Red Carpet Club (Cyano)

[tivoli]

My cyano grows only in my refugium which I dunno why.

I just scrap it out and off .... these guys I think are bacteria

and it will spread one ... for me I just need to use cotton wool

to scrap them off once in a while.

[nakazoru]

Guess I'm the only on without this problem since day one. Izzit bcos it has been a FOWLR? I recently converted to reef, dunno will come or not..

[zephyros]

i had diatoms 1st, but since changing to DI water, the diatoms had

"disappear" ... but out came cyano ...

understand that cyano is one of the "new" tank syndom ... and will

go away when tank mature ... hence not doing much abt it, except

for removing the cyano-ed sand when it turns too ugly. the cyano only

grows on my sandbed but not on the LR or glass .. wonder y so ?

[Clement Chen]

Used to have cyano in my pico tank, after started to run carbon in the ios compartment it did not show up already

[37Alpha]

I already have carbon in my sump but my refugium tank still have red carpet. But my main tank is ok. Any idea why like that?

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[Clement Chen]

Could be alot of reasons. Share what is in ur sump what are u running. Bio load etc

[Quas111]

I have a very very bad cyano problem due to new tank syndrome now. At its worst the cyano carpet was at least 1 cm thick. Currently turning off lights but there seems to be a thin layer which doesn't one to come off

[veliferium]

I have a very very bad cyano problem due to new tank syndrome now. At its worst the cyano carpet was at least 1 cm thick. Currently turning off lights but there seems to be a thin layer which doesn't one to come off

Almost wiinning the battle with cyano due to new tank syndrome.(they come in ~4th month mark for me)

Adjustments I made to combat it includes:

• Reduced photoperiod.
• Weekly water changes.
• Changing from dry to wet skimming.
• Bi-weekly changing of filter-socks to eliminate detritus buildup in the sock
• Sucking out the cyano layers during water changes.
• Lastly,have a reliable CUC:)

Do bear in mind that cyano is a bacteria and not an algae, therefore, there are recommendations to use antibiotics to combat it (Maracyn/Erythromycin). However, when using such antibiotics, one gotta bear in mind that you might be killing off some other bacteria as well. I'd suggest it as a last resort or not at all;)

[37Alpha]

Finally my gone off after no lights for 5 days

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