kdfrosty
Active Member
While I am slowly winning the battle fighting cyano, I am still trying to determine the exact reason why I have it at all.
I have done some thinking and came up with a few possible reasons it may have started:
-Around the time cyano started I added an Auto Top Off. I use RO for my top off, but the container holding the top off water is a BRAND NEW 32 Liter trashcan for a kitchen. It holds about 14 gallons or so. Could it be this trashcan leeching something in to the water?
-Around the time the cyano started I dosed reef calcium into Aiptasia. While it worked in killing the nuisance anemones, the day after I had cyano. This was also the same day I added the plastic kitchen trashcan reservoir mentioned above. Will high calcium levels cause cyano? No, I dont have a Ca test kit, but I can tell you that I only dosed two syringes full. My tank is 50g
-My lighting (Power Compacts) are just under 6 mos. old. Should I change the bulbs already? I keep them on for about 11 hours a day.
-I have kind of slacked on water changes. I do them about every 2 weeks now instead of every week. I only use RO water for water changes and top offs. Water parameters that I can test for (Ammonia 0, Nitrites/trates 0, pH 8.2, SG 1.025) all test about right.
-I have increased flow throughout my tank. I have about 25x flow, and the location where the cyano has one 295gph powerhead aimed directly at it. There are no dead spots in the tank.
I suspect that I will probably be told to buy a Ca and phosphate test kit, and to use a glass (10g) ATO reservoir. If anyone has any other suggestions, ideas, or comments then please let me know.
I have done some thinking and came up with a few possible reasons it may have started:
-Around the time cyano started I added an Auto Top Off. I use RO for my top off, but the container holding the top off water is a BRAND NEW 32 Liter trashcan for a kitchen. It holds about 14 gallons or so. Could it be this trashcan leeching something in to the water?
-Around the time the cyano started I dosed reef calcium into Aiptasia. While it worked in killing the nuisance anemones, the day after I had cyano. This was also the same day I added the plastic kitchen trashcan reservoir mentioned above. Will high calcium levels cause cyano? No, I dont have a Ca test kit, but I can tell you that I only dosed two syringes full. My tank is 50g
-My lighting (Power Compacts) are just under 6 mos. old. Should I change the bulbs already? I keep them on for about 11 hours a day.
-I have kind of slacked on water changes. I do them about every 2 weeks now instead of every week. I only use RO water for water changes and top offs. Water parameters that I can test for (Ammonia 0, Nitrites/trates 0, pH 8.2, SG 1.025) all test about right.
-I have increased flow throughout my tank. I have about 25x flow, and the location where the cyano has one 295gph powerhead aimed directly at it. There are no dead spots in the tank.
I suspect that I will probably be told to buy a Ca and phosphate test kit, and to use a glass (10g) ATO reservoir. If anyone has any other suggestions, ideas, or comments then please let me know.
