Will Lugol's or Revive get rid of cyno on coral?

[dano]

I have some pesty cyno and was wondering if i dipped the coral in either of these two solutions if it would clear up the cyno and not harm the coral. Was also wondering where I could obtain the rid cyno solution talked about in a recent posting. Thank you.

[Jan]

No, Lugols and Revive wont do a thing for cyano.

 

Decrease feedings, decrease light, increase flow, good husbandry, lots of water changes, syphon, reduce nitrates, don't overstock. It's a lot of work! These articlea pretty much all say the same thing, but you should read for yourself.

 

Blue/green algae causes and control.

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/bluegralgae.htm?

how to battle cyano

http://other-invertebrates.suite101.com/ar...e_cyanobacteria

Cyanobacteria

http://naturalaquariums.com/plantedtank/0608.html

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/algaeconMar.htm

http://www.reefcentral.com/wp/?p=288

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/cyanocontrolfaqs.htm

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/avoidingalgaeproblesm.htm

 

I have some pesty cyno and was wondering if i dipped the coral in either of these two solutions if it would clear up the cyno and not harm the coral. Was also wondering where I could obtain the rid cyno solution talked about in a recent posting. Thank you.

Edited September 24, 2009 by Jan

[zygote2k]

I have some pesty cyno and was wondering if i dipped the coral in either of these two solutions if it would clear up the cyno and not harm the coral. Was also wondering where I could obtain the rid cyno solution talked about in a recent posting. Thank you.

Cyanobacteria is a naturally occurring problem in our tanks. It's always present, just sometimes not visible. If you are seeing it, then you have a water chemistry problem. Overfeeding, lighting, and not enough current can contribute to the growth of cyanobacteria. Address the cause of the problem and it will go away in due time. It's always better to treat the problem rather than the symptom.

What are your water parameters? Got enough flow? Overfeeding? How old are your bulbs?

[Jan]

WTG Rob!!!

 

Cyanobacteria is a naturally occurring problem in our tanks. It's always present, just sometimes not visible. If you are seeing it, then you have a water chemistry problem. Overfeeding, lighting, and not enough current can contribute to the growth of cyanobacteria. Address the cause of the problem and it will go away in due time. It's always better to treat the problem rather than the symptom.

What are your water parameters? Got enough flow? Overfeeding? How old are your bulbs?

[dano]

thank you... I have no idea what parameters are... I do know that tank was running very hot so I added a fan and took part of top off and I am now down to 78 (can't remember if I was at 84 or 87!) I don't feed very much and don't have a big bio load for a 72 with a 20 sump. I do have too much rock so I'm sure there are places that don't get enough flow though I do have a SCWD and 4 power heads in tank with a wavemaker. I have 6 T5 lamps and maybe I will turn off actinics and see if that makes a difference or change some of the older bulbs but none of the bulbs are over a year. And will do some more water changes. And fixed pump on my protein skimmer so I have the more effective one working agin now. thanks again for suggestions.

[zygote2k]

10% weekly water changes are an absolute minimum and a properly functioning skimmer is a must. Temperature needs to be 75-78 too. Sounds like you have too many powerheads that are causing excess heat in the water. If you remove the SCWD and replace it with an eductor, you'll get more flow with less restrictions on the pump and less heat. Get a good reliable test kit and check your parameters before making further decisions.

[Jan]

Bring me some water and I'll test it for you.

 

thank you... I have no idea what parameters are... I do know that tank was running very hot so I added a fan and took part of top off and I am now down to 78 (can't remember if I was at 84 or 87!) I don't feed very much and don't have a big bio load for a 72 with a 20 sump. I do have too much rock so I'm sure there are places that don't get enough flow though I do have a SCWD and 4 power heads in tank with a wavemaker. I have 6 T5 lamps and maybe I will turn off actinics and see if that makes a difference or change some of the older bulbs but none of the bulbs are over a year. And will do some more water changes. And fixed pump on my protein skimmer so I have the more effective one working agin now. thanks again for suggestions.

[dano]

Thanks... water is 78 and i will do water change this weekend. thanks for the offer Jan... I don't know how much heat the pumps are giving off but I do know that my protein skimmer pump (aquamedic 2500) is producing a lot of heat.

[FishyTim]

To your original question.....

 

cyano isnt hard to get off of the sand or corals, you should be able to just pull it off pretty easily...

 

 

How do you have your power heads setup? I was having a cyano problem and it ended up being a flow issue... moved my PHs around and it was gone (after I manually removed as much as I could)

 

Thanks... water is 78 and i will do water change this weekend. thanks for the offer Jan... I don't know how much heat the pumps are giving off but I do know that my protein skimmer pump (aquamedic 2500) is producing a lot of heat.