Cyano bacteria ,sick of it!?

tried chem clean and it worked but came back to haunt my 125, 4 month later.Any miracle cures?I've heard several things but im in dought .


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Cyano bacteria ,sick of it!?
I was unusual in that I had a cyano bacteria bloom in a tank just 3 months old. Did some research at wetwebmedia and several references to red legged crabs being eaters of that type were discussed so I tried it.





I only bought a couple of them, took a couple of weeks, but the bottom line is that they worked and I have not had a reoccurrence in over a year now. Not saying it is the ultimate answer for you, but it might be a place for you to begin, along with some of the maintenance tips provided by other answerers.





Hope this helps.
Reply:I recommend using about half the recommended dose of Algone. This cleared my tank up in a couple of days.





Generally, I always use lower doses of medication then recommended, so as to not shock my fishies!





Hope this helps you.
Reply:Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to get rid of. I have tried the black out method where you cover the tank so it gets no light at all for 3 days. That works but as you said, it seem to come back. I have heard and read of people using Maracyn (I think) with success but have not tried that myself.





When I had it so bad in my 29 gallon tank, I finally just started over and it never came back. I still have it in my betta tank and will be redoing it soon.
Reply:Try this site


http://reefsources.itgo.com/features/art...





In short


Protein skimming


Maintenance animals


Increased flow


Feed lightly


Vacuum substrate or bottom


Harvest algae


Stop adding supplements


Regular water changes


Use RO/DI water


Top-off with Kalkwasser


Regular bulb changes





The Protien skimming, RO/DI water and Maintenance animals worked for me.
Reply:Physically remove as much of the cyano as you can.





If you aren't using already, use RO or RO/DI water.





Increase water flow and circulation to eliminate low flow or 'dead areas' in the tank.





Utilize a macroalgae packed refugium to outcompete the cyano and a protein skimmer.

daphne