Will this work

[SlingingBuddha]

Ok so I'm currently battling cyano algae, for some background it mostly takes up sand & rock but also the glass. I'm going to be taking out the rock soon to replace it so I'm wondering if this will work.
1. Take out all the existing rock put it in a Tupperware container with no light, will it eventually die off as most algae feeds off light.
2. Lower the water level (most of cyano on upper portions of the tank) & take a hot rag and try to wipe it off, would this even work?
3. Suck up all the sand that has cyano on it & replace it
A. If I cannot wipe it off te glass, scrape it off so it goes on sand

I fully understand that this hobby is a waiting game and that it takes patience & let time take care of it but while I'm redoing the aquascape I figured I'd nip the problem in the butt if I could.

Only fish in take are 2 ocellaris clowns

 

[redfishbluefish]

1. water changes
2. water changes
3. water changes
4. feed less

You have a nutrient problem. Cut down on feeding and be presistent in water changes. If after multple water changes it isn't improving, google hydrogen peroxide dosing.

 

[MadReefer]

1. water changes
2. water changes
3. water changes
4. feed less

You have a nutrient problem. Cut down on feeding and be presistent in water changes. If after multple water changes it isn't improving, google hydrogen peroxide dosing.

I agree with above as I had this problem in the past also. What type of water movement do you have, skimmer and do you run any reactors?

 

[SlingingBuddha]

No reactors, skimmer is an SRO-1000 on a 55g. As for flow I believe it's a JVC 101 I had to but 1 died recently so I'm in the process of purchasing new ones. (Thinking about jebo wp40)

 

[MadReefer]

I think a reactor will help with the situation. But as stated before you need to determine where all the nutrients are coming from and reduce it which in turn will no longer feed the cyano. Water movement is a plus so nothing settles and goes through the skimmer and/or reactor.

 

[SlingingBuddha]

I think it may be due to over feeding I'm gonna try feeding once every other day, that being said what kind of reactors would you recommend? I know we have a group buy for them maybe ill pick them up then if I can get this problem under control

 

[iTzJu]

you might also want to pick up a bottle of MicroBacter7, helped me with my cyano problem. just dose accordingly.

 

[Hockeynut]

Another Jackson reefer, nice lots of us out there.

 

[SlingingBuddha]

Ju how long did the microbacter take? Did it clear it up completely? Yep I'm fr Jackson hockey & quite. Few in howell too

 

[iTzJu]

Ju how long did the microbacter take? Did it clear it up completely? Yep I'm fr Jackson hockey & quite. Few in howell too

I am not saying that MB7 was a cure all for cyano. I still did water changes and cleaned up the cyano that I can. However, I was doing that for several weeks and I didn't see a difference. I started using MB7 and the second week using it started seeing a difference until I just had small patches left.

 

[Ultimate Corals]

Before you do anything I would sit down and try and find the root cause of the cyano. What are the levels in your tank? How much are you feeding? Are you dosing anything (Vodka, Sugar,etc..)?, are you running pellets? how often are you doing water changes? How much water are you changing?, Have you tested for phosphates in your RO water?, How long is your light cycle? What kind of lights? If not LED's when was the last time you changed your bulbs?etc...

Until you know what's causing your excess nutrients the issue is going to just keep coming back. With that said extra water changes is never a bad thing. Hell I do 50-60% water changes every Saturday morning on our tanks.