Cyano Driving Me Crazy

[MarkoD]

The cause of the problem was that I was on vacation and the auto feeders were over feeding for a month

[babyreef]

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[MarkoD]

thanks. my lights are 14000K and fairly new bulbs so i dont think thats it.

im gonna be trying to run 2 x 250 watt lights instead of the 3 i usually run, to see if there is any change on that section of the tank

[bignose]

Do you have reactors on your tank?

[MarkoD]

No reactors

[pscott99]

I have been through two outbreaks. Never cleaned or treated. It goes away on it's own after a couple weeks. The best thing is flow. From what I read, you are doing all the right things, even more than I have. It's a bacteria outbreak that has to run it's course. Whatever nutrient it feeds on it seems to use up or perhaps another bacteria overruns it. I wish we could test for what "feeds" the various outbreaks. I am not a clean tank freak, I like a little and have various algae on the back glass and rock. A stable healthy tanks fights off a "cold". My theory for what it's worth.

[MarkoD]

Once this stuff starts dying, will it release everything it absorbed back into the water?

[pscott99]

Originally Posted by MarkoD

The cause of the problem was that I was on vacation and the auto feeders were over feeding for a month

I doubt it, not with phos at 0 and proper sump and skimming. The other suggestion would be to NOT stir up your sandbed to any depth.

[ponokareefer]

Reduce your feedings, manually remove it, reduce your photo period, keep powerheads on full and, be patient. I had an issue for about a year and I did all of the above and it slowly went away. As others have posted, chemicals are a short term solution. Reducing your bioload until it is gone will also help. I ended up getting rid of a few fish. If you take a quick approach, it will most likely come back. If you don't manually remove it, it can die off and affect your tank. I don't remember exactly what that does, but I wouldn't risk it.

It is a long, slow process. Good luck with staying patient. I know it got the better of me sometimes.

[babyreef]

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