Is this cynobacteria?

[phoenix20]

Should I be siphoning this out?

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Check out the green / red growth on the sand between the two pieces of LR.

 

[skriz]

yes

 

[jcook54]

Congrats! I used to get that stuff like mad until I started doing multiple small water changes rather than the occasional large one.

 

[glxtrix]

Best time to siphon it out is right before your main lights go out. And yes, keeping up with water changes and the use or RO/DI will also help...and making sure there is flow hitting that area.

 

[FutureInterest]

The cyano bacterium is always present in the tank its just that when there is enough nutrients around it will start to grow to be a visible nuisance. If you lower your nutrient import or increase your nutrient export... or preferably both you'll see the cyano go away shortly.

Nutrient export - more water changes, skimming wetter, purigen/carbon, growing macro, etc.

Nutrient import - simply feed a lil less.

 

[glxtrix]

FutureInterest;224219 wrote: Nutrient import - simply feed a lil less.

That's just unheard of! lol.