Cyano Outbreak water paras R fine????

platinumck · 09/30/2009, 01:53 PM

I think I am getting a Cyano out break but water parameter are perfect. The tank is 9-10 months old. I have 75 gallon with 80-90LR. Sump and protein skimmer. I have two Koralia 3 and 1 Koralia 2 and Catalina 1800 for powerheads. I have some serious flow going in this thing. I even took my water to the LFS and compared theres with mine and everything is perfect.
Ph 8.4
Nitrate 5ppm
nitrite 0ppm
ammonia 0ppm
gravity 1.025

I do weekly water changes of 5 -10 gallons and constantly syphon the sand.

I only have 5 fish at the moment too.

1 lemonpeel angel
1 lawnmower blenny
2 true percula clowns
1 six line wrasse
1 long spine urchin
1 skunk shrimp
1 coral banded shrimp
assortmentof snail and hermit crabs
1 colony of button polyps

The only thing I've done new lately is add a T5 system and that was over a month ago.

ANY IDEAS????HELP???

GrantMeThePower · 09/30/2009, 02:26 PM

Syphoning the sand may be exacerbating the problem. There is a lot of of gas in the sand you don't want to stir up. Adding stronger lighting may have also kicked it into gear.

Stop syphoning the sand when you do your water changes, and turn back the lights. With what you have in your tank, it should be ok to have very little light for a while.

Gdevine · 09/30/2009, 03:56 PM

What type of top off water are you using?

lordofthereef · 09/30/2009, 03:57 PM

How is your flow? usually flow issues cause this IME

danzx · 09/30/2009, 04:10 PM

how long is your lite on? its probly on too long and test for phosphates my tank was good for about 8 months before i got a cayno outbreak i cut my light hours back to 8 a day and i got a phophate remover and it was cleared up in a week

BeanMachine · 09/30/2009, 04:26 PM

+1 on phosphates. Get a reactor with some GFO.

I think your flow is just fine.

Is the cyano concentrated in a certain area, or pretty spread out?

ethank77 · 09/30/2009, 04:32 PM

I added a new t5 set up and got a bloom of cyano a while back it took a bit but through truky basting it off of all surfaces daily wet skimming and last but not least mb7 I knocked it out in about 3 weeks.

usefulidiot213 · 09/30/2009, 04:55 PM

Cyrano seems to be a popular issue for the last couple of days. Seems like a lot of people (Including myself) are having issues with Cyrano..

maynardjames · 09/30/2009, 09:30 PM

fighting the problem as well

upster · 10/01/2009, 04:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by usefulidiot213

Cyrano seems to be a popular issue for the last couple of days. Seems like a lot of people (Including myself) are having issues with Cyrano..

Cyrano....You mean the big black guy from that Major League movie?

usefulidiot213 · 10/01/2009, 05:06 PM

Yes I was talking about the big scary dude from Major League.. You guys don't have issue with him..? Man, he wont leave my tank alone. Always got his big meat gloves in there messing around.
What, were you guys talking about that Red Algae looking bacteria stuff.. PoSh! That craps no problem... Just lower your Nutrients..

lb013 · 10/01/2009, 05:24 PM

+1 to cutting the lights back, had some and cut the lights back and it helped.

sparx22631 · 10/01/2009, 06:37 PM

sorry to be a noob but what is Cyrano?

ludnix · 10/01/2009, 07:09 PM

The misspelled form of Cyano which is shorthand for Cyanobacteria. Cyano is a type of photosynthetic bacteria which often grows on the sand or rocks when there is excess nutrients. It looks like a layer of red slime when growing on the sand.

H.Veras · 10/01/2009, 10:18 PM

got them same problem here... i'm going to shut down the light for a few days that helps

pmrossetti · 10/01/2009, 10:22 PM

And syphon it out.

09/30/2009, 01:53 PM	#1
platinumck Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Findlay,Ohio Posts: 55	Cyano Outbreak water paras R fine???? I think I am getting a Cyano out break but water parameter are perfect. The tank is 9-10 months old. I have 75 gallon with 80-90LR. Sump and protein skimmer. I have two Koralia 3 and 1 Koralia 2 and Catalina 1800 for powerheads. I have some serious flow going in this thing. I even took my water to the LFS and compared theres with mine and everything is perfect. Ph 8.4 Nitrate 5ppm nitrite 0ppm ammonia 0ppm gravity 1.025 I do weekly water changes of 5 -10 gallons and constantly syphon the sand. I only have 5 fish at the moment too. 1 lemonpeel angel 1 lawnmower blenny 2 true percula clowns 1 six line wrasse 1 long spine urchin 1 skunk shrimp 1 coral banded shrimp assortmentof snail and hermit crabs 1 colony of button polyps The only thing I've done new lately is add a T5 system and that was over a month ago. ANY IDEAS????HELP???

09/30/2009, 03:56 PM	#3
Gdevine Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Pompano Beach, FL Posts: 1,232	What type of top off water are you using? __________________ What's good having a monkey if you can't play with it? Current Tank Info: 65g Mixed Reef - 35g Fuge - EcoSystem Method

09/30/2009, 04:32 PM	#7
ethank77 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sabine Pass Texas Posts: 347	I added a new t5 set up and got a bloom of cyano a while back it took a bit but through truky basting it off of all surfaces daily wet skimming and last but not least mb7 I knocked it out in about 3 weeks. __________________ mannais

09/30/2009, 04:55 PM	#8
usefulidiot213 Bryan H. Join Date: May 2007 Location: 40th St. & Thunderbird Posts: 1,348	Cyrano seems to be a popular issue for the last couple of days. Seems like a lot of people (Including myself) are having issues with Cyrano.. __________________ "I would rather be lucky then good." Bryan H. Current Tank Info: 120 AGA- 4x2x2 Mixed Reef. 2 MP40s, Vertex IN-180 Skimmer, RKL Controller for temp control and light timing. 8x 54 Watt T5 lighting.

10/01/2009, 05:06 PM	#11
usefulidiot213 Bryan H. Join Date: May 2007 Location: 40th St. & Thunderbird Posts: 1,348	Yes I was talking about the big scary dude from Major League.. You guys don't have issue with him..? Man, he wont leave my tank alone. Always got his big meat gloves in there messing around. What, were you guys talking about that Red Algae looking bacteria stuff.. PoSh! That craps no problem... Just lower your Nutrients.. __________________ "I would rather be lucky then good." Bryan H. Current Tank Info: 120 AGA- 4x2x2 Mixed Reef. 2 MP40s, Vertex IN-180 Skimmer, RKL Controller for temp control and light timing. 8x 54 Watt T5 lighting.

09/30/2009, 02:26 PM	#2
GrantMeThePower Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 234	Syphoning the sand may be exacerbating the problem. There is a lot of of gas in the sand you don't want to stir up. Adding stronger lighting may have also kicked it into gear. Stop syphoning the sand when you do your water changes, and turn back the lights. With what you have in your tank, it should be ok to have very little light for a while.

09/30/2009, 03:57 PM	#4
lordofthereef One reef to rule them all Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Leominster, MA Posts: 5,299	How is your flow? usually flow issues cause this IME

09/30/2009, 04:10 PM	#5
danzx Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 11	how long is your lite on? its probly on too long and test for phosphates my tank was good for about 8 months before i got a cayno outbreak i cut my light hours back to 8 a day and i got a phophate remover and it was cleared up in a week

09/30/2009, 04:26 PM	#6
BeanMachine Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Orange, CA Posts: 11,200	+1 on phosphates. Get a reactor with some GFO. I think your flow is just fine. Is the cyano concentrated in a certain area, or pretty spread out?

09/30/2009, 09:30 PM	#9
maynardjames Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: west tennessee Posts: 1,600	fighting the problem as well

10/01/2009, 05:24 PM	#12
lb013 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: PA Posts: 83	+1 to cutting the lights back, had some and cut the lights back and it helped.

10/01/2009, 06:37 PM	#13
sparx22631 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: long island Posts: 198	sorry to be a noob but what is Cyrano?

10/01/2009, 07:09 PM	#14
ludnix Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: California Posts: 3,031	The misspelled form of Cyano which is shorthand for Cyanobacteria. Cyano is a type of photosynthetic bacteria which often grows on the sand or rocks when there is excess nutrients. It looks like a layer of red slime when growing on the sand. __________________ -Eric Sutter Current Tank Info: 14g Biocube

10/01/2009, 10:18 PM	#15
H.Veras Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: bay area, ca Posts: 1,024	got them same problem here... i'm going to shut down the light for a few days that helps __________________ 90g tech series. Current Tank Info: 90g tech series

10/01/2009, 10:22 PM	#16
pmrossetti Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Cali. Posts: 3,199	And syphon it out.