How to get rid of Cyanobacteria - Red Slime Algae

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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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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parker skypeck
parker skypeck - 6 years ago
macro algae or saltwater plants can be another option for exporting phosphates and waste
Gus Pineda
Gus Pineda - 6 years ago
I used antibiotics and it removed cyano, you need to turn off skimmer and carbon reactor for 72 hours and then do a large water change
Gus Pineda
Gus Pineda - 6 years ago
Alexander Lucas climfamicina in spanish, climdamycin in English I believe. You need to do daily siphoning during the three days and clean the filter sock daily because it starts dying off quickly
Alexander Lucas
Alexander Lucas - 6 years ago
Gus Pineda what antibiotics did you use?
Artem Klimov
Artem Klimov - 6 years ago
The last product is indeed antibiotic. I used it a few times in my old tank and it worked well. Until... tank developed bryopsis... then nothing could stop it (yes, we have a cure these days, but it was few years ago). In my new tank I removed all red slime by just raising alkalinity and lowering temperature.
Junk Mail
Junk Mail - 6 years ago
Very smart!
Franco M
Franco M - 6 years ago
I like to polish the water occasionally. I've heard that one can blackout your tank for several days.Corals should be ok & fish don't care. Scrub before and after, do water change THEN keep changing a filter pad every couple days. This works for me. (Until I get lazy about it.)
W4RD1N8ER
W4RD1N8ER - 6 years ago
You can use hydrogen peroxide on a freshwater tank and it does the exact same thing for a planted freshwater aquarium. So I wonder if that is like the powder form because it is the same amount of time about 48 hours and poof it is gone! And I use hydrogen peroxide as a plant dip before I put them In my tanks. I am just starting saltwater reefing now I have a real new tank in diatom bloom stage at the moment but I know some day I will face this issue for saltwater so I am arming myself self now with info this stuff is good to know.
Nano Dad
Nano Dad - 6 years ago
Great stuff, I'm subbed. Check out my Nano
Joe Russo
Joe Russo - 6 years ago
I had a break out of cyano that I thought would go away on its own ,,,killed a few corals,,I hooked up a canister filter in my sump and a uv sterilizer at the very end of it,,,, crystal clear water always, no outbreaks of sickness between fish, within 3 days all cyano was gone , there is plenty of back and forth for uvs but for me it's essential on fresh or salt to have one.
ErnieDoesThings
ErnieDoesThings - 6 years ago
I'm trying to grow some algae for algae eaters, snails, shrimp son in doing the opposite of what you said not to to

10. comment for How to get rid of Cyanobacteria - Red Slime Algae

Felix Aguilar
Felix Aguilar - 6 years ago
No I didn't try everything, your video is the first one that pop up.
glitchbrother 2
glitchbrother 2 - 6 years ago
Amblygobius phalaena is the way to get rid off cyanos...that goby is actively looking for cyanos....keep it simple and chem-free...but dont forget this fish needs a nice sized tank...
Nick Williams
Nick Williams - 6 years ago
stop the comb-over. Embrace baldness my friend.
beth98362 R
beth98362 R - 6 years ago
GET RID of the music and I'll subscribe!
beth98362 R
beth98362 R - 6 years ago
You need to invest in a good clean up crew!
AL
AL - 6 years ago
chemiclean did it for me. After 48 hours cyano has disappeared. Great Product.
Steve Zweier
Steve Zweier - 7 years ago
Now that it's been months since using ChemiClean, I'm curious to know whether or not it worked long term. Have you had cyano return? Any ill effects noticed after having used it?
Partrick S
Partrick S - 7 years ago
I would like to learn more about types of Macroalgae do you have any vids on that?
Tidal Gardens
Tidal Gardens - 7 years ago
Not yet Patrick, I plan to in the future when I have a lot of footage of different types to show.
RuHmVu
RuHmVu - 7 years ago
I like your arcteryx:))))))
Alex Kingcole
Alex Kingcole - 7 years ago
thank you for the video!
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.

20. comment for How to get rid of Cyanobacteria - Red Slime Algae

zoeith6
zoeith6 - 7 years ago
All of these 'cures' are band-aids, you will get your cyano back in days or weeks. The real solution is to out compete the nutrients with other forms of livestock. A refugium with tumbling chaeto and a REAL light, not a crappy CFL bulb, but something that can compete with your actual display tank's lighting. This is widely becoming known as the 'triton method'
Zealot
Zealot - 7 years ago
You calling me fat bro?
Random dude
Random dude - 7 years ago
I can 't watch your videos without feeling like I'm being hit on...your eyes make me very uncomfortable LOL.
Sassifrass7
Sassifrass7 - 7 years ago
I wish I'd known about Chemiclean! Thank you very much!
Sassifrass7
Sassifrass7 - 7 years ago
But Carbon makes my Skimmer go bonkers!
Sassifrass7
Sassifrass7 - 7 years ago
Doesn't stirring up the tank cause an Amonia or Nitrate spike?
straightfrom905
straightfrom905 - 7 years ago
I used chemi clean years ago on a crashed system and had the same result the gha was not as easy. These days I'd just use Kent mag to kill gha.
squawk7777
squawk7777 - 7 years ago
The only thing that got rid of my cyano was using hd tin foil around the tank to prevent the light from coming in. Sure the lighting schedule is for only 8 hours but the sun was giving my tank 15 hours with of light!
Vince P
Vince P - 7 years ago
This is the same as redslime remover. You just have to turn your skimmer off for 24 hrs to get the extra nutrients off the water before turning the skimmer on. After that do a water change.
Jason
Jason - 7 years ago
Bubble algae video pleassse. Something other than Emerald crabs (not an option in Aus, and also hit and miss) or manual removal (impossible once outbreak is too big). I"ve tried everything!
Tidal Gardens
Tidal Gardens - 7 years ago
Have you tried fox faces?

30. comment for How to get rid of Cyanobacteria - Red Slime Algae

Evil Nick
Evil Nick - 7 years ago
how can i tell if its cyano or diatoms? I recently finished my cycle and the sand bed seems covered in a brown rusty colored growth. I cant vac it up as it sticks to the sand so bad its just starts clumping. I have plenty experience with fresh but this is my first reef.
#Rossy's Corals
#Rossy's Corals - 7 years ago
SExy!
Stefan Peter
Stefan Peter - 7 years ago
According to the German reefing blog "korallenriff" ChemiClean was analyzed by a well-known independent analytics lab and was found to contain 320 mg of erythromycin per kg. So while I have no doubt that it is effective against cyanos (and many other bacteria in your tank as well), it is certainly neither recommended nor legal to use it for this purpose. Moreover, it will not cure the root cause for mass propagation of cyanos (too many nutrients in the water). Thus, they will be back soon. Erythromycine is an antibiotic for human and veterinerian use only and should under no circumstance ever be used without a clear MEDICAL indication. The reason for that being to reduce the risk of selection of resistant bacteria strains. Consequently, ChemiClean has been taken from the German market instantly.
George Willings
George Willings - 6 years ago
The beneficial bacteria can be replaced into the system as you can purchase them from many places. I have found 0 laws saying using ChemiClean being illegal to use. Therefore I am flushing the perverbial toilet on your input as being BS.
filterz on
filterz on - 7 years ago
no
VascoFL
VascoFL - 7 years ago
Thank you very much Stefan for this very important input. I hope there will be a dissertation about Cyanos in seawater with a conclusion on how they develop.
ReefDudes
ReefDudes - 7 years ago
Do you think excess nutrients is what causes Cyano? I did a good sandbed vaccum and have seen a bit of cyano on my rocks since then.. may have caused a mini cycle. On the plus side my tank has been getting bonus water changes as i suck it out :)
eric v
eric v - 7 years ago
could it grow at the biopellet resedu what not is filterd out by the skimmer
gord oland
gord oland - 7 years ago
I couldn't help but notice that the SPS in that tank were "easy mode SPS". These corals survived the cyno attack pretty good!
dkdh
dkdh - 7 years ago
Great start of a series on battling with algae.... in fact I recently just reboot my 540l display tank because of Dino, and would love to hear your advice on that battle....
Bunker Buster
Bunker Buster - 7 years ago
I gave up took out the corals and drop a GBU MOAB ! Then drain the entire system fill it back up again cut down on the lighting and dosing
915Mang
915Mang - 7 years ago
Great Video
lobster056
lobster056 - 7 years ago
how do you hook up the micron filter? Do they take up appt of space in the sump? thank you for the info you can send my way.
Tidal Gardens
Tidal Gardens - 7 years ago
There are canister filters specially made to use micron filters like the one I showed.
mgpvii
mgpvii - 7 years ago
Thanks for the video.
David Tarbuan
David Tarbuan - 7 years ago
Can u make a video how to ged rid to brown jelly ??
TOM REEFMAN202
TOM REEFMAN202 - 7 years ago
PsychedelicBabe did it come back?
Kevin Nguyen
Kevin Nguyen - 7 years ago
Wow buddy, you are getting so many white hairs, or is that salt? :)
Tidal Gardens
Tidal Gardens - 7 years ago
Kevin Nguyen people my age are lucky to have hair.
Uli2000Ger
Uli2000Ger - 7 years ago
Chemieclean contains an antibiotic and should not get into the effluent. The bacteria form resistances.
firebirdude2
firebirdude2 - 7 years ago
"Red Slime Remover" works too, BUT it will regrow once it all dies out if you haven't addressed the root cause.
MASS Aquariums
MASS Aquariums - 7 years ago
Great tips. I swear by polyfilter pads
hustlecoral vlogs
hustlecoral vlogs - 7 years ago
I love how you put it It really is Just like weight loss! another awesome video Than!! Thanks for the constant inspiration, I study The gardens business plan everyday! Im getting closer to my dream ! THANK YOU! CANT WAIT TO MEET YOU!
Francisco Salazar
Francisco Salazar - 7 years ago
Glad you are not afraid of bottled solutions. Consider trying Vibrant next. Keep up the good maintenance and great work.
René Fehlmann
René Fehlmann - 7 years ago
Hi, I found the following information from 2006 in german ... http://archiv.korallenriff.de/06_chemieclean.html
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

50. comment for How to get rid of Cyanobacteria - Red Slime Algae

Charles Johnson
Charles Johnson - 7 years ago
What about dinoflagellates? I've been fighting then for months and can keep them basically controlled but not completely gone. If you know a reliable way to get rid of them, you could really help a lot of people.
Cody McKown
Cody McKown - 7 years ago
Wow...that tank at 0:58 is a disaster...and I freak out when I see a little bit on a rock.
Prestige Reef
Prestige Reef - 7 years ago
Where's the crazy eyes in this video?!?
gord oland
gord oland - 7 years ago
Than is really a robot and he'll eventually get the software upgrade to remove those demon eyes. :D
Prestige Reef
Prestige Reef - 7 years ago
You'll have to sit further forward din the next one... mesmerizing :p x
Tidal Gardens
Tidal Gardens - 7 years ago
Demon eyes are still there! I'm sitting a little further back, so the rings are smaller :)
m nieves
m nieves - 7 years ago
Which is the name of the product?
mnelson10000
mnelson10000 - 7 years ago
I like your vids, but I was kind of disappointed in your PetCo answer here, lol (sorry!)... high nutrients may be a problem, but it's not the only reason. It can also appear from an imbalanced nitrate/phosphate ratio and in fact GFO may very well aggravate the problem! The typical "your nutrients are too high" answer will just end in a bunch of dead coral as the aquarist immediately drives all his numbers to zero. :S Often, once it takes hold, you have to kill it off (like you did with Chemiclean) even though you've correct the problem. You also didn't cover biological answers, such as Dr. Tim's or Prodibio. Sorry about the critique!
sharkman121
sharkman121 - 7 years ago
Thanks for this video Tidal Gardens. Please do one now on Dinos.
Peter Rapid
Peter Rapid - 7 years ago
I don't like the way you look at all please just film the reefs while you talk about a subject.
Tidal Gardens
Tidal Gardens - 7 years ago
Peter Rapid no.
LittleXxx650
LittleXxx650 - 7 years ago
Great video again! Can you do one on diatom? Why am still getting diatom in 3-4 year old reef tank?
Wil Santiago Reefing
Wil Santiago Reefing - 7 years ago
Great video! Thanks
Zakeel Gordon
Zakeel Gordon - 7 years ago
Hey man big fan of your videos! Can you do a video on Coralline Algae? I've heard that it's not as popular as it used to be but I love it!
Dale Climate Controlled Cookie Cutter Chance
Dale Climate Controlled Cookie Cutter Chance - 7 years ago
It's so ironic you made this bc I just used chemiclean for the first time 2 days ago lol
Travis Something
Travis Something - 7 years ago
I siphon the crap out of my substrate every 3 weeks or so. Creates a spike at first but it calms down and improves the system after a couple days
Travis Something
Travis Something - 7 years ago
I do too. Just nice watching all that filth go up and into a bucket
Tidal Gardens
Tidal Gardens - 7 years ago
I find siphoning oddly satisfying as far as maintenance goes.
Chris Czechowicz
Chris Czechowicz - 7 years ago
Had a minor break of cyano and I can approve that Chemi-Clean does actually work! I was shocked like you haha!
Aneia
Aneia - 7 years ago
Just did a 4 day black out for Cyano w/ Chemiclean (again) and every time I attempt to remove it-- it spreads and its NOT nutrient related.... I am 2 weeks from a tank crash .... Ugh... Freaking Planet Zoa introduced bryopsis into my tank..... I'm nuclear at this point ... Yes now I've tried everything... Corals are 75% dead considering all saltwater fish tank w/ NO corals
Captain Over
Captain Over - 7 years ago
Use caution with Chemiclean...It definitely works, but the 2 times I've used it for Cyano, I got Dinos right after...Might depend on the size of the tank and how much other bacteria are in the system, but it seems to cause an bacterial imbalance that the Dinos moved into. I just rebooted my tank following this last bout with dinos. 6 weeks in and no dinos and no cyano - and I'm following Than's first recommendations diligently and am keeping nutrients really low (.03 phosphate, 2-4 nitrate).
Artem Klimov
Artem Klimov - 6 years ago
"once they bottom out at 0 across" - why would his nitrates and phosphates go down after using the antibiotic to kill Cyano? Where is the logic?
George Willings
George Willings - 6 years ago
You need to prepare for that after cyano as they kind of go hand in hand. Cyano is from too much nutrients and DINO's are caused by lack of nutrients. Once the cyano is removed, your nutrients nose dive, once they bottom out at 0 across the board here comes dinos. Dino's I beat that without any chemical what so ever, and they have not come back that I have noticed (knock on wood). I did do a complete total blackout for 7 days, kept light off for that time as well. I did turn on the blue lights for a couple of days though. I feed heavily for the entire duration of the 7 days, I did turn off my skimmer and carbon reactor for the 7 days as well. The refugium light was on 24/7 during this time. This was about 2 months ago, and have no trace of dino's since (knock on wood).
Rob's Reef Room
Rob's Reef Room - 7 years ago
awesome dude! totally right on all parts!
eric olsen
eric olsen - 7 years ago
chimeclean should be under every aquarium. It works great. Must follow direction and it will solve problem quick
T Surro
T Surro - 7 years ago
Yes it kills some of the good bacteria too, I tried it twice didn't work for me but others it did!!
S.Media
S.Media - 7 years ago
Chemiclean is antibiotics. Just do a google research!
Tim
Tim - 7 years ago
Does anyone know if chemiclean does any harm to the beneficial bacteria in the tank?
Nicolas Melia
Nicolas Melia - 6 years ago
Yes it will destroy it.
Artem Klimov
Artem Klimov - 6 years ago
It does as any other antibiotic. But the bio filtration will restore.
magicstix0r
magicstix0r - 7 years ago
Chemiclean has tested positive for erythromycin (a type of antibiotic). It caused a huge scandal in Germany because it was illegal to use erythromycin and Chemiclean claimed to not contain it. What Chemiclean really claimed was they didn't use erythromycin succinate, but the labs in Germany tested it and found erythromycin sulfate.

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.
magicstix0r
magicstix0r - 7 years ago
From what I understand, it's mostly due to concerns about antibiotic resistance.
Tidal Gardens
Tidal Gardens - 7 years ago
I wonder why erythromycin is banned in Germany.
Powerslayer
Powerslayer - 7 years ago
I've never had an issue with cyano until about 3 months ago. It would not go away! I clean all my equipment every 3 months and skimmer once every 3 days. I started out with changing my RODI filters because that hadn't been done in a while. I hoped a few water changes within 2 weeks would help! It did, but not too as much as I wanted. I've always run BRS Rox carbon and even started running GFO again, along with putting my reef on a diet. I cut back feeding to 1/3 of normal which I could tell was a shock to my reef. I even played around a bit and added an algae scrubber to my manifold which took a bit of playing around with but is now pretty solid and issue free. It grew very slow at first but within 2 weeks it was covered. Not to mention that every day I turkey baster as much as can. I feel I could beat it with all my extraction tools IF it gets low enough such that it doesn't grow faster than I can remove it. If anybody has any suggestions, that isn't listed, let me know. I'd be interested in reading them and trying them out. I generally don't like using chemicals to solve a problem, I'd rather fix it at it's source, but I'm starting to think the only way to cleanse my system is to use one... Thanks for reading.
Powerslayer
Powerslayer - 7 years ago
I will do so in a few weeks! Thanks again
Tom-André Thomsen
Tom-André Thomsen - 7 years ago
No 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/
Powerslayer
Powerslayer - 7 years ago
At first, I didn't want to cut back on lighting because of fear of upsetting corals, but I'm at the point now where it's a war and I'm going nuclear. I definitely appreciate your response and I'll look into RowaPhos! Thanks!
Tom-André Thomsen
Tom-André Thomsen - 7 years ago
It sounds to me like you are doing all the right things, except the whole 1/3 of feeding, as I prefer to dunk my tanks in food and rather up the water changes/skimmer/change of filter socks/add algaescrubber or refugium/decrease light cycles down to 6-12 hours (depending of how bad your algae issue is)/change to a finer substrate or go bare bottom/improve circulation (aka. removing dead spots).

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 ^^
SIMPLE AQUATICS
SIMPLE AQUATICS - 7 years ago
omg thank you man !!! I so needed advice on cyano
Doug C
Doug C - 7 years ago
I can vouch for chemiclean... amazing product...
Dee From Brooklyn
Dee From Brooklyn - 7 years ago
did that product lower phosphate levels? if the source still remains then what did it do? bandaid..
Tainowarrior00707
Tainowarrior00707 - 7 years ago
Nuclear bomb good way too describe it just remember too turn off your skimmer for 24hr and make sure you have good circulation on your tank or use a air pump this thing will deplete the oxygen on the tank and it will stress your fishes.
George Willings
George Willings - 6 years ago
Best use is to turn skimmer off, and use an air stone to oxygenate the tank. As the skimmer will skim out the ChemiClean from the water column.
Nick Mcalpin
Nick Mcalpin - 7 years ago
Dont turn off your skimmer if its in the sump, just take the skimmate cup off and let it over flow in the sump with the gate valve turned all the way down. This way you keep your skimmers oxygenating potential running.
Tom-André Thomsen
Tom-André Thomsen - 7 years ago
Deplete oxygen because of mass death?
junior rocketdad
junior rocketdad - 7 years ago
I just used chemical clean and it killed 95% of the cyano but some did survive, everything in my tank survived but during treatment a lot of corals polyps were retracted more than usual
sounduser
sounduser - 7 years ago
I had some nice blue sponges that didn't survive chemi clean.
sounduser
sounduser - 7 years ago
Tidal Gardens Inc. Not 100% sure if it was the chemi clean directly or the amount of dead cyano soup in the water.
Tidal Gardens
Tidal Gardens - 7 years ago
That's too bad. It seems like all the really nice decorative sponges are sensitive and hard to keep while the ugly coral killing ones are indestructible.
Chaz I
Chaz I - 7 years ago
Wow, I just put some chemiclean in my tank on Sunday, today there was still a little red left so I did another dose.
9StickNate
9StickNate - 7 years ago
Great video! It just a reminder for me to stay on top of things.
StraitClownin909
StraitClownin909 - 7 years ago
is this chemiclean safe for inverts?? Thanks for sharing! Cyano has been my nemesis for over a year now. I found consistent 7-10 day 30% water changes and physically siphoning out the bacteria with a rodi tube has worked wonders. With controlled feedings cyano can be mitigated fairly well. I would try this chemiclean if it got really bad!
Elf Spencer
Elf Spencer - 7 years ago
StraitClownin909 Chemiclean may annoy more sensitive corals, but my inverts have never had an issue with it.

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).
Entety 303
Entety 303 - 7 years ago
I have a green and red cyanobacteria.
Matthew Parker
Matthew Parker - 7 years ago
Just dealt with Cyano last week. Water changes and Chemiclean did the job.
NanoJoe
NanoJoe - 7 years ago
Just went through a headache of cyano. ChemiClean did the trick for me. Check out my videos on it!
Sam B
Sam B - 7 years ago
love your vids Im a fellow nano reefer
NanoJoe
NanoJoe - 7 years ago
ReptiReefer hello!
NanoJoe
NanoJoe - 7 years ago
Dubsy Dabster howdy!
Dubsy Dabster
Dubsy Dabster - 7 years ago
Nano_Joe yes... hello.. Joe...
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Sam B - 7 years ago
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StraitClownin909 - 7 years ago
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