Cyano? problem

[Jarrett]

Ok so i have had this green mat like alage clumping up my sand and growing all over it since my tank has been set up. it is green not red, but i still think it is cyano. My tank maintenance is perfect so i dont want to hear do alot of water changes and up my flow, becuase that does not work for me and is useless advice as far as my case goes. i want to treat the tank with one of these chemicals on the market that supposedly works well for people. what product does everyone recommend to use? i have a fully stocked tank of sps corals, i want to use the best product that will not harm them is that possible? really just looking on advice on the best product to use and to ease my nervousness as far as killing my corals from treating the tank with a chemical. thanks for any input!

 

[MatthewScars]

O My tank maintenance is perfect

Oh ok, then i guess there is absolutely nothing you can improve on and you will have to live with this... since its perfect and you have a massive algae issue.

WC, GFO, check your skimmer/clean it, feed less, 3 days darkness, suck it out when you do a wc, check your bioload, blah blah.

Chemicals is playing with fire.

 

[Jarrett]

howd i know you were going to be the one to respond lmao? Lets see mr matthew i change 15 gallons a week consistently never missed one water change, i change my gfo once a month CONSISTENTLY i feed every other day, i am under stocked with 6 fish. all the bs that you just mentioned and wasted my time with is exactly what i was looking to avoid. cyano is a bacteria and not a true algae they made these chemicals for a reason because they do work. obviously for me the usualy suggested things arent enough to get rid of my problem so medication at this point in time is my best bet. so if you want to respond to the OP then do so by recommending what i asked for. what is the best medication to use and has the least impact on my corals. if you cant answer that then thanks anyway

 

[guarda]

I had cyano at about month 5 (which should be normal) but I didn't have time to suck it out for who knows how long so I used a scoop of boyd's chemi clean and did a massive water change 3 days later and it was 95% gone. The rest slowly disappeared. I bought a 1/2 dozen mexican red clawed hermits and i think margaritas but it didn't look like they touched it. Nothing died in my mixed reef.

 

[MatthewScars]

howd i know you were going to be the one to respond lmao? Lets see mr matthew

I heard oil works wonders.

Good luck with the chemical dosing!

 

[Jarrett]

Yea thats the chemical i have been looking at using. it seems it has the best reviews compared to the other, one ultra life red slime remover (i think thats what its called) i think it was called. mine clumps up my sand so its hard to actually siphon it all out. i always siphon the sand bed when i do my water change but all that does is just mix the stuff up. i think i will try that stuff thanks guarda.

 

[nycfishy]

2 day blackout worked wonders for my cyano problem

 

[PHILYD1]

Wow

 

[Jaftica]

lmao!

 

[MikeC]

Friend of mine had good luck with Cyano Solution.

http://www.marinedepot.com/Aqua_Vis...s-Aqua_Vision_Aquatics-QI01033-FIMERM-vi.html

 

[peteyboyny]

I used Chemiclean when I had cyano issues. It got rid of the cyano, but required a 40% water change the next day. That was the last time I battled it.

 

[peteyboyny]

Any pics of the bloom? Maybe its not cyano.

 

[Jarrett]

Its not even a bloom, it just clumps my sand up, its not stringy or anything i will try and get a picture for you guys. i was always able to manage it but i think because of my previous dose of interceptor i had alot of die off inside the tank. but i just replenished my CUC and i plan on scooping alot of it out tomorow. if it doesent get better i am going to do the chemiclean.

 

[jay79]

Coral snow they have it at pets warehouse in out east

 

[Awibrandy]

Hi Jarrett, I've actually used both of the chemicals you mentioned over the years that I have been in the hobby. What I can tell you is that with which ever one you use remember to throw in a couple of air stones in the tank for added oxygenation. The other thing is that I very much liked the Chemiclean over the Red Slime Remover, and the reason for that is that with RSR I would have to dose twice, and it would always end up coming back some months down the line. With Chemiclean I only used it ones, and it has been years without any problems with any color slime.
No my corals or fish were not harmed in any way.

 

[Jarrett]

Thanks awi that puts me at ease a little bit. i just did a major cleaning on the tank yesterday and took every bit ofit out. so if it stays manageble like its been this whole time i am probally going to just wait off the chemicals and deal with it. but if it gets worst i am deff using chemi clean, thanks for the input!

 

[Macropora]

Hi Jarrett, I've actually used both of the chemicals you mentioned over the years that I have been in the hobby. What I can tell you is that with which ever one you use remember to throw in a couple of air stones in the tank for added oxygenation. The other thing is that I very much liked the Chemiclean over the Red Slime Remover, and the reason for that is that with RSR I would have to dose twice, and it would always end up coming back some months down the line. With Chemiclean I only used it ones, and it has been years without any problems with any color slime.
No my corals or fish were not harmed in any way.

+1. Alot more aeration and water movement over the sand bed helps to get rid of it. There is green slimer remover that works also, but with any chemical there is a risk of the slime coming back. Good luck!