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Old 11-13-2013, 03:10 PM
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From my experience, cyano thrives when nitrates and phosphates are out of balance.

If you have zero phosphates and higher nitrates I'm not surprised that you have some cyano.

Chemiclean does work but once completed, I would work on getting those nitrates down and also work on getting the phosphates up a little.

A small amount of each is ideal.
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Old 11-13-2013, 03:14 PM
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I too have used chemiclean with success, but ya, it will come back if you don't address the underlying issue(s). Chemiclean is a quick fix. A very very good quick fix though.
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Old 11-13-2013, 03:20 PM
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I don't like using Chemiclean, I find when you turn your skimmer back on it goes nuts and seems to take forever to settle back down.
I would rather find the source of the problem instead of a temporary fix. 0 tds if possible RO water, rowaphos reactor and keeping the nitrates in check and more water changes seems to do the trick for me. A little more work but hey it's a hobby!
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