not but if it pops back up after you add something to your tank then you will know.
my flower tank has bin up for a wile now it was started with base rock and dead dry old sand i have had probably 10 years now this tank is over fed under skimmed and git serious light but has no bubble algae bga or any pests for that matter not even bristle worms pods you name it
