Cyano control
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ive heard mixed review. i have never seen it work on the algae as big G said, however several friends have said it worked great. There might be more to it then meets the eye lol.
10 years of saltkeeping and I've never used chemicals in any of my tanks, nor would I ever recommend it.
Cyano can be easily controlled with more flow. It's mainly caused by dead spots in your water column...mostly on the sand, sometimes on the rocks, rarely on the glass.
Direct more flow at the areas where the accumulated cyano is growing...whether it be from a return pump or get a few more powerheads. That should solve the problem.
Cyano can be easily controlled with more flow. It's mainly caused by dead spots in your water column...mostly on the sand, sometimes on the rocks, rarely on the glass.
Direct more flow at the areas where the accumulated cyano is growing...whether it be from a return pump or get a few more powerheads. That should solve the problem.
you should never perform a blackout on a reef tank, which i believe is what you have correct??
are you having issues with cyano? if so list everything that we'll need to know that will help us determine the cause. Yes lack of flow could be one issue, but cyano is usually a source of multiple issues.
Water tests, all parameters
type of water
amount of water movement, gph
photo period
stock
frequency of feeding
frequency and amount of water changes
types of foods used
type of filter
all things that will help us decide what may be the issue.
as your question was in relation to the chemical, doesnt mean you have an issue with cyano.
for the future, diagnosing a problem without have any results of test, or parameters of his tank, type of lighting, source of water, etc should be avoided. As this does nothing for the aquarist.
are you having issues with cyano? if so list everything that we'll need to know that will help us determine the cause. Yes lack of flow could be one issue, but cyano is usually a source of multiple issues.
Water tests, all parameters
type of water
amount of water movement, gph
photo period
stock
frequency of feeding
frequency and amount of water changes
types of foods used
type of filter
all things that will help us decide what may be the issue.
as your question was in relation to the chemical, doesnt mean you have an issue with cyano.
for the future, diagnosing a problem without have any results of test, or parameters of his tank, type of lighting, source of water, etc should be avoided. As this does nothing for the aquarist.
Blackouts are fine on a reef, just as long as you don't do them frequently and for long periods of time.
although i disagree with your statement, you still need to be careful on how they are performed. As in the wild, there are more sensitive corals then others. Certain corals can not take lack of light for long periods of time, hence one of several reason some SPS do not ship well.
sweeTang21;2865166; said:
Agree to disagree
It worked like a charm for my cyano outbreak, although i didn't have coral at the time. I heard someone here say it was good to do a blackout a year for corals but idk.
I guess if you have alot of hard-to-keep corals it should be a last resort, but again. idk.
i dont ever intend to flame someones opinion, but when it comes to something being wrong in the tank, i like to find the issues, and not just fix them for what might only be a short period of time. You may never see cyano again after a black out but at the same time, it can come back. With that much said i think no matter what, its the best idea to look at the available nutritents in the system and cut those back, as this is the fuel that got the rocket in space so to speak. With this mounted with lack of flow, poor filtration, amount of light, amount of fish per gallon is something that can play a major role in the rate of growth and so on.