Cyano

[cshack5405]

Ok my mom has gotten cyano in her tank and I know how to get rid of it many different ways but I was gonna turn the lights off for two days to try to starve it out first but is everything in my tank (coral and fish) gonna be fine with no light for 2 days?

 

[ringo®]

If the corals are in good shape, 2 days lights out wont hurt anything. Probably wont rid cyano though, just make it receed a bit.

 

[lryan30265]

I had it bad a 3 months ago. I did the no light thing twice. once for 2 days and once for 3 days. I even covered the glass with brown paper to keep it dark. my fish and corals were fine. but it came back. got tired of trying water changes and blackouts. ended up just getting chemiclean and got rid of it in 1 dose. my sand was almost completely red before I used it. no casualties from using the chemiclean. not an expert. just my experience with it.

 

[cshack5405]

Ok thanks man I'll prob get that stuff then the assortment of cleaner crew hermits and snails to clean and sift through the sand to keep it away and cleaner! Thx for the feed back guys!

Edit: Ok I was reading about chemiclean and it says to use a air stone when using it but I need a protien skimmer for an air stone don't i?

 

[mcphock]

Cshack5405;910495 wrote: Ok thanks man I'll prob get that stuff then the assortment of cleaner crew hermits and snails to clean and sift through the sand to keep it away and cleaner! Thx for the feed back guys!

Edit: Ok I was reading about chemiclean and it says to use a air stone when using it but I need a protien skimmer for an air stone don't i?

No, an air stone is just a 'bubbler'. Something to get extra oxygen into the water.

Blacking out cyano worked for me, but my tank was entirely covered in blankets for three solid days. Heard good things about chemiclean, but the cyano will come back in the underlying problem isn't solved blah blah blah

 

[mikesmith34]

Use it! Works great. I even blocked out light for 24 hrs as an extra help. You will need to adjust the skimmer or run it for 3-4 hrs a day. You will get some foaming to deal with. Stuff works great did not hurt softies, LPS, sps, fish or inverts. Use as directed and you will have success.

 

[mrflameangel]

Yes chemclean is great. I have used it a few times with no bad effects.

 

[tony_caliente]

Here's something interesting and may be a coincidence, so I am can't recommend it as a solution. I have been treating my tank for a bryopsis outbreak using Kent's TechM (at 1800) for 3 weeks. I also had a light to moderate amount of red slime algae (cyano?). That is now gone. I did not over the course of three weeks change any water, but did replace my T5's due to their age. I have no idea if one has anything to do with the other, maybe others are aware of a correlation.

 

[mikesmith34]

Ultralife red slime remover works well also.

Edit: It even recommends using every so often ( can't remember the interval 1-2 months?) as a preventative measure for cyano.

 

[tbub1221]

Mikesmith34;910554 wrote: Ultralife red slime remover works well also.

Edit: It even recommends using every so often ( can't remember the interval 1-2 months?) as a preventative measure for cyano.

Iv used this as well cleared up in one dose .
Mine was not on my sand , but rather on a few of my rocks .