Question about cyano

[clownfish_forever]

Hi bros,

I have a quick question.

My current tank is under the cyano attack - situation is quite bad hence I am thinking of moving my entire livestock to another aquarium temporary while I remake the saltwater in my main tank.

My question is - since my live rocks are covered with cyano, should I put them back into the main tank immediately after the water is remade? I assume with the new tank water, there should not be PO4 inside to support the cyano - so hopefully the cyano on the rocks will be gone even after putting them back?

If putting the rocks back to main tank immediately is not recommended, then how should I treat the rocks to make them cyano-free first before putting back?

Thank you for reading this

[chrislwp]

U heard of reefer put amoxicillin to the tank?

[iskay]

read

[clownfish_forever]

Dont think I am in favor of dosing antibiotics in the tank. I see if I can find anything online. Thanks.

[fishyfishyfishy]

had this problem a month ago, Chemiclean work wonders for me

[sherman]

Remove all the red slime as much as you can.

Run rowa till PO4 drop to zero .

Top up or amke salt water with DI water only

[zico]

Besides that, u probably need to increase flow in the tank. Get an additional wavemaker.

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[reckless]

i know you're not in favor of putting antibiotics in it but it worked for me after just 1 pill. problem solved within 3 days. it was like the atomic bomb that ended the war. hehz... good luck in your battle!

[clownfish_forever]

Thanks. I am battling them from many angles.

Avoid over-feeding

Performing 20% water change weekly

Dosing PO4 remover

Scrap the cyano off the rocks

And I am definitely seeing results

[Rukas]

i have had this problem too, but went for the amox treatment, and then did the regular WC, adding phosphate remover and reducing my light timing

got it resolved at last,its such a relief to get this over with

[Admiraltian]

U can try Ultralife Red Slime remover, pretty efficient. Or alternatively u can try the following:

1) Get a double rated Protein skimmer.

2) Use only RO/DI unit to filter water and perform frequent water changes.

3) Get a phosphate reactor/FR.

4) Improve water movement by adding more wavemakers.

5) Setup a refugium to export nutrients.

6) Change your light tubes if they have expired ( more than a year of usage).

[Jamie @ Vertex]

Cyanobacteria are common in any tank where they may find small amounts of PO4 to assimilate. They are capable of taking the nitrogen they need straight from the water column. They require light in the yellow to orange range and many T5s and halides do have a spike in this area, often making it difficult to erradicate them. One of the easiest ways to get rid of them is turn off the lights for a week. This will not harm your tanks corals, but the cyanos will quickly retreat. They are extremely dependant on light.

Jamie