alage attack / cano

u mike

u mike

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I belive my tank is going through a cano attack .
As I am wriying this I am getting 15 gal of water ready for tomorrow . last Fri I did another 15 gal. When I was taking water out I sucked up a good amount of sand with the cano on it, scraped walls , now I am going to take out poweheads clean them, heater clean that , wipe all glass again. will also move heads to try and cover more area of front of tank. any sugestions on where to put power heads will help ( now they are on side walls pointing towards front with a slight angle downward.) after this water change will do about 10 gal every week. sound good please advise
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meowzer

meowzer

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I think you mean cyano.....What size tank? You may have to do more frequent w/c's for a while
also what do you use for top off water....filtration....lighting
 
u mike

u mike

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Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/3130374
I think you mean cyano.....What size tank? You may have to do more frequent w/c's for a while
also what do you use for top off water....filtration....lighting
yes i meant cayno ( must have missed the y )
tank is 65 gal
do not do water top off
I use a ehieem canister
lighting is a ORBIT
one 96 watt sunpaq daul actinic 420 nm + 460 nm
one 96 watt sunpaq daylight 6,700 k + 10000 k with lunar
 
u mike

u mike

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Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/3130401
Don't you have any evaporation????
How long do you keep your lights on?
evaporation seems very small & when it gets low I will add some plain water ( it sits for a day )
7 to 8 hours for lights.
back to evaporation I am thinking about changing my filter system to a sump
( or just adding a sump to what I have now ) we can get into that after alage gets cleared up .
will check back in between innings ( phils are on )
 
meowzer

meowzer

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LOL...I'm watching the Yankees

You need to look into ro/di...
I am guessing since you use "plain" water for top offs...you also usse tap water for w/c's....
 
u mike

u mike

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Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/3130421
LOL...I'm watching the Yankees

You need to look into ro/di...
I am guessing since you use "plain" water for top offs...you also usse tap water for w/c's....
Yes & no we have a very good water purifer since we run off well water , when i do changes I fill the amount of water i need mix with salt , put in trash can throw in a air tube with a stone on it run for a 24 hours or more .
 
u mike

u mike

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Originally Posted by asharp13 http:///forum/post/3130872
check out my thread and my ridiculous algae problem.
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/362743/help-controlling-my-algae-problem-it-has-gotten-out-of-control
the best thing that worked for me was killing the lights for a couple days
started reading your post not enough time to read all must go to work now, right now I have a lot less then you did ( sorry ) have allready turned back lighting . see what goes on with doing more water changes . also when you took outsand what did you use to get sand out. I use 1/2 inch tubing to suck out the crap on top of sand bed .
 
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