red cyano
 

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

thanks shane

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.

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

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

red cynao
 

try cutting back the time your lights are on and what are you feeding your fish

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?

red cynao
 

ok well what types of coral do have and what kinda lighting

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?

red cynao
 

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.

physically remove in the bad areas, increase your flow in these areas or remove live rock, using red slime remover is ok, it will not impact your corals.