Need another I.D.!

ChuckNasty · 07/08/2015, 12:52 AM

This is either red coralline or cyano bacteria.. The only thing is, from every picture I've seen of cyano bacteria, it is really stringy and goo-like. This is growing on my substrate, and it looks solid. Have no idea what it is.

pyithar · 07/08/2015, 02:37 AM

cyanobacteria

ChuckNasty · 07/08/2015, 02:38 AM

Whats the best way to get rid of it?

Sugar Magnolia · 07/08/2015, 05:32 AM

Run some GFO, syphon it out daily, increase flow. Are you using rodi? How often are you doing water changes?

homer1475 · 07/08/2015, 06:40 AM

Definitely cyanobacteria. Siphon out what you can when doing water changes and run some GFO, as well as increasing flow across your sandbed will help.

ChuckNasty · 07/08/2015, 10:05 AM

I do a 4 gallon water change every 2 weeks. Its a 24 gallon tank.

Dkuhlmann · 07/08/2015, 10:13 AM

Yep cyano and I just got rid of mine. You can run all the gfo and carbon, increase flow and vacuum it out but it will still come back until it runs it's life cycle about 8 week or so then it will go away. I would only pull the mat off once a week as it was easier to get it all up in one sheet. Of course do this with the pumps off.

Until then enjoy the pretty red/purple sandbed you have.

deagan14 · 07/08/2015, 10:20 AM

Although not a long term fix a 3 days light out will give you a kick start

rt67ghy · 07/08/2015, 03:09 PM

I used to have cyano for several months but now I don't see it any more. I don't know why it vanished; maybe PO4 is too low. My ATS used to be covered with it crowding out the green algae now ATS is green thankfully. You have to keep on battling it until it disappears.

ChuckNasty · 07/08/2015, 05:36 PM

My tank is only about 4-5 months old, maybe this is just part of my tank going through its motions... Yeah, I'll keep telling myself that xD

Mcgeezer · 07/08/2015, 07:16 PM

Running GFO increasing flow, and manual removal are good things to do....however you won't fully kill it off doing that. At least in my experience....

I used Ultralife red slime remover and the cyano disappeared and has never come back. My tank is healthier looking then it ever has.

Salty Cracker · 07/08/2015, 10:51 PM

Chemi pure elite...

07/08/2015, 02:37 AM	#2
pyithar Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: yangon,burma(myanmar) Posts: 1,786	cyanobacteria __________________ take it easy, pyithar Current Tank Info: 150G display, 50G sump, mixed reef

07/08/2015, 02:38 AM	#3
ChuckNasty Registered Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Spooner, WI. Posts: 105	Whats the best way to get rid of it? __________________ \|\| 24 Gallon / 1.026 Salinity / 80 Deg. / mixed reef \|\| \|\| There's an old saying... "White water in the morning." \|\|

07/08/2015, 05:32 AM	#4
Sugar Magnolia Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northern VA Posts: 17,691	Run some GFO, syphon it out daily, increase flow. Are you using rodi? How often are you doing water changes? __________________ Adrienne The only thing to fear is fear itself....and spiders.

07/08/2015, 06:40 AM	#5
homer1475 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 5,313	Definitely cyanobacteria. Siphon out what you can when doing water changes and run some GFO, as well as increasing flow across your sandbed will help. __________________ 80G SCA Build: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2560256 Originally posted by der_wille_zur_macht: "He's just taking his lunch to work"

07/08/2015, 10:05 AM	#6
ChuckNasty Registered Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Spooner, WI. Posts: 105	I do a 4 gallon water change every 2 weeks. Its a 24 gallon tank. __________________ \|\| 24 Gallon / 1.026 Salinity / 80 Deg. / mixed reef \|\| \|\| There's an old saying... "White water in the morning." \|\|

07/08/2015, 10:13 AM	#7
Dkuhlmann Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,823	Yep cyano and I just got rid of mine. You can run all the gfo and carbon, increase flow and vacuum it out but it will still come back until it runs it's life cycle about 8 week or so then it will go away. I would only pull the mat off once a week as it was easier to get it all up in one sheet. Of course do this with the pumps off. Until then enjoy the pretty red/purple sandbed you have. __________________ Previous tanks: 200 gal fowlr 9" Emperor Angel and many different butterfly fish 4" maroon clown and several other fish, 50 gal sump, 40 gal mixed reef/fish mostly softies and LPS. Current Tank Info: 40b 750 gph 45 lbs lr, 2"-3" sand, 165w full spectrum dimable LED, 20 gal sump/refugium 30 lbs lr, Bak Pak 2 skimmer, 4" sock temp 79-80, sg 1.026, NH3 0, NO2 0, NO3 <10, ph 8.2, calc 400, mag 1300

07/08/2015, 10:20 AM	#8
deagan14 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Montana Posts: 184	Although not a long term fix a 3 days light out will give you a kick start __________________ Biocube 32

07/08/2015, 03:09 PM	#9
rt67ghy Registered Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Posts: 984	I used to have cyano for several months but now I don't see it any more. I don't know why it vanished; maybe PO4 is too low. My ATS used to be covered with it crowding out the green algae now ATS is green thankfully. You have to keep on battling it until it disappears.

07/08/2015, 05:36 PM	#10
ChuckNasty Registered Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Spooner, WI. Posts: 105	My tank is only about 4-5 months old, maybe this is just part of my tank going through its motions... Yeah, I'll keep telling myself that xD __________________ \|\| 24 Gallon / 1.026 Salinity / 80 Deg. / mixed reef \|\| \|\| There's an old saying... "White water in the morning." \|\|

07/08/2015, 07:16 PM	#11
Mcgeezer Reef gardener Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: DeLand, Florida Posts: 1,205	Running GFO increasing flow, and manual removal are good things to do....however you won't fully kill it off doing that. At least in my experience.... I used Ultralife red slime remover and the cyano disappeared and has never come back. My tank is healthier looking then it ever has.

07/08/2015, 10:51 PM	#12
Salty Cracker Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 218	Chemi pure elite...