Cyano and nutrients

[griss]

18 months is still a very, very young tank IMO. I’d be interested in you PO4 levels. When I had the worst case of Cyano I’ve ever had, it turned out it was because my NO3 and PO4 levels were out of whack.

Go slow, don’t make drastic changes and keep doing what you’re doing…regular water changes, maintain parameters.

 

[wvned]

These
Hanna Ultra Low Range Phosphate Checker reagents

 

[Radicalrob1982]

Oddly things are worse than usual and kind of came out of nowhere. The stuff looks red under blue light but complete brown under white light. Looks like instead of guessing, just gonna have to get a microscope to determine wtf it is lol

 

[Radicalrob1982]

I believe due to the outstanding issues and the longevity of it, I was assuming the worst as this has been an issue for quite a long time.

I was able over the last few weeks, change salt to fritz rpm from seachem vibrant sea, which literally mixes like dog poop lol.

Finally got a decent sized clean up crew of about 5 astrea and 2 star astrea, a small conch, and a few nassarius snails. I also recently picked up some rowaphos for po4 and silicate removal, mainly silicate removal. I understand I still require some patience and good husbandry skills, but wanted to share a picture of my tank since it finally looks like I'm on the road to a better healthier system