Cyano problem?

[Cal_stir]

Originally Posted by MarkoD

thanks.

also, its growing all over my back wall of my tank..... and its producing some kind of gas as there are bubbles all over the rocks where its present. and its the same purple color as coraline algae

also just checked nitrates and its at 0

nitrates are 0 because they are being processed by the cyano, you could have dinoflagellates which eats nitrates as well and is more characteristic of the bubbles all over the place.
dino is more photosynthetic, it is less noticable at first light and gets worse as the lights are on and almost disappears at night, dino is more toxic than cyano and usually requires a lights out period of 3 to 5 days, reduced flow, no water changes and heavy skimming to erraticate.
ID is difficult as it is often mistaken as cyano.

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by Cal_stir

ID is difficult as it is often mistaken as cyano.

thats true it is hard to id, i was going to post a link earlier as i had thought of that as well ill see if i can find it its a good article on dino. elevated ph is supposed to help but is not a cure.

dino tends to be stringy and the stringy slime will have bubbles on it.

dino is also mostly brown to green.

pray to god you dont have dino as its a long process to get rid of it and a blackout isnt a guaranteed thing.

cyano acts the same way tends to "disappear" and show up during the day when the lights are out.

[reefwars]

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here ya go buddy