Scott's 270g aka Project Mayhem

[Myka]

Originally Posted by Scythanith

I am have a cyan issue in the sand and on the lower rocks. [...] and debating adding more bio-pellets now but I will take it one step at a time.

Adding more bio-pellets will probably make your Cyano worse. Check nitrate - if you have any nitrate at all back off on the GFO a sniff so the bio-pellets have some phosphate so they can reduce the nitrate. Siphoning Cyano out is really the most effective way to eliminate it.


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[Scythanith]

Thanks Mindy. After I typed the bio pellets comment I thought to myself, wait… isn't that a carbon source for the bacteria to consume…. ah whatever! LOL! I will test when I get home in ~5 days and start syphoning. Wendy just test my other parameters. Mg 1245, Ca 404, Alk 148 (~8.3 dKh), s.g. 1.027. And a bunch on the profilux that i don't need to bore people with

[Myka]

Haha! Are you trying out the new Tropic Marin salt?

[Scythanith]

Yep, and I expressed concerns with Colby about the extra "carbon source" but he assured me it wasn't in a quantity that would affect my tank. And to be fair, the cyan was growing before I started the new salt.

The thing I was a little surprised at was that the salt was crusty when I opened it. I have to dig away at the salt to make up new salt water.

[sphelps]

FYI I had cyano after my summer neglect, 100% gone within a few days after I started dosing zeobak and zeofood7 again. Didn't even have the reactor up at the time. I suspect the zeovit cyano clean will also be quite effective. Something to consider I guess.

[Scythanith]

Safe to use the product without the zeovit reactor? I have been reading about MB7 and chemipure as well.

[wickedfrags]

red slime remover is reef safe IME

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by Scythanith

Safe to use the product without the zeovit reactor? I have been reading about MB7 and chemipure as well.

Yeap