I for some reason am having a small cyno(sp) outbreak in my tank but i am going to test my water tonight and get back with the #'s later. The tank is about 6 months old so not sure what the problem is just yet. But my main issue is i just got a diamond goby on sunday and he is doing a great job but ever since i put him in the tank the water has been very cloudy and my coral is not happy. The water just will not clear up. Skimmer is working pretty good but i am at a loss. All help is appreciated.
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Cyano could be flow?
Diamond gobies will do that, as will pretty much any sand sifting goby. They're stirring up the junk and little particles. What kind of sand do you have? If it's very fine, it will likely be an ongoing issue. If it's small but not fine (1-2mm in size) it should get better.
Diamond gobies will do that, as will pretty much any sand sifting goby. They're stirring up the junk and little particles. What kind of sand do you have? If it's very fine, it will likely be an ongoing issue. If it's small but not fine (1-2mm in size) it should get better.
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Cyano feeds on light and dissolved organics. Reducing your light cycle and doing regular water changes will help to starve it. Unfortunately, it's fairly difficult to get rid of once you have it.
See this article:
http://www.reeftime.com/reef-articles/reef-health/cyanobacteria-red-slime-algae/48.htm">http://www.reeftime.com/reef-articles/reef-health/cyanobacteria-red-slime-algae/48.htm</a>
As far as the cloudy water, could be from your goby stirring up the sand. Water changes, again, will help combat that. If it's something else that's causing it, then I'm at a loss.
See this article:
http://www.reeftime.com/reef-articles/reef-health/cyanobacteria-red-slime-algae/48.htm">http://www.reeftime.com/reef-articles/reef-health/cyanobacteria-red-slime-algae/48.htm</a>
As far as the cloudy water, could be from your goby stirring up the sand. Water changes, again, will help combat that. If it's something else that's causing it, then I'm at a loss.
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You could increase flow, and that could help clear up the cyano, but it's not fixing the issue. The cyano is just a symptom of high nutrients. I would say up the water changes to at least 20% weekly. If you're already doing that, then try a little more.
Also, what and how often are you feeding? Overfeeding can easily cause high nitrates and other nutrients that will result in all sorts of algae and cyanobacteria.
What are the PO and nitrate levels testing? I ended up using chemi-clean but only after making some serious changes in my water change and feeding habits. Regular maintenance and nutrient control had it on the ropes and chemi-clean delivered the knockout blow. Hasn't been a problem since.
