Originally Posted by RedCoralEdmonton (Post 717268)

Im out of options here.... just trying to figure out why things that work for everyone else never seem to work for you.... mutant tank? haha

Steve

Originally Posted by NU-2reef (Post 717120)

Chemi clean is an antibacterial and will kill Cyanobacteria but will also kill good beneficial bacteria. Which can cause an imbalance in the tanks biofiltration and in severe cases cause tanks to crash. I like many others have had success using it and I would recommend this as a last resort. (just before you feel like pulling your hair out).

It will not release the nutrients back into your system it just breaks it down so it can be pulled by the skimmer as dead waste.

Originally Posted by Nate (Post 717284)

Do you do regular water changes?

Originally Posted by MarkoD (Post 717316)

no because there is no need to do water changes if a person has other methods of nutrient export.

i dont have a single patch of hair algae or any other kind of algae in my tank

Originally Posted by fishytime (Post 717318)

perhaps you have no algae because the cyano from hell is consuming all the nutrients that arent being exported:wink:......the solution to pollution is dilution and no W/Cs = no dilution.....

Originally Posted by MarkoD (Post 717316)

no because there is no need to do water changes if a person has other methods of nutrient export.

i dont have a single patch of hair algae or any other kind of algae in my tank

Originally Posted by Nate (Post 717407)

You ask for advice as long as its what you want to hear. Do some water changes I bet your cyano goes away.

I maintain about 50 tanks in Calgary and tend to only get cyano in tanks with too low flow, tanks that have had persistent low kh, and tanks that dont get enough water changes. Water changes and increased flow have solved the problem Every time. And yes, it's at about the 8-14 month mark when you tend to see this problem
Build up.

Do you clean your gravel?