cyano..cyano..cyano..!@#$$!!!

[PiscesLou]

do anyone know what will eat that stuff...I think I know the source of my P04 but, How do I get rid of it without spreading it? TIA

[XXFirefighter]

nothing I know eats it..
my sleeper head goby did but he was more of a pain then the cyno !

[PiscesLou]

hey I just got a orange spotted goby today...I guess I have x2 the pain now great..

[PiscesLou]

why is your goby a pain FF? mine is hiding somewhere in my tank..

[XXFirefighter]

totally covered all my rock in sand and cleaned the back of my tank off and moved it to the front. BAre glass in the back and 6-8 inches of sand against the front of the glass....

[PiscesLou]

ok heres my plan of attack:

I havent fed my fish in two days just nori

got the P04 absorber..how long do keep that in my filter?

running carbon

got 8 snails today

no "real" corals yet, just goniopora..It seems to love the water condition..so just one 65watt actinic pc for the whole day

should I do a big water change?

and last resort, Chem-clean?

[stusclan]

Mine burned itself out in about a week. Keep close tabs on your nitrates, I also pointed my ph toward the surface so there was more water movement at the top. Don't know if that is what caused it to burn out, but it disappeared by itself. Hope this helps.

Terry

[clowninround]

Yes, mexican dwarf hermit crabs! I hear that cerith snails are too but I don't know from expeirence.

[lando]

What is your source water? Test it for PO4. That is gennerally where it comes from. I wouold try the chem-clean. It worked great for me. Turn off your skimmer, remove the GAC and add it to the tank. Be ready to do a water change after 24-48 hours. Good luck! Lando

[lando]

Almost forgot...If you have large areas of cyno, siphin it up before the chemi-clean Tx. Try not to break it up or it will spread. As long as you have the source of PO4 nailed down, I would use it to get the cyno out of your tank. It really worked wonders for me.