as my title says, i need help. From one day to another, my take became over 75% covered with i believe to be cyanobacteria. i have a 75G with abit over 120lbs of live rock. Everything started after i stopped dosing vodka and vinegar. My P02 is low, trates are low, i changed bulbs about 2 months ago. My tank looks depressing as it is now. Here are a few shots. I've tried leaving it in the dark for 2 days only turning on when i feed for 20 mins 3 times a day.
Help!!!!!
- Thread starter arieln92
- Start date
- Location
- New Jersey
How many hours you have your lights on for? But the best thing you can try to do it scrub the red slime off with a tooth brush little by little and try to get the red slim floating around with a fish net. Keep doing this till you don't see no more slim followed up with weekly water changes. Btw you will get more help and advice on the general discussion thread buddy. This for sale thread you posted on asking help is not going to help you out buddy.
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- Location
- South river, nj
I would say go back to dosing vodka and vinegar. That's crazy that it happened one day to another.
i have my blues on for about 8hrs in total, and my 6k's for about 6. The reason why i stopped dosing was because im going on vacation in a few, and i didnt want to have my tank sitter dosing neither vodka nor vinegar in the tank. I barely trust myself dosing them in lol
- Location
- jersey city
I left my light of for a week gone
- Location
- Clifton NJ
I would keep my lights off for 2-3 days. Don't turn them on to feed.
- Location
- suffolk
How often are u doing water changes and how many gallons at a time? Also why are u feeding a small tank three times a day? What do u feed? How many fish do u have and what are the nitrate readings? When u do water
Changes , suck the cyano out, don't scrape or scrub it off. Good husbandry methods will almost always take care
Of cyano. Maybe run some carbon
Changes , suck the cyano out, don't scrape or scrub it off. Good husbandry methods will almost always take care
Of cyano. Maybe run some carbon
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- Location
- South Hackensack, NJ
In addition to these questions,
What salt are you using?
R u using Ro/di water?
What do you have for flow in your setup?
What type of filtration are you using?
- Location
- Fairfield, ct
Flow, overfeeding can be a cause. Shut ur lights totally off, and get more flow going. Are you using 6k because u like the color or something else?
- Location
- Hicksville
i have been through this process alreay, things to check
1. Flow----Make sure there is enough flow,
2. Nutrients----Cyano is feeding on access nutrients
3. Parameters-----Check your parameters
4. RODI-----Check your RODI water make sure it reads 0ppm. My RODI meter was showing 0 but actual reading was 0.15ppm when i checked with portable meter.
How i resolved it,
Every now and then i add DR TIMS waste away Reef-Sure in the tank. this is not chemical, its the good bacteria that eats away the access nutrients and your skimmer will skimm it out of the system and rock, sand, and powerheads and pumps stay clean internally and externally, 0ppm rodi and i run bio pellets and outlet for that reactor goes straight to skimmer to skimm all those nutrients out of the system. i hope this helps. but fighting wth gha and cyano is on going battle sometimes we win and sometime they win lol ....
thanks
rav
1. Flow----Make sure there is enough flow,
2. Nutrients----Cyano is feeding on access nutrients
3. Parameters-----Check your parameters
4. RODI-----Check your RODI water make sure it reads 0ppm. My RODI meter was showing 0 but actual reading was 0.15ppm when i checked with portable meter.
How i resolved it,
Every now and then i add DR TIMS waste away Reef-Sure in the tank. this is not chemical, its the good bacteria that eats away the access nutrients and your skimmer will skimm it out of the system and rock, sand, and powerheads and pumps stay clean internally and externally, 0ppm rodi and i run bio pellets and outlet for that reactor goes straight to skimmer to skimm all those nutrients out of the system. i hope this helps. but fighting wth gha and cyano is on going battle sometimes we win and sometime they win lol ....
thanks
rav
- Location
- Long Island - 11771
Cyanobacteria is a bacteria and is one of the only problems I have been able to fix in this hobby using an over the counter medication. Get this stuff and dose it as it reads on the box. Be ready to do a water change and I would even look into getting an air bubbler as it deplets oxygen. This is the only thing I bought over the counter that I have ever succesfully used in this hobby so far.
http://www.marinedepot.com/Ultralif...r_Medications-Ultralife-UL1311-FIMERM-vi.html
http://www.marinedepot.com/Ultralif...r_Medications-Ultralife-UL1311-FIMERM-vi.html
- Location
- Brooklyn - Bay Ridge
it is "Sale/trade" thread
A couple things;
Why were you dosing and overfeeding?
And, do not use a medication to cure cyano.
Turning your lights off will kill the cyano, but think about the cycle you are creating. The cyano dies off and all the nutrients are released into the system after it dissolves. When you turn your lights on again, you have a well-fertilized tank to kick start another cyano bloom. This one worst than the last.
You are currently trying to cure the affect and not the cause.
What will help you here:
Stop dosing until you know about the cyano bloom cause.
Stop overfeeding.
Any time you turn your lights off for a couple days you have to do a few large water change to remove the nutrients it created.
Use a bacterial based product such as Special Blend Microbe Lift to out compete the cyano.
Start a fuge.
Why were you dosing and overfeeding?
And, do not use a medication to cure cyano.
Turning your lights off will kill the cyano, but think about the cycle you are creating. The cyano dies off and all the nutrients are released into the system after it dissolves. When you turn your lights on again, you have a well-fertilized tank to kick start another cyano bloom. This one worst than the last.
You are currently trying to cure the affect and not the cause.
What will help you here:
Stop dosing until you know about the cyano bloom cause.
Stop overfeeding.
Any time you turn your lights off for a couple days you have to do a few large water change to remove the nutrients it created.
Use a bacterial based product such as Special Blend Microbe Lift to out compete the cyano.
Start a fuge.
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