HELP orange encrusting montipora growing cyano bacteria

AquariaEye · 03/22/2014, 07:38 PM

So, I bought several corals about a month ago and everyone is going okay except for an orange encrusting montipora. It is covered with cyano bacteria and although some parts appear to still be alive over all it isn't looking well at all. Is there anything I can do for it?

eg8r210 · 03/22/2014, 11:09 PM

I would recommend blowing it with a turkey baster or pick the frag up and put in front of a powerhead for a second. It will knock off all the cyano. Then you can put it back in the original place and adjust flow to get more flow to that area, or move the frag to another part of the tank that doesn't have the cyano issue.

Once that is done you need to address the issue that is causing the cyano.

03/22/2014, 07:38 PM	#1
AquariaEye Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 8	HELP orange encrusting montipora growing cyano bacteria So, I bought several corals about a month ago and everyone is going okay except for an orange encrusting montipora. It is covered with cyano bacteria and although some parts appear to still be alive over all it isn't looking well at all. Is there anything I can do for it?

03/22/2014, 11:09 PM	#2
eg8r210 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Ocoee, FL Posts: 1,876	I would recommend blowing it with a turkey baster or pick the frag up and put in front of a powerhead for a second. It will knock off all the cyano. Then you can put it back in the original place and adjust flow to get more flow to that area, or move the frag to another part of the tank that doesn't have the cyano issue. Once that is done you need to address the issue that is causing the cyano.