Cyno outbreak after tank move.

[gratefulhippie]

Just curious as after my tank sprung a leak a couple of weeks ago and after moving the old sand and rock to the new tank I have a pretty bad cyno problem. Is this to be expected? Should I syphon it out or will this disrupt the new substrate change and I should let it run it's coarse?

 

[meowzer]

Cyano is caused by various things....too much nutrient....phosphates....tap water (?), lack of flow (letting stuff settle)
look at all those factors....what do you feed?
I do not think moving a tank will cause cyano......do you have any pics?

 

[posiden]

Originally Posted by gratefulhippie
http:///forum/post/3094537
Just curious as after my tank sprung a leak a couple of weeks ago and after moving the old sand and rock to the new tank I have a pretty bad cyno problem. Is this to be expected? Should I syphon it out or will this disrupt the new substrate change and I should let it run it's coarse?
I would think a move could cause a issue. You could have lost a lot of bactiera, or stirred up some nutrients that were trapped in the sand bed. Then you could have upped the size of the tank cause of the leak and not have enough flow or don't have it set just right to keep things stirred up.
What changed in the move?
I would syphon it off and replace with fresh made tank water. I would look hard to find out what is different.

 

[meowzer]

Really??/ You think moving a tank would cause cyano....hmmmmm.....

 

[gratefulhippie]

It's a small tank 29 gal. I did have a crappy skimmer on the old tank a prism and have upgraded to a aqua c which is pulling tons of crap out of the water. I have noticed the patches where the cyno is worst are where there is the most detrious. I've noticed the pods under the sand are abundant in those areas...so should I let them just eat the crap that is below the cyno and wait it out or should I suck the cyno out? I just want to do the best thing for the tank. There are no fish ....so no feeding at the time. just a bunch of softies.

 

[meowzer]

siphon out what you can with a turkey baster....also can you get some more flow in those areas?

 

[gratefulhippie]

ya I already have 3 power heads in the tank, so I really don't want another as I think the flow is pretty strong, but I'll add another if thats the prob. I have almost no nitrates and no phosphates. What can this freekin cyno be living on? Plus I keet the lights to only 8 hrs.?

 

[posiden]

Did you use your old water?
I guess I am trying to get at the possibility of leaching. I am wondering if the new setup is causing the rock or substrate to be leaching out nutrients due to new placement or osmosis. (the water column having less nutrients then the rock or substrate and causing leaching out which is where the cyano is growing)

 

[gratefulhippie]

Since there was a lot of detritus from the old sand, and is now exposed, could this be what the cyno is eating? I'ts driving me crazy...zero phosphates...zero nitrates...less lighting under new bulbs...good flow....what else can I check?

 

[gratefulhippie]

Good God....it's gone! Thank the Lord for aqua C! The bomb skimmer imo!

 

[meowzer]

You mean to tell me you hooked up your skimmer and the cyano disappeared???
must be some skimmer...I wish it was that easy when I had it

 

[gratefulhippie]

Well I give credit to the skimmer only because I spent $170 bucks on it! LOL!

I'm sure the new lights and and the new cuc helped as well. The guy at the lfs assured me that his awesome r.o water was the best so I switched that as well. Whatever it was the cyno took a hike! It peeled off and floated to the top. There is still a bit where there were heavy spots detritus, but it looks weak and is ready to die! Whatever it is that made it die...I'm oh so happy!