Scott's 270g aka Project Mayhem

[Myka]

Originally Posted by Scythanith

I am have a cyan issue in the sand and on the lower rocks. [...] and debating adding more bio-pellets now but I will take it one step at a time.

Adding more bio-pellets will probably make your Cyano worse. Check nitrate - if you have any nitrate at all back off on the GFO a sniff so the bio-pellets have some phosphate so they can reduce the nitrate. Siphoning Cyano out is really the most effective way to eliminate it.


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[Scythanith]

Thanks Mindy. After I typed the bio pellets comment I thought to myself, wait… isn't that a carbon source for the bacteria to consume…. ah whatever! LOL! I will test when I get home in ~5 days and start syphoning. Wendy just test my other parameters. Mg 1245, Ca 404, Alk 148 (~8.3 dKh), s.g. 1.027. And a bunch on the profilux that i don't need to bore people with

[Myka]

Haha! Are you trying out the new Tropic Marin salt?

[Scythanith]

Yep, and I expressed concerns with Colby about the extra "carbon source" but he assured me it wasn't in a quantity that would affect my tank. And to be fair, the cyan was growing before I started the new salt.

The thing I was a little surprised at was that the salt was crusty when I opened it. I have to dig away at the salt to make up new salt water.

[sphelps]

FYI I had cyano after my summer neglect, 100% gone within a few days after I started dosing zeobak and zeofood7 again. Didn't even have the reactor up at the time. I suspect the zeovit cyano clean will also be quite effective. Something to consider I guess.

[Scythanith]

Safe to use the product without the zeovit reactor? I have been reading about MB7 and chemipure as well.

[wickedfrags]

red slime remover is reef safe IME

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by Scythanith

Safe to use the product without the zeovit reactor? I have been reading about MB7 and chemipure as well.

Yeap

[Scythanith]

Thanks everyone! I want to nip it in the bud when I get home. I only have about 5 days at home unfortunately. Mindy, in the business of tank maintenance?

[Myka]

I never had any luck with any Zeovit products or MB7 against Cyano. ChemiClean works like a hot damn. I haven't had any issues using it in reef tank, but "mseepman" reported some coral loss in his tank recently during treatment.

Originally Posted by Scythanith

Mindy, in the business of tank maintenance?

Holy! News travels fast! It's not even official yet.

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