Anything eat cyano?

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E. J. Ry

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Is there anything that eats cyanobacteria? I was told that Koran angels do, but mine never touched it.

I'm looking into an ro unit, but it's gonna be a little while before I have the money to invest into it.

I've got a 40 breeder FOWLR. Currently I've got a volitan lion, snowflake eel and a spotted grouper in there. Anyone know of anything compatable that could help me keep this stuff clean?
 
If you really want to get rid of cyano, try zebra snails. They work wonders, but if you're planning on putting them in with an eel and grouper, they will not have a chance to do what you want them to do.
If you can't afford an RO, try an API Tap Water Filter. This ionizes the water and filters out impurities. The one good thing that I like about them in comparison is that unlike an RO it does not create waste water.
RO units give you 1 clean gal of water and waste water to make that is usually 3-4 gallons waste.
 
Might also want to try phosphate remover and increase water flow.
 
I dont think any fish will eat this stuff, try astrea snails. Before u add anything more, i would suggest fixing the problem first, my guess would be ur tank is overstocked.
 
best method for removal is manually remove that stuff with a syphon tube during a water change and starting using RO/DI water, good salt mix, and good amount of flow, and proper light schedule. to much light per day will promote growth on that stuff. its such a pain and looks nasty.

im fighting it currently but didn't have any for over 2 months, all of a sudden i started getting it cuz i was using tap water+declorifier+salt mix instead of ro/di water. the extra chemicals in our tap water enduce the growth on this stuff.
 
The tank isn't overstocked. It's a 40 breeder growout tank with only a 5" volitan lion, a 4" spotted grouper and a 10" snowflake eel.

The problem is there because I have to use city water to mix my salt with (which has phospates) and family members like to leave the lights running 24/7. I was just looking for something that would clean this stuff up until I can look into ro units...
 
As suggested, definately turn the lights off and manually remove as much as possible An inexpensive timer for your lights will work great. Also look into a phosphate remover. THere are various ones available that are easy to use.
You will need a larger tank in the future for your fish.
 
lighting period, water impurities, amount of fish waste and amount of food feed will all play a role in causing unwanted algae growth and other types of junk. RO units are getting better these days about the amount of waste water created. If your not looking for large GPD then you can get a decent unit with waste reduction technology that will give you a 1:1.5 ratio, which is much better then 1:4 ratio as they have been for several years. the Filter guys website offers a unit with a 1: .5 ratio i believe, but is rather pricey. If you purchase a typical unit, you can also adjust the filters and Pressure and temp of water to decrease the amount of waste water. Every unit is different so you'll want to research and figure out what that brand requires.

Adding additional powerheads may also help this situation, in keeping particles suspended in the water column and allowing the filter to remove.

HTH
 
Yeah, I've been pulling this stuff out by hand forever now. I picked up a phosphate sponge and put down in one of the baskets in the filter. Hopefully this helps.

haha, I love how no matter how many times I mention "growout tank" I still constantly get told the tank is overstocked and these guys need a bigger tank. There's only 3 fish, and they are small. When they get bigger they're going into a 240.
 
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