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Old 05-23-2011, 11:14 PM
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so iv been battling this stuff for over 3 weeks again wonderin the cause someone told me old lights but that most definatly is not the cause i was also told phosforates so ive been doing greater water changes weekly and somewat have it under control could it be me using tap water please leave your input as i am more than willing to try new thins

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Old 05-23-2011, 11:34 PM
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I had same problem, I tried no light for 3 days all gone and went bac again after a week , I tried chemical cyano remover did not helped finally I bought a orange spoted diamond goby and all gone he is cleaning the sand bed everyday.
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Old 05-24-2011, 12:11 AM
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RO/DI would be a good start. Letting your tank mature and stabilize while performing regular maintenance and targeting optimal water chemistry will help too. Will think link work for you? http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/sea...archid=1606762
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Old 05-24-2011, 02:29 AM
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im not to sure but i think my tank is somwat stabilized lol its been up and running for over 6 months now but i will be investing in a ro system hopefully
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Old 05-24-2011, 03:58 AM
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try cutting back the time your lights are on and what are you feeding your fish
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Old 05-24-2011, 04:08 AM
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i feed my fish a mix in the morning i feed them a peice of seaweed then when i get home i feed them a bit of bloodworms mixed with a peice of shrimp meat as for light what should i do about the corals then? how much light is enought for them?
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ok well what types of coral do have and what kinda lighting
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Ive had good luck with the red slime remover (chem clean) , also whenever ive had cyano ive increased flow , no more cyano . What is your flow like?
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also what about sea hares can u get your hands on on of them
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also what about sea hares can u get your hands on on of them
Sea hares eat algae not bacteria. Cyanobacteria is a bacteria not an algae.
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