Cyano Bacteria

[duke62]

Just wondering how many people have had issues with cyano in there system. I am speratic with a month cyano free and a month with sandbed covered. I ve done everything to figure it out but ive come to live with it and accept it as a part of my system. It has happened with every tank i have ever had and i just combat it with suctioning.

 

[Tonyscoots84]

i no what jerl is gonna say

 

[prattreef]

All systems get some cyano from time to time. I find it to be cyclical and even seasonal. As long as it isn't out of control i.e. choking out things I don't get overly concerned with it and follow the normal husbandry approaches to keeping it in check --- siphon it out, blast the rocks to remove detritis, change up and / or increase flow and test to make sure nothing is radically out of whack. Cyano is a tricky and odd thing and sometimes appears when conditins dictate it shouldn't.

 

[44santababy]

i'm battling it now for my very first time, i was kind of hoping keeping sand clean and water changes every two weeks will allow it to die off. I also cut my feeding now to twice a day and decreased my lights...lets see what happens

 

[homegrowncichlid]

once I got a denitrifier, my levels hit zero, and no more cyano. Before that, I had cyano for the entire life of the tank.

 

[jerl77]

use red slime remover worked for me in the past with no bad effects

 

[FaviaFreak]

Dr. Tim's waste away work wonders on cyano

 

[Og Drogon]

Would this be cyano????? I left the lights in my sump for three days on and this crap showed up :-(
I removed it by hand and have the lights off for two days then back to normal light frame.

 

[Widdy]

Dr. Tim's waste away work wonders on cyano

Thanks for this suggestion in another thread. Ordered a bottle from Amazon, and am on the 2nd week of using it, at half recommended dosage. It cleared up most of my cyano, only a small patch (~3"x3") left in a corner. Also my overflow was all gunk'd up as well, cleaned and cleared. The best part? No crazy skimmer overflow like Red Slimer Remover. Amazing stuff. Thank you again.

 

[duke62]

i dont have any cyano now i was just wondering how many battle it. but probably next month i will have some again

 

[CoralMeister]

If anyone is vodka dosing, and is wondering why they have cyano....vodka is the reason for some vodka dosers. Not sure why, but I vodka dose with no cyano problems whatsoever.

 

[FaviaFreak]

Thanks for this suggestion in another thread. Ordered a bottle from Amazon, and am on the 2nd week of using it, at half recommended dosage. It cleared up most of my cyano, only a small patch (~3"x3") left in a corner. Also my overflow was all gunk'd up as well, cleaned and cleared. The best part? No crazy skimmer overflow like Red Slimer Remover. Amazing stuff. Thank you again.

yeah man I get excited when I see a product that works and is not snake oil but does what it claims, I have been very impressed with all Dr. Tim's products. It cleared up my cyano and I was battling it work a few months before I discovered this stuff. Glad it worked for you Widdy!

 

[duke62]

I put this up to show its not just 1 person deals with this. Its amazing 200 people viewed this thread and only 25 votes. this is a learning site and all it takes is one click of a button to show thousands what happens all around the reefing community.

 

[FaviaFreak]

I put this up to show its not just 1 person deals with this. Its amazing 200 people viewed this thread and only 25 votes. this is a learning site and all it takes is one click of a button to show thousands what happens all around the reefing community.

agreed Duke

 

[mbg75]

I used cyano solution. Gone and haven't seen any. Been 2 months.

Also. Didn't see the vote. Doesnt show up on tapatalk.

 

[lfsmarineguy]

Red Slime Remover is basically just Erythromycin. Like any antibiotic I wouldn't just use it every time you see red slime because if you don't knock it out 100% during a cycle you'll just end up with a resistant strain of bacteria. You're better off treating the cause or at the very least removing as much as possible if you have a large outbreak and then dose the antibiotics to kill off the last bit. Just don't underdose or do less than 2 full doses to make sure it's gone.

 

[jedimaster1138]

Dealing with it now in fact. Just siphoned a lot of my sand bed tonight. It really collects in corners and crevices though, the buggers. I'd like to get rid of it. Mutter.