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Old 12-08-2005, 04:34 PM
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It's not specifically made for getting rid of Cyano, but it does as a side effect.

Nothing in my tank was adversely affected. The only thing is that you have to turn off your skimmer for a few days, because it will overflow within minutes if you dont. After a few days, when the cyano has noticeably disappeared, you have to start doing some water changes to get rid of the chemicals.

Of course this doesnt get rid of the root cause of the cyano, but it got rid of the existing cyano quickly, so that my efforts to reduce the nitrates were more effective in preventing it to start up again. It actually got rid of my green hair algae too. Neither has started up again <fingers crossed>.


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I ended up using 1/3 dosage of Maracyn in 70gal during a fruitless bout with cyano. Actually got rid of green hair algae too. Everything's been in control ever since. No ill effects on any of the corals or fish.
never heard of maracyn... did it affect your sps or anything?
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