Something to get rid of cyano?

MikeP · #1 11-01-2006, 03:22 AM

Can someone suggest a product that will help rid my tank of cyano? I've read of something called red slime remover and chemi-clean. Do these products work? Are they reef/invert safe? I have done what I can with adjusting flow and lighting but I fear it will not be enough.

Any info would be great

niloc16 · #2 11-01-2006, 03:40 AM

chemi-clean works really good. i've used in my 10gal a few times and it rocks

MikeP · #3 11-01-2006, 04:42 AM

Excellent, thanks. I will try to find some.

Der_Iron_Chef · #4 11-01-2006, 02:23 PM

Seems like a better, less invasive solution must be available. All the commercial products I've reviewed for the eradication of cynobacteria come with a list of warnings and cautions. That would scare me a bit!

Perhaps doing what you can do reduce your nitrate and ammonia levels (what are they?) would be a first step. As well, reduce the amounts of nutrient content in your water. Feed less?

Farrmanchu · #5 11-01-2006, 03:18 PM

I just got over a Cyano outbreak. I did not want to use any chemicals, so I did %20 water changes twice in a week, and dropped the feeding by half. Man, those fish are HUNGRY, but I'm slowly increasing feeding now that the Cyano is pretty well gone. I aslo used a Turkey Baster to blast the stuff out of low flow areas. Took about a week and a half to get rid of it.

Richy44 · #6 11-01-2006, 03:46 PM

I think Chemi-Clean is the best solution for cyano(besides maitaining your tank correctly). Use as directed and follow the instuctions to the tee. DO NOT OVERDOSE. Be sure to account for volume of rock,sand tubing etc. Make sure to have at least 20% water made up prior to dosing. Works great if used correctly!!

Richy....

MikeP · #7 11-01-2006, 07:41 PM

The guy at Elite Aquariums told me about something called Canaplex? I called to ask about Chemi-clean but he told me that Canaplex is even better. Anybody ever try it or hear of it?

Manny · #8 11-02-2006, 06:26 PM

Water changes works for me. IMO I would try increasing your water changes first befor adding chemicals to your tank. I try and stay away from chemichals as much as possible.

JOSH · #9 11-02-2006, 06:37 PM

i did alot of changes when i had this problem and no luck, chemiclean is good because it doesnt effect the bio materials in your tank, as some other treatments are stronger, they work better but might harm the bio balance in your tank, and thats why i went with chemi clean

Joe Reefer · #10 11-02-2006, 06:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Manny

Water changes works for me. IMO I would try increasing your water changes first befor adding chemicals to your tank. I try and stay away from chemichals as much as possible.

IME chemiclean just masks the problem, I used chemiclean twice with mixed results and the cyano always came back. Doing water changes and letting cyano take its course seemed to work for me, the only problem was it took about 6 months to work itself out of my system. You know what they say "nothing good happens fast".