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Bifferwine
I am a girl
How old are you? 8? This is an open forum. No one is going to pay you for your advice.
Northstar24
The Tang Herder
I'll save everyone some money - there is no $10 magic fix for cyano. If there was, the reefing community would know about it by now
Maybe he'll go troll elsewhere
FishyReef
Broke Reefer!
Okay, back to the topic at hand - Annie, what do you currently run for lights, and what, how much and how often are you feeding? Also, are you using RO/Di water or tap water? Flow is part of the equation, but there are also other factors that can contribute
Northstar24
The Tang Herder
While light will make cyano issues worse, they need phosphates and nitrates to grow as well
What is your tank testing at for those? What about your source water?
What is your tank testing at for those? What about your source water?
Hi all, apart from the annoying troll.
I have the standard lights of the boyu orca 58l. Off the top of my head I dont know what type they are. I use di water at present because i cant always go to my lfs for ro/di. All my nutrient levels are normal and I check them weekly and do a change if its raised slightly to eliminate that source of cyano growth. I am currently running the night time lights for most of the day and turning the day light on for a couple of hours for my corals. The lighting is the only thing I can think of and my siphon does not suck much of it up.
I have the standard lights of the boyu orca 58l. Off the top of my head I dont know what type they are. I use di water at present because i cant always go to my lfs for ro/di. All my nutrient levels are normal and I check them weekly and do a change if its raised slightly to eliminate that source of cyano growth. I am currently running the night time lights for most of the day and turning the day light on for a couple of hours for my corals. The lighting is the only thing I can think of and my siphon does not suck much of it up.
FishyReef
Broke Reefer!
Can you post a picture of it? Given that your siphon doesn't suck much of it up you might actually have something other than cyano
Northstar24
The Tang Herder
Light in and of itself won't cause a cyano issue. Have you tested the water you use for water changes and top offs? If you have cyano and / or other algae in your tank, the '0' you are getting for nitrates and phosphates is not really 0
Northstar24
The Tang Herder
You don't need to feed every day, despite what the fish try telling you as you walk by the tank :D
For most tanks, you can feed every other, or even every third day. Cutting down on the food you put into the tank will also cut down on the things in the water that Cyano needs to flourish.
If you haven't tested your source water, you should definitely try to do so. Take a look and make sure that your test kits for nitrate and phosphate are good for both freshwater and saltwater. Over here, the API test kits come with color charts for both. Your tank size is listed in Liters, so I suspect you're on the other side of the pond, and I'm not familiar with the test kit brands that are commonly used over there
For most tanks, you can feed every other, or even every third day. Cutting down on the food you put into the tank will also cut down on the things in the water that Cyano needs to flourish.
If you haven't tested your source water, you should definitely try to do so. Take a look and make sure that your test kits for nitrate and phosphate are good for both freshwater and saltwater. Over here, the API test kits come with color charts for both. Your tank size is listed in Liters, so I suspect you're on the other side of the pond, and I'm not familiar with the test kit brands that are commonly used over there
I know, my poor fish get so excited when I walk past the tank. Poor things! I thought 2.5ml of brinshrimp for a scooter blenny, spotted mandarin, firecracker goby, royal gramma, cleaner shrimp and a few soft corals was fine for daily feeding? Or is it too much? The royal gramma pinches loads if I feed them late and the others end up going without :-(
I have API test kits too. Here in the UK, i read that chemiclean is not licensed because of the erythromycin sulphate
I have API test kits too. Here in the UK, i read that chemiclean is not licensed because of the erythromycin sulphate
RNich34
Reefing newb
My pink spotted watchman goby also does this. I was always wondering what he was doing. He take a huge bite out of the sand and then "poops" it out of his gils.
