killing the lights in my experience will help but if the root of the problem is not addressed its just going to come back. keep in mind no 2 tanks are the same so we can throw ideas at you but pinpointing your exact cause isnt possible without you trying a few differnet methods to see which one works.
this is what i would do. one at a time if you want to know the cause. it may be a combo of these things as well
-first thing i would do is frequent/larger water changes. (i might have missed it but didnt see what your schedule was)
-how much are you feeding and how often? are you rinsing your mysis rather then throwing the whole cube in? are you adding little amounts of pellets at a time to ensure they are all consumed before they hit the sand? take a look at your feeding and make sure your keeping your tank as clean as possible.
-(some may disagree with me on this but since this is what "i" would do ill add it) how is your flow, is the cyano starting in a few places in particular and spreading? i would make sure those areas got increased flow.
-next take a clean turkey baster and blow off your rocks, blow up the gunk in the bottom of your sump, etc... make sure all that stuff gets either sucked out or caught in a filter sock.
-consider adding a sand sifter. my diamond sleeper goby does a great job at turning over my sandbed. hes not going to "eat" the cyano but he will clean up what the cyano eats. if the goby isnt your cup of tea then find something simlar. remember your building an ecosystem here and sand sifters imo are a very important part of that.
if none of this starts to make a dent (and i cant imagine it wont)..only then would i consider cutting the lights. it will help but it wont fix the problem, just kill off what there at that moment.
again this is what i would do...if others would take a different approach thats fine
this is what i would do. one at a time if you want to know the cause. it may be a combo of these things as well
-first thing i would do is frequent/larger water changes. (i might have missed it but didnt see what your schedule was)
-how much are you feeding and how often? are you rinsing your mysis rather then throwing the whole cube in? are you adding little amounts of pellets at a time to ensure they are all consumed before they hit the sand? take a look at your feeding and make sure your keeping your tank as clean as possible.
-(some may disagree with me on this but since this is what "i" would do ill add it) how is your flow, is the cyano starting in a few places in particular and spreading? i would make sure those areas got increased flow.
-next take a clean turkey baster and blow off your rocks, blow up the gunk in the bottom of your sump, etc... make sure all that stuff gets either sucked out or caught in a filter sock.
-consider adding a sand sifter. my diamond sleeper goby does a great job at turning over my sandbed. hes not going to "eat" the cyano but he will clean up what the cyano eats. if the goby isnt your cup of tea then find something simlar. remember your building an ecosystem here and sand sifters imo are a very important part of that.
if none of this starts to make a dent (and i cant imagine it wont)..only then would i consider cutting the lights. it will help but it wont fix the problem, just kill off what there at that moment.
again this is what i would do...if others would take a different approach thats fine
