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11-01-2011, 03:12 AM
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Before I moved I had bad cyno as well and I got rid of it by decreasing photo period for 3-4 days also reduced feedings and increased my w/c's Also manual removal of cyno during w/c about 1 month later things were starting to look really good. never add chemicals if u don't have to I mean w/c do the same thing
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11-01-2011, 04:03 AM
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chemicals work but are kind of a band-aid solution.....you need to figure out what the root of the problem is....... what size tank is it?.....how many fish?.....how much live rock?.......what do you feed?..... how often do you feed?.....if you feed a frozen food, do you melt then strain off dirty water or do you add the frozen to the tank?.....How old are your bulbs?.....all these things can be contributing factors.....
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260g mixed reef, 105g sump, water blaster 7000 return, Bubble King SM 300 skimmer, Aqua Controller Jr, 4 radions, 3 Tunze 6055s,1 tunze 6065, 2 Vortech MP40s, Vortech MP20, Tunze ATO, GHL SA2 doser, 2 TLF reactors (1 carbon, 1 rowa). http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=50034 . Tank Video here http://www.vimeo.com/2304609 and here http://www.vimeo.com/16591694
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11-01-2011, 04:58 AM
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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
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11-01-2011, 05:04 AM
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Do you have reactors on your tank?
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11-01-2011, 02:43 PM
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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.
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11-01-2011, 02:55 PM
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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.
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240 gallon tank build: http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/sho...d.php?t=110073 Last edited by ponokareefer; 11-01-2011 at 03:46 PM.
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