Reef Central Online Community

Go Back   Reef Central Online Community > Sponsor Forums > Aquaforest
Blogs FAQ Calendar Mark Forums Read

Notices

User Tag List

Reply
Thread Tools
Unread 09/25/2018, 09:18 PM   #1
cflow
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Sacramento
Posts: 792
Dealing with some cyano

I've been running my 32 gallon for about 5 months. I started the tank with about 1.5L siporax that i had from a previous tank and used pro bio F for the first month or so until my nutrients became acceptable, then slowly tapered down. I attempted a small refugium to cut back on carbon /bacterial dosing and my nutrients were low but I realized the chaeto was slowly dissapearing and probably wasn't even effective anyway. I decided to add some gfo and remove the refugium altogether. In addition, I wanted to bring my NO3 from about 5 to ~0 so I started dosing pro bio f again. After about a week my nitrates came down to about .05 (salifert ) but I started developing cyano. Thick mounds of cyano took over so i stopped the pro bio f, did a deep cleaning of my sump, and all equipment, and did a 15% water change. The cyano is less but it's still lingering. Obviously there is an imbalance with bacteria/food source and bacteria. I picked up some np pro, pro bio s, and build to get a more comprehensive and stable regimen. Any suggestions on dealing with cyano. I've run zeovit before and coral snow + bak seemed to do the trick. Is build a similar product? My power heads usually dont allow cyano, but it out of control.


cflow is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 09/27/2018, 07:29 AM   #2
Aquaforest
RC Sponsor
 
Aquaforest's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 558
Hello,
Cyano on start is normal because of inbalance with nutrients. Let this aquarium maturing - dose bacteria and culture medium and you could see balance and stability.


Aquaforest is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 09/27/2018, 02:37 PM   #3
cflow
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Sacramento
Posts: 792
So dose np pro, pro bio s daily, and hold any vitality, and energy until cyano gone?


cflow is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 10/02/2018, 02:05 AM   #4
Aquaforest
RC Sponsor
 
Aquaforest's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 558
Sounds great.


Aquaforest is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off



All times are GMT -6. The time now is 05:30 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Powered by Searchlight © 2024 Axivo Inc.
Use of this web site is subject to the terms and conditions described in the user agreement.
Reef CentralTM Reef Central, LLC. Copyright ©1999-2022
User Alert System provided by Advanced User Tagging v3.3.0 (Pro) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.