Cyano Experience

[M3ace9]

Heys guys,
just wanted to share my cyano experience. I went on vacation for 2 weeks to come back to a tank full of cyano. I had topped off my pellets a few weeks back and have been having an ongoing Phosphate issue due to a bad RO membrane. I knew it was an imbalance in my tank so I didnt stress. I did one water change and sucked the sheeting cyano off all my sand and rocks. Next day it was back. I also got ahold of some Coral Snow by Zeo. When the lights go out algae breaks downs and releases some of its AAs that its made of. Dosing coral snow in the morning allows the substance to bond with this waste and gets skimmed out more effectively. After adding coral snow along with my weekly bacteria maintenance dosage my cyano was gone in 11 days. The thing I find most interesting is that he cyano went away even though my phosphates are still at .1 . This stuff is pretty good and worth a try.

 

[BeanMachine]

What did it cost for a bottle? Thanks for sharing.

 

[Six2seven]

nice thread Thank you. How do you like coral snow as a product aside from the Cyano?

A tip I learned a few ago in battling cyano was to complete water changes in morning for that same reason you mentioned, and to follow that with dr. tims. it worked but i did not feel the dr. tims had any real effect after that and just completed early am water changes when some cyano arised. I never had a real problem with cyano since.

I like the idea of the coral snow. might be good to have the added use with battling cyano.

 

[Six2seven]

and just for fun
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[StarBlenny]

When you mean morning, do you mean before your lights turn on or just morning in general (like 8am?)

 

[Titanwerx]

BRS has it, maybe some of the local stores have it as well?. I have been having an on and off problem with cyano, thinking I might have to give it a try.

 

[M3ace9]

When you mean morning, do you mean before your lights turn on or just morning in general (like 8am?)

Yes before the lights go on. Research shows that the algae will break down without light. This is why the cyano goes away when lights are off.

 

[M3ace9]

Overall the product is actually pretty awesome. The bonding property of the product not only helps remove a cyano outbreak but also helps remove all free floating organic material when bonding. After a few days I did notice that my tanks overall water was very clear and clean. In my opinion its worth the run. One thing I did notice is that you need to turn off your media reactors for 2 hours when used. I feel it clogged up my GFO after use.

 

[Titanwerx]

When did you use it and how long has it kept the cyano away?

 

[M3ace9]

When did you use it and how long has it kept the cyano away?

I used it starting Dec. 25. I had 0 Nitrates and .14 Phosphates which is what was feeding the cyano to begin with. I did one water change to remove most of the cyano on the first day. It complety carpeted my sand bed and rock. The next morning as the lights came on it all reappeared. Day three I started the coral snow. I wanted to see if it really worked so I did not siphon the cyano again. I used it for 4 days and began to see it thin out each day that passed. On day 7 I Blew the cyano off my rocks without a water change. This stuff claims to bond with the organic matter so I let it do its thing. Day 11 I hardly had any cyano visible and discontinued the use of the coral snow. A few days later it was completely gone. I purposely stopped the use prematurely to see if it would come back. This would indicate that my tank was still imbalanced but for 2 weeks I have had no sign of cyano with the same exact parameters. I have not been able to drop my Phosphates because I got a Bluespotted Jawfish who is going through every bit of my sand bed lol

 

[Titanwerx]

Very nice! I will definitely give this a try when I start to see Cyano again! Thank you.

 

[Six2seven]

I used it starting Dec. 25. I had 0 Nitrates and .14 Phosphates which is what was feeding the cyano to begin with. I did one water change to remove most of the cyano on the first day. It complety carpeted my sand bed and rock. The next morning as the lights came on it all reappeared. Day three I started the coral snow. I wanted to see if it really worked so I did not siphon the cyano again. I used it for 4 days and began to see it thin out each day that passed. On day 7 I Blew the cyano off my rocks without a water change. This stuff claims to bond with the organic matter so I let it do its thing. Day 11 I hardly had any cyano visible and discontinued the use of the coral snow. A few days later it was completely gone. I purposely stopped the use prematurely to see if it would come back. This would indicate that my tank was still imbalanced but for 2 weeks I have had no sign of cyano with the same exact parameters. I have not been able to drop my Phosphates because I got a Bluespotted Jawfish who is going through every bit of my sand bed lol

the bio-pellets (bacteria) cannot break down phosphates if your nitrates are at Zero. In this case, i am wondering if when you added the coral snow, you increased the nitrates slightly as well, which also helped in breaking down the phosphates. I am wondering if you would have the same effect if you added nitrates instead of the coral snow.

and for those of you following along.... Yes I said ADD NITRATES. just blew your mind i know.

 

[ItsTheNano]

the bio-pellets (bacteria) cannot break down phosphates if your nitrates are at Zero. In this case, i am wondering if when you added the coral snow, you increased the nitrates slightly as well, which also helped in breaking down the phosphates. I am wondering if you would have the same effect if you added nitrates instead of the coral snow.

and for those of you following along.... Yes I said ADD NITRATES. just blew your mind i know.

I have a cyano break out & its not that bad its focused to a certain area in my tank. I noticed the break out after I increased pellets. I removed half the pellets but cyano is still there, i thought nitrates was causing it so i tried to zero my nitrates. U think if i let nitrates rise a bit my cyano will be gone?

 

[Six2seven]

I have a cyano break out & its not that bad its focused to a certain area in my tank. I noticed the break out after I increased pellets. I removed half the pellets but cyano is still there, i thought nitrates was causing it so i tried to zero my nitrates. U think if i let nitrates rise a bit my cyano will be gone?

how long ago did you remove some of those pellets? you have to be very patient with bio-pellets. they need a long time to do their thing.

 

[ItsTheNano]

After running them for about 2 months at half the recommended amount i added the other half. After running with full amount for a month & still seeing cyano i removed the half. They have been running on half for about 3 weeks.

 

[ItsTheNano]

how long ago did you remove some of those pellets? you have to be very patient with bio-pellets. they need a long time to do their thing.

^ sorry forgot to quote

 

[M3ace9]

I have a cyano break out & its not that bad its focused to a certain area in my tank. I noticed the break out after I increased pellets. I removed half the pellets but cyano is still there, i thought nitrates was causing it so i tried to zero my nitrates. U think if i let nitrates rise a bit my cyano will be gone?

He pellets are causing your cyano. The addition of pellet will initially cause a bacterial bloom which feeds the cyano and causes the outbreak. This is why we don't add all the pellets at once. It is commonly known in the Zeo and pellets tanks that are undergoing overdoses of carbon. The coral snow will bond with the blooms and rid of then food source for the cyano.

 

[M3ace9]

the bio-pellets (bacteria) cannot break down phosphates if your nitrates are at Zero. In this case, i am wondering if when you added the coral snow, you increased the nitrates slightly as well, which also helped in breaking down the phosphates. I am wondering if you would have the same effect if you added nitrates instead of the coral snow.

and for those of you following along.... Yes I said ADD NITRATES. just blew your mind i know.

In theory this is suppose to work. But in reality I don't think it will be effective in phosphate export. Pellets have only been proven to remove 1ppm of phos per 20ppm of nitrates I believe. The reason for this is because phosphates are foreign substances introduced into the tank and not organic matter. Therefore the bacteria cannot breakdown the phosphates. It is important to have them to balance your tank but the only way to export phosphates is WCs and GFO for the most
Part. You would need raise the nitrates to high to export the desired levels of phos with this method

 

[ItsTheNano]

He pellets are causing your cyano. The addition of pellet will initially cause a bacterial bloom which feeds the cyano and causes the outbreak. This is why we don't add all the pellets at once. It is commonly known in the Zeo and pellets tanks that are undergoing overdoses of carbon. The coral snow will bond with the blooms and rid of then food source for the cyano.

I had planned to completely remove pellets, but if i add coral snow my cyano should go away?

If i use coral snow should i use recommended amount of pellets?

 

[M3ace9]

I honestly can t guarantee anything. Everyone's tank is different, but if you do the research it shows that coral snow also helps with your obstacle. I would leave them on and give them a try.


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