How to tell Cyno or Coraline Algae?
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so my API test kit for Nitrates and Phosphates not accurate enough?
I used a tooth brush to scrape it off, I hope I did not spread it in the tank.
used turkey baster but it did not get it all out
Read several ways to try and get rid of it, lower nitrate phosphates,
suck it out with turkey baster, higher flow.
Is some Cyano also part of tank aging or just high nutrients
tank has gone through diatom bloom and now green algae bloom.
seeing brown, light green, spots appearing on the dry rock. no live
rock used
so my API test kit for Nitrates and Phosphates not accurate enough?
I used a tooth brush to scrape it off, I hope I did not spread it in the tank.
used turkey baster but it did not get it all out
Read several ways to try and get rid of it, lower nitrate phosphates,
suck it out with turkey baster, higher flow.
Is some Cyano also part of tank aging or just high nutrients
tank has gone through diatom bloom and now green algae bloom.
seeing brown, light green, spots appearing on the dry rock. no live
rock used
I just got through a cyano outbreak and was told it was just part of a tank maturing. I would just let it run its course. Manual removal as much as possible to keep nutrients low and cutting back on lights if it gets too out of hand.
Coralline for the record is almost always hard sheets that will crumble and chip, kind of like paint.
Coralline for the record is almost always hard sheets that will crumble and chip, kind of like paint.
RobZilla04
Active member
Definitely cyano. Corraline is hard and doesn't bubble. If cyano is left to grow for a little while it will become long and stringy.
How old is the tank and give us some test results.
ChemiClean is a good product to remove it, but caution should be used. If your tank is new and has no livestock I would try to remove as much as I can and work on exporting those nutrients. Water changes, media reactors with GFO/Bio Pellets, and frequent filter changes.
How old is the tank and give us some test results.
ChemiClean is a good product to remove it, but caution should be used. If your tank is new and has no livestock I would try to remove as much as I can and work on exporting those nutrients. Water changes, media reactors with GFO/Bio Pellets, and frequent filter changes.
jlmawp
New member
+1
Just used ChemiClean on my 18 month old tank and it worked like a charm, but I had a bonkers outbreak. I don't think you need that here. What you have is very small, and honestly, as the others said, part of your typical new tank syndrome.
Just keep up the water changes, and try to increase flow to that area to help remove the cyano. With good maintenance, it will subside as things stabilize.
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