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08/24/2015, 04:26 PM
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C'est Cyano?
Is this cyanobacteria? Brown on the sand with some small oxygen bubbles. Had skimmer issues for about a week and changed lights which could have caused the outbreak. Looking to confirm and get advice on combating - try sacking it up, water changes, get skimmer back to capacity (it's working now but not yet pulling good skim,), etc
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08/24/2015, 04:46 PM
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it looks red to me so I would say yes
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08/24/2015, 05:13 PM
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The beginnings of it yes along with a few looks like bubble algae.
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08/24/2015, 06:03 PM
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08/24/2015, 07:57 PM
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That's not bubble algae, it's actually little air bubbles from the brown stuff. Wondered if it was dinoflaggelattes though Cyano would be more common I'd guess.
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08/24/2015, 08:11 PM
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I got the exact same thing last month, 3 days of darkness and let skimmer fill up with red water...
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08/24/2015, 08:42 PM
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tu as gagné... jusqu'à la prochaine fois -.-
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08/24/2015, 10:11 PM
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I'm positive its cyano. Just ensure you:
- have more flow around these areas - lower light intensities (specially reds if you can control the spectrum) - try and slowly reduce your nitrates & phosphates - if your fish n coral are healthy, you can try a 3 day blackout most important thing in the hobby is to take it slow, don't expect it to clear out in a day... good luck 
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08/25/2015, 04:54 AM
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Thanks
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