Search Results for ‘cyno’

Please help me to ID the algae that i have in my tank and the best plan of action to get rid of them. I recently arranged my rockwork again and in doing so i took them all out and siphoned the whole sand bed. Also cleaned filters and got a new canister because the other one had no flow left even...

I got this rock from LFS and it has started growing this red on it last two months. Some spots have grown in other parts of tank. After searching many posts online, I thought this to be coraline. But after reading again, may be thinking otherwise. This red in particular feels slimy to the...

I'm having issues with slime algae. I added powerheads, cut down on food. have been syphoning from get go. On top of that i think im having a diatom bloom. My tank looks like crap. It's not bothering the fish or corals any but it's driving me nuts! What's the best way to tackle these...

Hi everyone, If you need to know anything about my tank there is info in my other post. Now the tank has been running for almost 4 months and it seems like im either having a diatom or something else i would rather it not be but can anyone please tell me if its diatoms, cyno, brown algae, im not...

I've been using bio pellets for a couple months now. I started with like 50ml-ish for my 90 gallon with a 30 gallon sump. I never had cyno before and it just started to get worse and worse. I then tried reducing the amount of pellets and it got better but i still have an on going fight with it...

OK well I got a 90 gallon tank second hand and the guy was fighting cyano, I thought I cleaned the rocks well enough but evidently not. I now have a cyano break out and my phosphates are through the roof. I switched to Ro/Di water, but I filled with tap. Also I am using Phosguard right now in...

hi all i need a little advice. i have started a 75 gallon RR 3' x 18 " x 22ish tank. i have not set the light shedule yet ut it will consist of a 250 MH SE, 2x65 PC and about 26 watts of 460nm moonlights. 100 lbs of suger size sand and about 125 lbs of once live rock with dead corals on it...

I am so thrilled to find my brothers and sisters here at NIMAS! I have struggled alone for far too long without others to commererate... is this a hobby, a faith, or a religion? I think it can't be classified as any of those... it is so expensive, it should be classified as an ex-wife! Anyway...