Lights-Off to control Cyano

[alextheromanian]

should PM me about your red slime

 

[inachu]

Poster from here told me a few months ago to keep lights out for 3 days max.

Clean your filter VERY good. All my parts are cleaned and sponges are new.


I had it also as well as a little of the red.

http://www.aznphotos.com/view.html?f=fishies2003tih2.jpg

 

[che25]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13027967#post13027967 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ripthesystem
Che25 - could you give an update on your situation now that you've removed the bio-balls and turned your lights back on? I just switched to a more powerful different spectrum light system and while my corals seem to enjoy it and the tank looks a lot better I ended up getting a huge burst of Cyano red slime and it's quickly taking over the tank.

I have a skimmer that barely pulled anything out before and now there's notable difference in the amounts it's skimming. I've sucked out and fished out the Cyano but it quickly returns and there's no way for me to get it all.

I'm walking in the other room right now and cutting the lights for 3 days and just want to make sure that as I go through this process I have all the info I can.

Additionally - Do you think it would be ok to turn on the Antnics for 10 minutes a day or so to feed the fish and try to turkey baster out the algae or should I just let the fish starve for the 3 day period? I only have 2 fish in the system ATM (clown/damsel)

Thank you!

This is an old thread that was my first attempt with the black-out method. I've outlined the results after the 2nd attempt here:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1438780&highlight=beat+cyano

BTW--removing the bio-balls, IMHO, has helped reduce nitrates which are hovering close to "0".