diatomes and cyanobacteria

[bv_reefer]

-ok just finished cycling my tank and my sand went from bad to worse, before it just looked dirty from the diatomes, now just recently the surface of the sand was covered in greenish slimy looking algae and bubbles, just wondering what are some things that i could do to get rid of this stuff, my flow is a little low

[scsi]

is it perhaps just GHA and BA?
If so, there are a number of solutions to those problems here.

[Jason McK]

A huge algae bloom is normal after a cycle odds are you are going to have to wait it out. But you could syphon it out. But don't get discouraged if by the morning the algae is back as bad as before you syphoned.

J

[bv_reefer]

ya a couple days ago i ripped it all out and siphoned it out and its back worse than ever, i'm guessing because i just finished cycling and the nutrient levels are still a lilttle high -ammonia=undetectable ; nitrite=0.25 ppm which is still kind of high ; nitrate=undetectable, so i'm thinkin' of trying the hotwater bottle on the hair algae or dose it with some of this stuff >http://www.jlaquatics.com/phpstore/s...ct_ID=cm-sha06

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by bv_reefer

ya a couple days ago i ripped it all out and siphoned it out and its back worse than ever, i'm guessing because i just finished cycling and the nutrient levels are still a lilttle high -ammonia=undetectable ; nitrite=0.25 ppm which is still kind of high ; nitrate=undetectable, so i'm thinkin' of trying the hotwater bottle on the hair algae or dose it with some of this stuff >http://www.jlaquatics.com/phpstore/s...ct_ID=cm-sha06

I'd guess if you have NO2 still, and no NO3, you aren't finished cycling.

[Pier Pressure]

My thoughts exactly. You must still be going through the cycle. Your readings should be high in nitrate, not nitrite, after the cycle has completed.