Cannot get rid of cyano!

[marie]

for some reason I get cyano from Jan to April every year and then it goes away.... whether I attempt to do anything about it or not

[NU-2reef]

Did anyone try to increase flow to the areas where cyano is present? I know it's pretty basic but I don't recall anyone talking about flow. Some chemicals have also helped me but I recommend some caution if going that route.

[doch]

Chemi clean. I fought it for a long time... didn't want to use it... gave3 up, tried it and it was cleared up in 3 days. Never came back. Also, no adverse effects.

[MarkoD]

i have recently added another MP40 and an MP10. cyano seems to be the worse(thick and sticky) in high flow areas

[Cal_stir]

Originally Posted by MarkoD

i have recently added another MP40 and an MP10. cyano seems to be the worse(thick and sticky) in high flow areas

It seems that high flow prevents it, but once you got it, it feeds it.

[FitoPharmer]

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2095174&highlight=how+to+get+rid+ of+it

I found this thread to be helpful with combating it. The dark period really helps kill it. I did not even skim, just did a 20% W/C instead of 10%.

[FitoPharmer]

I have also used boyd chemi clean. It worked with no ill effects, clams and all. It was very quick too.

[Cal_stir]

Originally Posted by FitoPharmer

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2095174&highlight=how+to+get+rid+ of+it

I found this thread to be helpful with combating it. The dark period really helps kill it. I did not even skim, just did a 20% W/C instead of 10%.

I tried that too, did 4 days of dark, seemed to work but was short lived.
My cyano started after a few acans died from some kind of disease, a couple of them I could not remove from the tank, cyano kept returning on their skeletons, and spreading, chemiclean stopped it.

[Cal_stir]

+1 on the chemiclean, had battled for @ 3 months, followed instructions, no adverse effects, took @ 4 20% WC to get my skimmer to settle down,
ran 2 air pumps til then, glad I did it.

[Zarstar]

Stop feeding your tank. its worked every time anyone asked me... and regular water changes