Canreef Aquatics Bulletin Board  

Go Back   Canreef Aquatics Bulletin Board > General > Reef

 
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
  #3  
Old 12-27-2013, 04:21 AM
Reefgoat Reefgoat is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Saskatoon
Posts: 54
Reefgoat is on a distinguished road
Default

I'm currently dealing with the same slimy nightmare. A large part of the problem for me personally is that I didn't keep the sand clean. Eventually it reaches it's limit as a nutrient sink and starts leaching out nutrients that no amount of water changes can fix. For me the only solution is swapping out the sand which is a dirty, potentially dangerous(for the inhabitants), chore.

If you don't siphon the detritus out of your sand regularly you have had it running just about the right amount of time to start having this very problem.

You should siphon out as much of the Cyano as possible when you do water changes but ultimately you have to get rid of the source of the nutrients or it will never go away. The Cyano may seem like the main problem currently, but it is really only a symptom of excess nutrients.
Reply With Quote
 

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 03:20 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.3
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.