Cyano........help, Please.

[Seg]

Hi, I am having a cyano outbreak at the moment and have been for nearly 2 weeks now. Can anyone suggest a remidy for this? I have lowered the length of time my lights are on, feeding less and checking for deadspots the moving powerheads.

Any help would be greatly appreciated,

Thanx

Seg

 

[SkiFletch]

Phosphates are probably your problem. What is your input water source? Do you employ any active means of eliminating phosphate?

 

[ben1987]

stop feeding frozen aswel. or at least de-frost it outside the tank and remove all the liquid with a net and tissue

 

[Seg]

Phosphates are probably your problem. What is your input water source? Do you employ any active means of eliminating phosphate?

I have been told it is most likely phosphates, but I don't know what I need to control and get rid of them. I am using saltwater from my LFS.

 

[ben1987]

you can get a phosphate remover, it looks like coffee nd goes in a bag. then just put it somewhere it will get lots of flow.
mines on my drains in my sump

 

[Seg]

stop feeding frozen aswel. or at least de-frost it outside the tank and remove all the liquid with a net and tissue

I have only started feeding frozen 1 week ago, but it was defrosted first. I usually defrost my food with some water out of my tank, then when defrosted, I pour the whole thing back in.

you can get a phosphate remover, it looks like coffee nd goes in a bag. then just put it somewhere it will get lots of flow.
mines on my drains in my sump

I currently have a Fluval 4 filter in my tank, would I be able to put that in there if i remove the media? I don't have a sump at the moment.

 

[ben1987]

re the food:
the liquid is riddled with phosphates, thats how i used to feed my tank. But i tested the water and it was off the scale. So you want to stop as much of it as possible going into the tank. When i stopped adding the liquid and added the phosphate remover i noticed a difference overnight. You could turn the lights off for a day or two once you add teh remover to really get rid quickly.

re the filter:
i dont see why that wouldnt work.

 

[Seg]

re the food:
the liquid is riddled with phosphates, thats how i used to feed my tank. But i tested the water and it was off the scale. So you want to stop as much of it as possible going into the tank. When i stopped adding the liquid and added the phosphate remover i noticed a difference overnight. You could turn the lights off for a day or two once you add teh remover to really get rid quickly.

re the filter:
i dont see why that wouldnt work.

Cheers Ben. I will give that a go today then. Hopefully see some results in a day or 2.

 

[mutantbigman2000]

i run rowaphos in a fluval 305.

Remove the ceramic media and replace with rowa.

I cut up some ladies (as opposed to mens) tights and used the "tubes of nylon" as filter bags. rowa is very fine so fishnets are out.

 

[SkiFletch]

Agree, rowaphos/phosban/granular ferric oxide (GFO) is a good phosphate remover and can be used with a simple womens nylon in a filter or anywhere there's decent waterflow