bigreefnutt
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That is so true it will As for the skimmer I have to agree that with all the skimmers I have have tried and that has been many that the Oct is one of the best HOB skimmers for the buck.
Cyano Help Please
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So I have come to the realization that I can only buy either the RO/DI unit from BRS or a skimmer. The skimmer I was looking at was actually from a local reefer it was the Reef Octopus 800 for about 150 or I can get the RO/DI 75 gpd 5 stage standard plus for about 220 shipped. Which one of these addition is most important to helping the cyano problem? I do have a skimmer so it is not an immediate need but I would like to purchase a better one.
Daimyo68
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They are both equally important. My suggestion would be the RO/DI first.
The Seaclone, from what I've read and bla bla bla, isn't that great of a skimmer, but in the end, it is a skimmer and you already own it. You will have both bases covered then.
If the cyano continues to be a problem, then you haven't solved the problem by purchasing the RO/DI unit, but you are in turn getting a more quality water into your tank. (which should help either way).
Once you get a few bucks more together, you can go after a better skimmer.
Either way you go, you can control the spread with info in this thread and should still do as mentioned in the thread, by myself and a few others; go to the dollar store, get a turkey baster. Suck out as much as possible, and then get your PH moving some water across the problem area/s. Then watch to see if the problem persists or dies out. If it dies out, you can relax and think about your next goody for the tank. If it continues, then you've done things to better the tank all around, so don't feel that you spent money on nothing.
At some point, it will die back, and then you can bask in the new knowledge that you have, as well as say I kicked your A$$, and will know how to avoid it in the future.
Cyano, as well as many other nuisances in the tank, become a process of elimination.
The Seaclone, from what I've read and bla bla bla, isn't that great of a skimmer, but in the end, it is a skimmer and you already own it. You will have both bases covered then.
If the cyano continues to be a problem, then you haven't solved the problem by purchasing the RO/DI unit, but you are in turn getting a more quality water into your tank. (which should help either way).
Once you get a few bucks more together, you can go after a better skimmer.
Either way you go, you can control the spread with info in this thread and should still do as mentioned in the thread, by myself and a few others; go to the dollar store, get a turkey baster. Suck out as much as possible, and then get your PH moving some water across the problem area/s. Then watch to see if the problem persists or dies out. If it dies out, you can relax and think about your next goody for the tank. If it continues, then you've done things to better the tank all around, so don't feel that you spent money on nothing.
At some point, it will die back, and then you can bask in the new knowledge that you have, as well as say I kicked your A$$, and will know how to avoid it in the future.
Cyano, as well as many other nuisances in the tank, become a process of elimination.
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Russter
Northern Reefer
:thumbsup: Well said.
It wasn't directly stated in the first post but it is just over 6 months old. So far I have been doing 20% weekly changes since the cyano showed up about 2 weeks ago. I then started feeding less I go about every other day now where I went twice a day before. The cyano has seemed to slow it's growth but is not gone. I figured you guys would say the RO/DI but that skimmer is such a deal...but there will be another. Thanks for the advice. Will be ordering the RODI unit tomorrow.
Well I ordered the RODI unit just a few minutes ago when I got home so it should be here in about a week or so. Next question, should I do more then one water change per week? right now with it only being a 20gal I'm doing about 4 gal per week. Would it help to do more changes even with purified drinking water that I have been using?
aquatics junkie
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i shortened my light cycle and i bought a few conchs which cleaned up the sand. looking good now
I have a couple more questions...I have been feeding once every other day and sucking out the cyano at about the same pace. The RO/DI unit should be here tuesday and I plan to do a water change that day, but I am do for a water change tomorrow. The cyano has seemed to slow down on growth so I think i'm on the right track. As stated in the first couple posts I have a HOB filter, a penguin 200 to be precise, with a bio-wheel. Inside the filter I have the sponge with carbon in it and some LR rubble.
Question 1: Should I remove the bio-wheel and filter pad for now? Or should I just leave the bio-wheel alone and change the filter pad a little more often?
Question 2: Should I just wait for the unit to come before doing the water change?
Question 1: Should I remove the bio-wheel and filter pad for now? Or should I just leave the bio-wheel alone and change the filter pad a little more often?
Question 2: Should I just wait for the unit to come before doing the water change?
RODI system arrived yesterday and I will fir the first time today use 0 tds water to do a water change. I have been feeding every other day and blowing the cyano off on the in between days for about a week now and it seems to be helping. The one thing I have noticed though is that when I blow the cyano off it doesn't seem to hang in the water column that long. I figure it has to do with the flow but I have (2) korallia 1's in the tank. I was thinking about possiblly getting one mp10 and taking atleast one of the korallia out maybe both if I could. What are some of your guys thoughts on this? Good, bad, indifferent?
A 20g tank with 800 gph doesn't need any more flow, in my opinion, although some of the SPS crowd would like more. 800 gph is a lot. I ran about that or a bit less in a 29g for years and had no problems. I wasn't growing Acropora or similar corals, though, just soft corals.
