Cyano bloom

Ok so I have had a little cyano algae and thought that maybe it'll work it self out. Lmao live and learn, well today I left the light off except for my hob fuge light(a little spills into the tank). Well when I got home the "lush" section of cyano had turn lighter and has begun "flowing" in the current. Almost like a wheat feild in the wind if you will. Just wanna make sure this is what its supposed to do when its breaking down.

 

Yep. 3 or 4 more days and it will be basically gone. It can come back though, so it's not permanently gone.

 

Well I plan on changing my feeding habits, every other day rather than everyday. My zoas should be ok for a couple of days without light right?

 

I would also run a GFO reactor, and a refgium, if possible. It really helped with my cyano problem, and all the other algaes too.

I would even siphon out the bulk of your cyano, or the nutrients will largely remain in the tank.

 

Oops. I should have mentioned that myself. Yeah, what he said.:-[

 

Well I just put together a hob fuge. Its only been a day or so, so I guess I'm not "feeling" the effects yet. Or maybe I am but the cyano carpet that was there was thick. It seems to be breaking up now, so I'm gonna wait till its almost gone then vacum.

 

If you wait until it's almost gone, you're asking for trouble. The nutrients will already be in the water.

The reason to grab it now is that the nutrients are concentrated in the biomass of the cyano, instead of dispersed throughout the water.

 

Blackraven1425 is right. As it dissolves (breaks down) it will release nitrates and/or phosphates back into your water, fueling even more algae growth.

 

Not even in this case. It'll pollute his tank, until he turns the light back on. By then, a bit may have leeched into the rock due to high concentrations, and his corals nearly definitely won't like it.

 

Sorry, but I don't understand.

As I said, it will release nutrients (nitrates and/or phosphates) back into the water. Once the lights come back on, it will fuel additional algae growth. Green Hair Algae was what I was thinking, as well as the cyano returning.