Red algae

[tang daddy]

Also what lights do you run with your set up, old bulbs and exhausted rodi filters may fuel the cyano.... So I've heard.

[Reef Pilot]

Originally Posted by tang daddy

Also what lights do you run with your set up, old bulbs and exhausted rodi filters may fuel the cyano.... So I've heard.

If you are asking me, I run Radion LED's, set as described in an earlier post. I used to have T5's with old bulbs when I started out, so that probably didn't help. I have a very good RODI system that auto tops off my sump with 0 TDS water.

[michika]

I just kind of wanted to say that Coral Snow made my cyano problem worse, and then it was further worsened by the flooding in Southern Ab this summer due to water restrictions and limitations (no water changes suck). Stopping the use of Coral Snow in my system lessened the thickness by at least half in 3 days, which in my case means that the Coral Snow was providing additional food source(s) to the cyano, which was counter productive.

I'd be hesitant to recommend adding anything into a new tank in terms of carbon dosing soley because the tank is still in the process of establishing itself and its bacteria cultures. The more you add, the more you have to test for and control and be aware of. Who is to say that carbon dosing would solve the cyano problem and not also create its own unique set of issues?

Additives/dosing are like medications and those endless pharma commercials - sometimes the side effects are just as bad if not worse. Use caution!