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Old 05-15-2011, 03:25 AM
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Whats up with that??? Cyano is spreading and bubbles are apearing....is there ever a moment to relax and enjoy??? What do i do to get rid of these two things???
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You need to improve your water quality, reduce your nitrates & nitrites, reduce feeding so there is no leftover uneaten food hitting the bottom of your tank & more water changes. What size of tank and skimmer do you have?
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i have almost 280 gallons in my system, just did a 25percent water change and nitrites are zero.....i guess ill try to feed less but i dont feed much to begin with
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Increasing flow usually helps. Also, make sure your lamps aren't too old.
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Ok... What is you light cycle/ length? What are you using for lighting?
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4 bulb, 2 whites 2 blues, moonlights from kevin....8 hours on...
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Need to be a little more specific, I am guessing T5's. What make, Kelvin rating & age of bulbs.
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You need to improve your water quality, reduce your nitrates & nitrites, reduce feeding so there is no leftover uneaten food hitting the bottom of your tank & more water changes. What size of tank and skimmer do you have?
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What do you have for flow in your tank? You have a big setup which I guess would require quite a bit of flow.

Have you bought anything recently from anyone/anywhere that had some live rock attached? I know when I got my first nasty dose of cyano it directly corresponded with an introduction from another tank that I later found out had crazy cyano problems....

I agree with what everyone says about maintaining a healthy tank so it cant thrive etc but my personal opinion is if you have the worlds best tank and someone introduces cyano to it you still may be up the creek because cyano is tenacious....

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what do you feed your fish, how old is the setup and what do you have for flow in the tank?
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Your tank is still cycling. Too many new additions too quickly.

Let the system stabalize. Have patience...
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