Very sad =( cyano

[PirateLove]

Hi Rc. So I started a 42 gallon tank. Brand new. Dry rock, dry sand. It looked beautiful and all was good. Then I added a frag from my 15 gallon (after dipping it in revive) and now see signs of cyano on my sandbed. What do I do?! I put tons of money into a new system, started dry, and was very careful and messed up because I did not quarantine this coral. :hmm6:

 

[Fish Keeper82]

Here is how i got rid of mine
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2526449
FYI after i got rid of Cyano my Dinos exploted. There are some that belive Cyano and Dinos have some relationship and completly ridding tank of Cyano might make conditions favorable for Dinos. It definitely did in my case.
I would start with water changes and take it slowly. I only used the Red Slime Remover because of the amout of Cyano i had that you can see in my post. I doubt yours are as bad as mine were.
I used the Red Slime Remover because the Cyano was so thick it was smothering corals.

 

[shermanator]

Cyano blooms usually come from two things: 1) too many nutrients (feeding too much) and/or 2) too little flow. Increase flow to the areas with cyano and feel less and see how it goes.

Also, cyanobacteria is one of the oldest organisms on earth and it's everywhere (in the air, etc). So starting with dry rock, dipping corals (while can be good for other pests) won't ever prevent a cyano bloom when conditions are otherwise right.

 

[WolfInRed]

I find it just cycles through and will eventually dissolve away especially if the tank is new. There are a few different stages the tank goes through.

 

[CStrickland]

+1 you were never going to keep it out of the tank, it's part of a healthy balanced system.

The key is balance, keeping conditions that don't allow it to take over. Lack of dead spots in flow, wet skimming, proper lights, and nutrient control will get the system to where cyano stays in the background where it belongs. It's really common to have a bloom early on, and if everything else is in order, most of the time the phase passes pretty quickly.

 

[Sk8r]

everybody gets cyano, and may get it seasonally. No big deal. Just continue on course and expect it to go away. If it gets significantly bad, just follow the lights-out protocol, assuming you have a decent skimmer. May take several months, but it'll get it.