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Old 02-21-2007, 01:51 AM
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Yeah, I mean by the sounds of it, he talks about dosing something that does kill the cyano. Then you do extensive water changes, so of course the cyano will disappear for a while.

But if you're overfeeding/underskimming, and you have dead zones in the tank, I guarantee you the cyano will come back sooner or later.

Having said that, I know a lot of veteran reefers who just dose chemi-clean every few months, as part of their quarterly maintenance. Like I mentioned, chemi-clean hasn't shown any adverse effects, so people aren't afraid to keep using it. Whereas the jury is still out on maracyn... Just like antibiotics in humans, the bacteria/virii eventually become immune to it.


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Originally Posted by Johnny Reefer View Post
Good to know. Thanx. Second thoughts on trying it now.

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