How to get rid of Cyanobacteria - Red Slime Algae
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Here are some tips to eliminating red slime algae (actually a type of cyanobacteria) from reef aquariums. Music: Tracks: “Easy Jam” Artist: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License Terms: Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/faq.html Video: Camera information: Canon C100 Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS macro Canon EF MP-E 65mm f/2.8 macro Sigma Art 18-35mm f/1.8 Free Fly Movi Pro Stabilizer Copyright Information: This video was shot and edited by Tidal Gardens. Tidal Gardens owns all intellectual property rights to this content.
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I hate those dinos- I have tried Dino X. removed filter socks siphoned out all sand and it went away in 30 days or so.
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A laboratory examination of ChemiClean was applied for in August via the laboratory www.eurofins.de. It is a physical-chemical examination. (LC-MS / MS) Test report number: AR-06-JJ-076115-01 and sample number: 703-2006-00076098
Start of investigation 07.08.2006
End of investigation 30.08.2006
This antibiotic, which was found in the laboratory, is called erythromycin. This is a very inexpensive Biband antibiotic which is located in the cent area.
Please think exactly when you use ChemiClean! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erythromycin
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That said, I've used erythromycin and other drugs to treat my tank. It can be a good solution if you're trying to knock out a big problem, but you still have to correct the problem that lead to it in the first place. Just carpet bombing cyano can cause something worse like hair algae or bryopsis to take its place if you don't fix the nutrient problem.
I always appreciate a healthy discussion and reefers that are willing to listen to the advice that they are given by others (with adequate experience and/or knowledge).
Decreasing photoperiods, at least to extremes (<8h), is one of my last recommendations to people when advising algae war. The reason for this is simply viewer considerations. Having my reef tank only light for 6-8 hours per day is quite sad to me, as I would like to look at it for longer then that. Egoistic, I know, but still a valid dilemma.
That being said, IT IS a very effective tool in battling bad algae outbreaks and your corals will absolutely not suffer from a 8-10 hour photoperiod. :)
Scientific studies show that the zooxanthellae in your photosynthetic corals' tissue only utilize 6-8 hours of photosynthetically active radiation (PAR), while algae can handle much more. In other words, any light you are throwing at your tank after 8-10 hours are mainly growing algae, not coral.
Would love for you to update me about your tank, in my tank thread on nano-reef.com: https://www.nano-reef.com/forums/topic/351349-sailfish-in-a-24g-nano-cube/
I was recently starting to have a small outbreak of diatoms and cyano, on the sand bed of my 4 month 24G Reef Cube.
Nitrates were reading at undetectable levels (probably why I was not seeing any green hair algae), while phosphorus were reading 0-8 ppb (= 0-0.02 ppm phosphates).
Added 50mL RowaPhos and 50mL Fauna Marin Carb L (long acting activated carbon) in media reactors -> 2 weeks later: diatoms and cyano was still present, but not more then what I started with.
Added another 50mL RowaPhos and 50mL Fauna Marin Carb L (long-acting activated carbon) -> 1 week later: diatoms and cyano are starting to disappear, with only 20-30% left at this moment.
GFO is as effective for removing phosphate as RowaPhos, but RowaPhos is supposed to have the advantage of not leeching back any phosphates if it would be a bit too long between periodical changes of media.
Disclaimer: 26 year old reefer, with 15 years of reefing experience ^^
inverts that I've seen that dgaf about the Chemiclean: nems, shrimp, crabs, and sea stars (as well as GSP and zoas; my toadstools are so moody, it's hard to know what upsets them, aside from the turbulence of cleaning day).