cyano insanity!

[Stevenx2]

@Tswifty8:
I tried the 3 day lights-off method without a blanket. The water had an excellent quality all the cyanos and dias were gone. Unfortunately though, the little bastards are back after 1 week. Pees me off quite a bit. Silicates are 0, nitrates 30, Phosphates 0. Still gonna experiment with Prodibio bacteria, hope it works!

 

[rookiegirl]

Tx cplklegg, i'll check into that as well...

 

[Tswifty]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13251416#post13251416 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Stevenx2
@Tswifty8:
I tried the 3 day lights-off method without a blanket. The water had an excellent quality all the cyanos and dias were gone. Unfortunately though, the little bastards are back after 1 week. Pees me off quite a bit. Silicates are 0, nitrates 30, Phosphates 0. Still gonna experiment with Prodibio bacteria, hope it works!

Yep... I won't be declaring victory until it stays away for a few weeks

If it comes back, I as going to try ultra life red slime remover next.

 

[Tswifty]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13250502#post13250502 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by rookiegirl
Wow, i feel there is hope!! Lol! Thanks for the pics. Would you recommend a water change after i scrub the rocks a bit and sift the chunks out of the sand? Just wondering if getting some of that water out after stirring everything up would make a difference before i go to dark tomorrow.

Your tank looks so much better!

It couldn't hurt... If you're going to have particles floating everywhere, it wouldn't be a bad idea to try and siphon as much out as you can.

Your skimmer will also more than likely go nuts once everything starts dying, so you'll want to probably empty the collection cup daily, and wipe down the inside neck with a paper towel to keep it performing at its best.

 

[beccatech]

What if you have something that depends on light like an anemone, can you still cut the lights for 2 days without loosing anything?

 

[Tswifty]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13252459#post13252459 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by beccatech
What if you have something that depends on light like an anemone, can you still cut the lights for 2 days without loosing anything?

Yep... Check the pic of my tank up above, I have SPS and a Nem.