Cannot get rid of cyano!

[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.

[monocus]

i started getting it when i started using h2ocean-switched salts,a few waterchanges and chemicals-no cyano

[fishytime]

did you use any Marko rock, Marko?(or dead/dry).....whats your feeding regiment like?.....do you rinse/strain your frozen foods (if you feed them)?

[MarkoD]

Yeah I have Marco rock that's been in there for a while, got it dry from red coral.

I feed nls daily and frozen every couple days. I've never seen any left over food