Please Help Identify!

DanangMonkey · 03/12/2013, 08:42 PM

Shouldnt be too difficult for the vets...

4 mo old 75Gal FOWLR, 3"-6" DSB. Stable Bioload (4 sm fish) 90lbs cured rock ---

Water Parms: 79.9F Sg=1.024, NH3=0, N02=0, N03=0, P03=0, Dkh=94

Have gone though the occasional stages of Diatom blooms on the sandbed, but usually clears up in a few days. This is something else, looks like a tan colored melted ice cream that slow grows on the sandbed, color turns to a brownish red as they grow in size. The spots grow from pencil eraser size to quarter size in a few days. I tired stirringthe sand bed and burying them (they are very soft), but they pop right back up the next day. I have seen a few small splotches of red slime on some of the rocks so that may be related...

Here is a pic of one of the larger quarter size critters- Sorry for the super size but wanted to present a clear resolution of the details:

What should I do??? Let it die off?? Counterattack with Nuclear weapons? Are they Space Aliens, should I notify Wildfire????

jrp1588 · 03/12/2013, 09:08 PM

I think back when I had sugar sized sand I had a cyano outbreak that made these weird little clumps.

squishifishi · 03/12/2013, 09:44 PM

definately aliens. time to get the national goverment involved. it probs escaped from area 51...lol

OrQidz · 03/12/2013, 10:32 PM

UFOs! lol, I think it is probably cyano, just glomming onto the sand where its growing.

Sugar Magnolia · 03/13/2013, 08:32 AM

It's cyano. Pretty normal occurance in a new system. Run some GFO and syphon it out.

DanangMonkey · 03/13/2013, 09:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sugar Magnolia

It's cyano. Pretty normal occurance in a new system. Run some GFO and syphon it out.

Sugar... Do the Cyano Killer solutions work ok??

There are little pieces of the crap all over the sandbed. Syphoning would work for the larger pieces but would be tough to get every little piece. Will this stuff die out on its own, or is this an issue that shouldnt be ignored??

I am running Phosban in a Canister Filter, have heard that its GFO based but not sure if its effective against Cyano? Will be switching to a sump in a few weeks with fuge so that may help.

Thanks!!!

coralsnaked · 03/13/2013, 09:05 AM

If you use a commercial cyano remover use ChemiClean

bnumair · 03/13/2013, 09:14 AM

chemiclean can crash tanks i would avoid it for such a small area of cyano. just increase flow in the direction where u see it most.

Sk8r · 03/13/2013, 09:27 AM

Don't use cyano killers: they're not safe in a new tank. Just turn lights out 3 days, 4th day actinic only. Do this once a month, will work, assuming you have a middling-decent skimmer.

DanangMonkey · 03/13/2013, 01:29 PM

Thanks guys, I have een running Actinic for four days straight, didn't phase it (although it could have kept it in check). I will go lights out for the next three days and see what happens.... Will lights out for that long affect the Ph it a negative way ?

03/12/2013, 08:42 PM	#1
DanangMonkey Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Da Nang, Viet Nam Posts: 106	Please Help Identify! Shouldnt be too difficult for the vets... 4 mo old 75Gal FOWLR, 3"-6" DSB. Stable Bioload (4 sm fish) 90lbs cured rock --- Water Parms: 79.9F Sg=1.024, NH3=0, N02=0, N03=0, P03=0, Dkh=94 Have gone though the occasional stages of Diatom blooms on the sandbed, but usually clears up in a few days. This is something else, looks like a tan colored melted ice cream that slow grows on the sandbed, color turns to a brownish red as they grow in size. The spots grow from pencil eraser size to quarter size in a few days. I tired stirringthe sand bed and burying them (they are very soft), but they pop right back up the next day. I have seen a few small splotches of red slime on some of the rocks so that may be related... Here is a pic of one of the larger quarter size critters- Sorry for the super size but wanted to present a clear resolution of the details: What should I do??? Let it die off?? Counterattack with Nuclear weapons? Are they Space Aliens, should I notify Wildfire???? __________________ “Criticism is just someone else’s opinion. It is up to you to choose to believe some of it, none of it, or all of it. What you think is what counts.” ― Rodolfo Costa

03/12/2013, 09:44 PM	#3
squishifishi Hopelesly Addicted Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 972	definately aliens. time to get the national goverment involved. it probs escaped from area 51...lol __________________ ><(((((°>squishifishi! if I say anything stupid...blame autocorrect ;) I love my pico! Come see for yourself, check it out! just search for "pictures at last" in the nano forums:) Current Tank Info: 2.5g pico reef: 5-15hob filter, 10w led light,Stock;neon goby,Pom Pom crab,hermits, astrea, margarita, nassarius, micro brittles, shrooms,palys, xenia, galaxea, zoas,ricordea, litho,chalice,leather,pocci,.WISH LIST:sexy shrimp

03/13/2013, 08:32 AM	#5
Sugar Magnolia Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northern VA Posts: 17,691	It's cyano. Pretty normal occurance in a new system. Run some GFO and syphon it out. __________________ Adrienne The only thing to fear is fear itself....and spiders.

03/13/2013, 09:14 AM	#8
bnumair Dr. Reef at ur service Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tulsa, Ok, USA Posts: 7,751 Blog Entries: 15	chemiclean can crash tanks i would avoid it for such a small area of cyano. just increase flow in the direction where u see it most. __________________ Water Quality: NO3 0,Phos 0,Cal 440,Alk 7.5,Mag 1300 "Reef Fast, You Crash, Reef Slow, You Pass" Mike's Reef 3:16 Current Tank Info: 350g DT,95g sump, 50g Frag tank, 4800gph return 4x Sea swirls. 6x AI Vega Color. 200# Pukani rock, dual recirculating skimmer, Biopellet, GFO Carbon rx's, Cal rx. Closed loop. 1.5hp chiller, genesis renew. Apex & RKE

03/13/2013, 09:27 AM	#9
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Don't use cyano killers: they're not safe in a new tank. Just turn lights out 3 days, 4th day actinic only. Do this once a month, will work, assuming you have a middling-decent skimmer. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

03/12/2013, 09:08 PM	#2
jrp1588 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Evansville, IN Posts: 1,864	I think back when I had sugar sized sand I had a cyano outbreak that made these weird little clumps.

03/12/2013, 10:32 PM	#4
OrQidz Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 825	UFOs! lol, I think it is probably cyano, just glomming onto the sand where its growing.

03/13/2013, 09:05 AM	#7
coralsnaked Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Austin / Port Aransas, TX Posts: 1,479	If you use a commercial cyano remover use ChemiClean

03/13/2013, 01:29 PM	#10
DanangMonkey Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Da Nang, Viet Nam Posts: 106	Thanks guys, I have een running Actinic for four days straight, didn't phase it (although it could have kept it in check). I will go lights out for the next three days and see what happens.... Will lights out for that long affect the Ph it a negative way ? __________________ “Criticism is just someone else’s opinion. It is up to you to choose to believe some of it, none of it, or all of it. What you think is what counts.” ― Rodolfo Costa Last edited by DanangMonkey; 03/13/2013 at 01:45 PM.