shawmutt
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OK, as a result of my overfeeding a while ago, I now have a bad case of (I think) cyanobacteria. It's dark green, grows really fast, and coats everything in sheets that peel right off. I have corrected the overfeeding problem, and my nitrates are really low (>10 ppm) but the cyano is not going away. Also, I use only r/o water in my tanks, so there's no unwanted food going in the tank. My other tank has had it for quite a while, but since I clean it once a week I never really realized it was a problem--I thought it was normal to have a green tank in a week . Now that I recognize the problem I want to get rid of it.
From the research I have done, I found a drug called Erythromycin. Apparently tricks for algea, such as darkening the tank for 48 hours, water changes galore, and/or reduced feeding will not work--becuase this is not algea. Two questions:
Does it sound like I do, in fact, have a cyano problem?
(In three parts )Has anyone else used Erythromycin or another antibiotic in their tank? Any bad results/good results? Would you recommend the treatment?
From the research I have done, I found a drug called Erythromycin. Apparently tricks for algea, such as darkening the tank for 48 hours, water changes galore, and/or reduced feeding will not work--becuase this is not algea. Two questions:
Does it sound like I do, in fact, have a cyano problem?
(In three parts )Has anyone else used Erythromycin or another antibiotic in their tank? Any bad results/good results? Would you recommend the treatment?