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Old 04-21-2014, 04:51 AM
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So I have recently switched over to H2Ocean salt as I have heard lots of good things. My sps seem to love it. But since i have started using it everyday i get this wierd brown slime on my sand. Im wondering if anybody has had this happen from using this salt? And if so is there any way of getting rid of it? Nothing in my tank has changed, perameters are all where they should be and iv even reduced lighting and still no success. Any info would be appreciated

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Old 04-21-2014, 05:11 AM
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i stopped using it as i kept on getting cyano breakouts.i now use seachem reef with no problems
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Old 04-21-2014, 05:16 AM
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hmm interesting. Its weird because it almost looks like cyano but it is just a pale brown.
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I've used it now as long as I can remember and I don't get anything like that or Cyrano I find it's a great salt
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Old 04-21-2014, 01:50 PM
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That's cyano. Cyano comes in a rainbow of colors. I'm not sure I would blame the switch on the salt. It is spring-time and lots of tanks get sudden cyano outbreaks this time of year. There is a lot of chit chat about pollen in the air causing issues, and people are really starting to look at this. There is also wonder about what may be making it by our RO/DI filters in spring run-off. This is a tough time of year for many tanks though.

I would suggest you keep on keeping on. Siphon out the cyano everyday if you can, or every few days. It should resolve itself in the next few weeks.
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Thanks for the info guys. Helpful forsure. I will continue cleaning my sand for the next week or so and see how it goes. I suppose i could always use chemiclean but id rather not have to do that. So i will wait it out for now.
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