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redadeath
06/14/2011, 06:12 AM
i quit dosing vinegar and got the fish out of the tank

and replaced algae scrubber with chaeto algae

my coraline is starting to grow well after i did that and used 250 wat mh instead of 150 watt

no my sump is full of cyano

i am using 85 watt *2 bulbs for refuge compact flourcent

what should i do

solitude127
06/14/2011, 12:07 PM
Better in the fuge than in the DT

bertoni
06/14/2011, 09:16 PM
I'd probably just spend a minute or so every couple of days getting out the bulk of the cyanobacteria. It might subside on its own. If not, you could consider adding a GFO reactor.

redadeath
06/15/2011, 02:08 AM
can it make my chaeto algae sick

bertoni
06/15/2011, 09:47 AM
Sometimes, it'll cover Chaetomorpha or outcompete it.