What else can I do?

Enigma · #1 10-17-2012, 02:26 AM

Oh. Here's a FW planted tank article on cyano that isn't as dry as the previous one.

http://www.aquascapingworld.com/alga...=Cyanobacteria

coolhandgoose · #2 10-17-2012, 02:30 AM

Ha thanks, I tried reading the last one and didn't make it very far.

So being gram negative you think chemiclean will help kill Dino's?

Enigma · #3 10-17-2012, 02:38 AM

If dinos are gram negatve then Chemiclean should kill it (unless it is resistant . . . Which bacteria can become). Chemiclean only kills gram negative bacteria. Gram positive bacteria (like your tank's biofilter) are unaffected by it.

The suggestion that dinos are gram negative seemed to be little more than an educated guess. Since you saw a reaction from whatever it is that you've got growing in there, I would guess it is gram negative: whether it be cyano or dinos.

I personally would try it again, providing the kivestock handled it well, but I'd give it a little bit of time or do a couple more big water changes before doing so.

11purewater · #4 10-17-2012, 02:59 AM

Dinos are a cyst,not a bacterium.

Enigma · #5 10-17-2012, 03:05 AM

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Originally Posted by 11purewater

Dinos are a cyst,not a bacterium.

But, they apparently incorporate bacteria into their colonial form, and have a symbiotic relationship with it. That bacteria is thought to be gram negative. That's in the article on dinos that I posted earlier. In killing their bacteria, it may be possible to kill, or damage, the dinos.

coolhandgoose · #6 10-17-2012, 03:22 AM

What are your thoughts on running UV? I've never used one.

11purewater · #7 10-17-2012, 11:32 AM

Makes sense

and that does explain why the antibiotic makes it appear to disappear for a while.

reefwars · #8 10-17-2012, 12:40 PM

i dont think chemiclean is going to help , i mean you did it once right and look what your left with.

have you looked into dosing h2o2 to your tanks alongside with blackouts, seems to be working for some folks on RC.

personally i would start treating for dinos and forget the chemiclean.

im almost positive your dealing with dinos.

possibly look into adding/dripping kalk or limewater and getting your ph rasied and stable.

good luck!!

Coralgurl · #9 10-17-2012, 03:00 AM

I dosed chemiclean twice in 48 hours on my small tank last year with no I'll effects. Just be prepared for lots of water changes. I have no idea what type of algae you are battling so can not say whether this will work. Have you tried a blackout?