Cyano and LEDs?

[MarkoD]

also another thing you have to consider is that phosphates can be absorbed into sand and the rock. GFO and other phosphate removal media only removes whats in the water

[toytech]

chem clean works great on cyano , just turn off your skimmer first, Cyano is also very photosynthetic but dosent have alot of energy reserves thats why it goes away at night , a 3 day black out helps knock it back . Get the skimmer going again and see if it will skim out whatever the cyano is feeding on . Maybe test phosphates at night when you notice the cyano is gone and see if it spikes.

[Enigma]

Originally Posted by MarkoD

also another thing you have to consider is that phosphates can be absorbed into sand and the rock. GFO and other phosphate removal media only removes whats in the water

And, being that I use dry rock (the equivalent of a phophate bomb), I think the issue is compounded. I think that issue is mostly resolved by this point, as the "new tank" gha disappeared from the new rock about mid-August (I think).

[Enigma]

According to is article (which is actually an article for planted FW tanks)
http://www.aquascapingworld.com/alga...=Cyanobacteria the spectrum cyano thrives in is 530-620 nm. The corresponds very well with the cool whites in the Sols.

I'm thinking that I just need to keep the whites off, and that a bit of blue and royal blue won't be particularly detrimental.