darn cyano

[Imbarrie]

Are the filters in the RO/DI unit new?
I have heard people running those beyond their natural intended life.

 

[PolandSpring]

i have also heard that Dwarf Blue Leg Hermit Crab eat bacteria also..but do they actually make a difference?

Do the cleanup crew actually make a huge difference in cyanobacteria and hair algea etc?? If they do...im gona go out a buy a lot
ALso, about how many hermits etc, in a 90gal would make a difference?

 

[thesauce]

One thing I've noticed with cyano in my tank: the right side of the tank gets direct evening sunlight and this is the ONLY spot where I get cyano. Anyone else noticed this?

 

[triggerhappy]

Im having a problem with the red slyme stuff but i only developed after my tank has been hitting high temps 82 sometimes 83. Does anyone know if there is corralation between temps and cyano? waiting for chiller as we speak should be here monday by the way.

 

[duke62]

poland-no they dont eat cyano.they eat the deitrus that cyano and algae thrive
thesauce-yes direct sunlight is prob the cause of that 1 spot getting cyano
triggerhappy--im going to guess that it is a cause because food is rotting at a faster rate in warm,er waters

 

[NYreefNoob]

my tanks have gotten direct sunlight for the last 3 yr's. never caused it, how old are you bulbs ? low flow, old bulbs, high nutrients are usually the cause, do you use frozen food ? do you rinse it ?

 

[duke62]

so let me ask you this..i usually feed my tank at 4pm..should i feed it later in the day so lights go out sooner.reason why im asking is my clean up crew is out in force when lights go out and the food will have less time to sit and quicker grabbed up.

 

[NYreefNoob]

i feed 3 cubes between 2 tanks and feed small amounts at a time to each tank i start feeding at 6 pm till 10 pm. dont really have any food that goes to waste

 

[thesauce]

Temperature is a contributor to cyano growth. Higher temp also accelerates the metabolism of fish and their waste output. I noticed a huge difference when I installed my chiller last year. I also wonder if perhaps run off from the rainy season contributes some extra nutrients and dissolved solids to our tap water that RO/DI units are unable to extract? This might help explain some of the yearly blooms.

 

[PolandSpring]

my temp doesn't go above 79..so i dont think that my temperature is causing mine

 

[duke62]

so after 3 weeks of heavy skimming ,letting the cyano build up and syphoning it up,adding alot of chaeto to my fuge and large water change i need to say the cyano is dieing off .i added no chemicals to kill it off i just worked on it aggressively and its paid off..

 

[noelskii]

so the LEDS didn't have a role in the cyano outbreak?