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[FindingNem0]

I discovered today that my "red hair algae" is actually a cyano outbreak. It's making the tank look quite bad and so far I'm having no luck controlling it.

Is Cyano RX going to be my next step?

How is the cyano going atm ? Has it cleared up now?

 

[MeesterClean]

How is the cyano going atm ? Has it cleared up now?

It is still quite bad but it doesn't seem to be negatively affecting other members of the tank. I started dosing Dr Tim's Waste-Away this week but have not noticed a difference so far.

 

[MeesterClean]

I'm second guessing myself on my identification of what this actually is. Can someone ID this algae/bacteria? I originally thought it was cyano but maybe it's diatoms?

 

[lil sumpin]

Looks like a brown dusting (diatoms). It might be time to add more CUC if you don’t already have a decent population, a variety of snails like cerith, nerite, astrea and trochus snails will help to keep some nuisance algae under control. This stuff might even go away on its own as the tank continues to age. What’s your parameters like? Might wanna keep an eye on your N and P

 

[MeesterClean]

Looks like a brown dusting (diatoms). It might be time to add more CUC if you don’t already have a decent population, a variety of snails like cerith, nerite, astrea and trochus snails will help to keep some nuisance algae under control. This stuff might even go away on its own as the tank continues to age. What’s your parameters like? Might wanna keep an eye on your N and P

Phosphate (Hanna) is measuring at .1ppm and Nitrate (API) between 20-40. First time measuring these since the cycle. I guess I need to research how to bring those down.

I'm debating on adding a Comline 9001 skimmer, which I think may help?

 

[MeesterClean]

Is this a torch? I received it in a coral shipment today but I didn't order a torch