What's your nitrates at???
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5 to 10, never below 5 and do not do anything extra until over 20. I have too much flow for Cyano and I keep my p04 above .05 to .08 and don't worry until it hits .15. When I did have Cyano it was when my p04 was near 0. I do have to clean glass every few days and my fish and clean up crew keep the rocks pretty clean.
I keep my nitrates around 10ppm (API test kit). When it reads 20 I usually do a 10% water change and that usually gets me back down to 10. My phosphates I keep between 0.00 and 0.03 (Hanna). Once they start going above 0.03 I know its time to change my media. I haven't had any cyano issues and I feed a lot with frequent AA and trace element dosing. If your having problems with cyano I would take a look at your phosphates first. Lower them down slowly, feed less, and wait until it dies out. Then slowly ramp up your feeding until you find a happy medium.
