could i be winning the battle with cyano????

[gmwilk]

i changed my filter this friday...as i do every week on my 29 bio cube....i modded my cartridge filter took out the carbon and have a bag of it along with purigen....and just cut filter floss to size of hte cartridge...i added a spoonful more to the bag of purigen thought i really didnt have alot in the bag but anyways i noticed that today my patch of cyano is turning a darker maroon and the smaller parts of it are "thinning out" and turning lighter...and now its on filter floss could the purigen be killing it or helping remove what ever it needs to eat or is it starting to grow on there since i scooped some out and some got stirred up?...i have reduced my lights and feeding ...im waiting for my new phs to come and i think im going to change the filter again today get that cyano out of the filter

 

[essop3]

Syphon out the cyano that's still in the tank while doing a water change. That'll help a lot. Are you using R/O water?

 

[gmwilk]

yulp ro/di from the grocery store lol

 

[gmwilk]

now i know im winning today its almost all gone it has turn to a very light brown and is fading away....since its a farely new tank could i have had excess phosphates and they got used up or is that just me making things up..i also cut back on my lights and feeding thanks

 

[miaheatlvr]

Originally Posted by gmwilk
now i know im winning today its almost all gone it has turn to a very light brown and is fading away....since its a farely new tank could i have had excess phosphates and they got used up or is that just me making things up..i also cut back on my lights and feeding thanks
You are doing everything you need to do GM, starve the Cyano, Lower nitrates, Phosphates, cut down lighting and feeding, and use ro/di water, you are well on your way, Im not sure the purigen has kicked in yet, but it is said to be a excellent filter media.

 

[gmwilk]

thanks!...also i had a quick question have some patches of green on my live rock its a bright green is this good? i think it looks cool...its mostly on the tonga branch

 

[miaheatlvr]

Originally Posted by gmwilk
thanks!...also i had a quick question have some patches of green on my live rock its a bright green is this good? i think it looks cool...its mostly on the tonga branch
Do you have a clean-up crew? Some turbo snails, hermits, sally light foot if aplicable would love to consume that.

 

[gmwilk]

5 blue leg hermits and 2 mexican turbo's i plan on getting more..just wanted to take it slow