Natural way to get rid of Cyno bacteria

[pandagold]

Spotted cyno bacteria in my tank recently and found natural way to kill them w/o chemicals.

All u need if hot boiling water and syringe ( I used those 200ml BIG ones )

Using syringe is good to contain boiling water and target cyno ( remember not to hold body of syringe or you'll be burnt )

Target hot water onto cyno and squirt .

Red cyno will turn bright orange ( means it's KILLED ) .

Killing bacteria using hotwater method is common with surgical room

You MUST remember to ensure your skimmer is working and cleared before starting . Once the bacteria dies , your skimmer will work overtime .

[erikokelf]

Spotted cyno bacteria in my tank recently and found natural way to kill them w/o chemicals.

All u need if hot boiling water and syringe ( I used those 200ml BIG ones )

Using syringe is good to contain boiling water and target cyno ( remember not to hold body of syringe or you'll be burnt )

Target hot water onto cyno and squirt .

Red cyno will turn bright orange ( means it's KILLED ) .

Killing bacteria using hotwater method is common with surgical room

You MUST remember to ensure your skimmer is working and cleared before starting . Once the bacteria dies , your skimmer will work overtime .

Good info

[dnsfpl]

i change tube and double dose vodka

[gargamelron]

Cyno bacteria is red algae? Sent from my GT-N7000 using Tapatalk 2

[pandagold]

Only appears with lights is on , and dark red in color I too changed my tubes . Hopefully it works too . All water parameter in order . Guess must be aged tunes ?

[spkentchai]

Only appears with lights is on , and dark red in color I too changed my tubes . Hopefully it works too . All water parameter in order . Guess must be aged tunes ?

Why do aged tube cause red cyno algae?

[Evolutionz]

old tubes will have a shift in spectrum which encourages algae growth if im not wrong. vodka dosing will have cyano problem too.

[Kayakkite]

old tubes will have a shift in spectrum which encourages algae growth if im not wrong. vodka dosing will have cyano problem too.

How to know if the tubes aged?

[Kakani]

How to know if the tubes aged?

Depend on the lightset fixture you using and duration you on your T5. Normal people recommand 6 to 8 month. Tube at the two end will turn very black also.

[brojj]

If you are using ATI fixture, the light tubes will be 'overdrive', 8 mths have to change. For other fixtures where the tubes are not been 'overdriven', 9 months is OK, however should not be more than 10 months.

[Evolutionz]

most reefer i know uses ATI bulbs and they change every 6 months.. really chor if you have a 6 tube and above fixture.

[MarcoVan]

Hot water just kill the bacteria and tomorrow they come back in another corner.

Deal with your nutrient issue. Get or change skimmer and change water.

If I got cyano, I wont do any carbon dosing till they are gone.

[pandagold]

good advise and input all .

using hot water only kills them, but water change is still a must

[David5077]

Any bro can kindly show some pic of cyano