Blue green cyano

Discussion in 'Algae' started by Damsels R Cool, Apr 12, 2009.

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  1. Damsels R Cool

    Damsels R Cool Millepora

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    how could i get rid of it and what eats it
     
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  3. sostoudt

    sostoudt Giant Squid

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    basically nothing maybe a specific type of hermit(dont remember what it was but i wouldnt expect much).

    you can start buy siphoning it out with a airline hose. examine your husbandry.
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    there is a red slime remover made buy chemiclean. it will dissolve your cyano but i would not start with that as the answer. as its just band aid that will release all the nutrients trapped in the cyano. you need to figure out were the nutrients are coming from or else the cyano will be replace by other algae after you use chemiclean

    edit: its scarlet hermits
     
  4. 10acrewoods

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    do you have pics of the blue green and is it really any diffrent then red
     
  5. Damsels R Cool

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    it's not really different but it's anoying and less animals eat it
     
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    still a pic would be nice never seen blue green
     
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    yea I have seen that I called it the black mung. thanks though
     
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    More oxygenated water and better flow across the bottom and less nutrients and hight OPR or REDOX levels better and stronger skimming and lower PO4's$ and NO3's . But in here is you problem one or maybe all ?
     
  11. tigermike74

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    Higher ORP levels, so an ozonizer with ORP controller can help with cyano I take it.