cannot get rid of cyano - Page 3

laverda · 03/17/2018, 09:08 PM

It’s not conclusive. You could test it by oxygenating some cyno in a container and seeing what happens.

Bent · 03/17/2018, 09:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by laverda

It’s not conclusive. You could test it by oxygenating some cyno in a container and seeing what happens.

It woul be very interesting, even dare I say scientifically impactful, should a person design an experiment that test the growth of cyano with the only variables in each experiment being

Dissolved o2
Carbonic Acid
Atmospheric CO2
Atmospheric o2

If someone needs to publish a research article for school for whatever reason, there you go.

laverda · 03/21/2018, 01:14 AM

I can see the post now. “Help I am doing everything wrong and can not get cyno to grow.”

FoxyFace · 03/21/2018, 08:06 AM

Can you add a fuge? It helped me tremendously.

ravedood · 03/21/2018, 09:05 AM

I have a small refugium with live rock, sand and mud. The chaeto does not survive too long. Thats a whole other project. Not sure why it keeps dying. I use a grow light from ebay and its on at night for about 8 hours.

Greg 45 · 03/21/2018, 02:06 PM

I have battled this for some time now. I was on the boards and doing a search . I ran across a product that everyone swore by . All the post were over 10 years ago. I assumed the product was no longer made. I did a search and found it was still made . The company is Microbe-Lift they have a special blend . I called and talked to a rep there about the issue I had going on which was red slime / cyano . So I order it from the company as I wanted fresh product. I added the recommended amount to the system . Adding anything to a 1000 gallon system make's me worried. Well after 24 hours there was no loss in the system . The skimmer is working overtime , I ran filter socks to catch the first 24 hours to catch whatever was going to be reduced . It has now been 4 days the next dose is in 4 more days. The system is looking much better , water is clearer and slime is starting to go away. There are still a few more big treatment to go then it can be a weekly or every two weeks after that.

ravedood · 03/21/2018, 05:10 PM

what about using ozone?

Greg 45 · 03/22/2018, 05:55 AM

ravedood ozone doesn't seem to help . I run ozone 24/7 .

FoxyFace · 03/22/2018, 07:26 AM

It's worth getting your fuge online and working the way you'd like it.

If you have to get rid of the cyano "like NOW" because it's killing corals, get some chemiclean. It works well. I've used it with no ill effects. Turn off your skimmer and change the filter socks.

Bent · 03/22/2018, 11:15 AM

I have a fuge.

It can get covered in cyano if I don’t manually remove it.

03/17/2018, 09:08 PM	#51
laverda Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Anaheim, CA Posts: 6,902	It’s not conclusive. You could test it by oxygenating some cyno in a container and seeing what happens. __________________ 240G mixed reef, 29G SPS/LPS clam tank, 50G mixed reef Current Tank Info: 300g mixed reef, 50g cube

03/21/2018, 01:14 AM	#53
laverda Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Anaheim, CA Posts: 6,902	I can see the post now. “Help I am doing everything wrong and can not get cyno to grow.” __________________ 240G mixed reef, 29G SPS/LPS clam tank, 50G mixed reef Current Tank Info: 300g mixed reef, 50g cube

03/21/2018, 09:05 AM	#55
ravedood Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pembroke Pines, FL Posts: 1,540	I have a small refugium with live rock, sand and mud. The chaeto does not survive too long. Thats a whole other project. Not sure why it keeps dying. I use a grow light from ebay and its on at night for about 8 hours. __________________ Florida Marine Aquarium Society Member --Ben

03/21/2018, 05:10 PM	#57
ravedood Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pembroke Pines, FL Posts: 1,540	what about using ozone? __________________ Florida Marine Aquarium Society Member --Ben

03/22/2018, 11:15 AM	#60
Bent I got nothin' Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The anals Posts: 6,420	I have a fuge. It can get covered in cyano if I don’t manually remove it. __________________ Quitters never lose. [QUOTE=CStrickland]Who gets mad at a starfish?[/QUOTE] Current Tank Info: 75g DT, 30G refugium, 10g chaeto tank, 50g stock tank basement sump

03/21/2018, 08:06 AM	#54
FoxyFace Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 52	Can you add a fuge? It helped me tremendously.

03/21/2018, 02:06 PM	#56
Greg 45 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bayonne,N.J. Posts: 1,159	I have battled this for some time now. I was on the boards and doing a search . I ran across a product that everyone swore by . All the post were over 10 years ago. I assumed the product was no longer made. I did a search and found it was still made . The company is Microbe-Lift they have a special blend . I called and talked to a rep there about the issue I had going on which was red slime / cyano . So I order it from the company as I wanted fresh product. I added the recommended amount to the system . Adding anything to a 1000 gallon system make's me worried. Well after 24 hours there was no loss in the system . The skimmer is working overtime , I ran filter socks to catch the first 24 hours to catch whatever was going to be reduced . It has now been 4 days the next dose is in 4 more days. The system is looking much better , water is clearer and slime is starting to go away. There are still a few more big treatment to go then it can be a weekly or every two weeks after that.

03/22/2018, 05:55 AM	#58
Greg 45 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bayonne,N.J. Posts: 1,159	ravedood ozone doesn't seem to help . I run ozone 24/7 .

03/22/2018, 07:26 AM	#59
FoxyFace Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 52	It's worth getting your fuge online and working the way you'd like it. If you have to get rid of the cyano "like NOW" because it's killing corals, get some chemiclean. It works well. I've used it with no ill effects. Turn off your skimmer and change the filter socks.