Cyano UGH!
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Ok so... regardless of what it is, how do I kill it? I thought cyano wouldn't show blue under my lights. After all my neon green paly's are friggen brown.
It's some combination of orangish brown. It grows on everything and when it gets thick looks hairy or slimy. I had red. Red is dead. Whatever this is just needs to go the same way.
I should have taken the hint it's not cyano when my phosphates tested 0.
Edit: it did respond to lights out by receding a bunch. There was a little bit remaining that is growing out again. It does grow on the glass.
It's some combination of orangish brown. It grows on everything and when it gets thick looks hairy or slimy. I had red. Red is dead. Whatever this is just needs to go the same way.
I should have taken the hint it's not cyano when my phosphates tested 0.
Edit: it did respond to lights out by receding a bunch. There was a little bit remaining that is growing out again. It does grow on the glass.
I have't seen diatoms being gooey. Probably another type algae, I would guess.
Pamela,
I would look at how much you are feeding. IME cyano comes and goes. I still get it once in a while in my tanks. I think it is possible to have very nutrient poor water and still get cyano. Lack of water movement is not always the answer.
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I added a koralia 2 for movement.
These fish are lucky if I remember to feed more than 2 times a week. Got a mantis now. Maybe its the leftovers from trying to feed him. I'm sure the pet sitter over fed while i was gone kicking this off in the first place.
These fish are lucky if I remember to feed more than 2 times a week. Got a mantis now. Maybe its the leftovers from trying to feed him. I'm sure the pet sitter over fed while i was gone kicking this off in the first place.
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I used chemiclean and it killed my sea star.
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I've used chemiclean with no deaths... but chemiclean stopped working. maybe i just need a new tub.
Edit: I stopped using it because of the KILL ALL factor.
Edit: I stopped using it because of the KILL ALL factor.
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I tried lights out for 3 days, replaced bulbs and syphoned and blew it off. It is much reduced, especially since going with larger water changes once a month (50%) and cut way back on the frozen foods. Still not cured though.
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I'm going to take the suggestion of 10% w/c a day.
I removed the thermometer yesterday. "stainless steel" Due to rust. Freaked me out when I saw it hence, "emergency" water change based on another thread.
Possibly the cause? maybe... It wasn't like OMG rusty im gonna get tetnus... I have no idea how much or how little it takes to taint a tank. Regardless, I wish I had kept the packaging so I can ***** out the manufacturer. The store happens to be out of business.
I removed the thermometer yesterday. "stainless steel" Due to rust. Freaked me out when I saw it hence, "emergency" water change based on another thread.
Possibly the cause? maybe... It wasn't like OMG rusty im gonna get tetnus... I have no idea how much or how little it takes to taint a tank. Regardless, I wish I had kept the packaging so I can ***** out the manufacturer. The store happens to be out of business.
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Ok so... my mantis had a freakout after Sunday night's UBER cleaning so, I had lights out today. Mind the tank was immaculate from gross from the cleaning. I come home this afternoon, the Koralia came apart (again) so the water was near stagnant with all this gross snotty stringy brown crap EVERYWHERE. Are we getting warm?
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What do you think about turning the skimmer when treating?
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I think the skimmer is supposed to be off at the time of treatment for that stuff. I'm just trying to avoid the junk
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What phosphate test are you using? There are FEW that I would trust to give accurate results.
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Sorry if this is off-topic, but I love the Ghostbusters reference :yay:
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Hm... really? So I should stop changing so much?... I'll try that, it's easier than the other method.
Ok. So, what is brown, dusty grows exponentially under light and can be blown off with a power head?
The water must be fine. The mantis just had a successful molt and is eating, granted his behavior is still concerning. I tried repositioning the korallia but, I think it just disturbed his home so, I moved it back.
Ok. So, what is brown, dusty grows exponentially under light and can be blown off with a power head?
The water must be fine. The mantis just had a successful molt and is eating, granted his behavior is still concerning. I tried repositioning the korallia but, I think it just disturbed his home so, I moved it back.
