Cyano In My Fuge

Not sure if it is cyano it sure looks like it. Its in my fuge and nowere else. I have tried cleaning it but it comes right back in the fuge that is. Have not seen it anywere else but there. I dont want it to spread to my DT so was thinking of putting some Red Slime Remover in the tank to take it out. Any pro's or cons of doing this? Anything I should know would be great! Here is what it looks like for a ID for sure but im almost certain thats what it is. This pic kinda sux due to salt creep on the sump but most of it has like hair flapping in the breeze and some of the rock has a dark dark red coraline on it. So you kinda have to look hard to see what is coraline and what is not!



Just wanted to add too

Phosphate 0
Nitrate 0
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0

 

Ur light is too bright. I had the same thing and when i switched to lower lighting went away

 

U could also increase flow through it

 

Yup, looks like red coralline and cyano... Personally I wouldn't worry about it *too* much as long as it isn't in the display. This is typical in a fuge and sort of what a fuge is therefore.

Red Slime Remover should be a last resort IMO. Most of the time it works fine, occasionally things go wrong though. I've always been able to get rid of cyano by doing the following and have never needed to risk it.

1) Run GFO change out often.
2) 15% per week water changes using RO/DI water.
3) Run lots of carbon and change out weekly.
4) Wet skim
6) don't overfeed
5) siphon out existing cyano, or increase flow to get into water column. Siphoning has less risk of spreading it though IMO.

If you do this, it should be gone within a month. If you run red slime remover, it may work faster, but it will be back in a month if you don't do this stuff anyway. However, with red slime remover, there is also a slight risk of nuking your tank. The risk is slight, but not non-existent. I don't see a benefit, it always gone away for me when doing the stuff above.

 

Cyano in a fuge is a good thing IMO - it helps to absorb nutes before those same nutes would feed nuisance algea/cyano in the DT.

I would not treat with chemical means if the DT is not colonized with the bacteria.

Maybe up the flow in your fuge slightly. Also - what are your general parameters? A cyano bloom typically suggests the possibility of the nitrate/phosphate levels being high.

Do you know the params of your tank ATM?

If your params are all within limits, little to no phosphates and less than 10 ppm nitrates - then flow might solve the problem. But if the phosphates/nitrates are high - start with a 25% water change, run some carbon, run some GFO, etc to get your params in check and I am willing to bet the cyano problem will decrease - a little is ok in the fuge - but it looks like yours might be getting a little crazy.

 

We both had pretty much the same response - hope that gives you a sense of security destinationluna!!!

 

I also had the same thing happen. Not sure how long you have had the fuge going but it also will mature over time - Like the O-Man says it's a good thing to have it in the fuge

 

yea right now dont think its a flow problem there is a 1400GPH return pump in there. As for the light you might be right cuz it is bright as hell. maybe ill switch to something diffrent. GFO was just changed along with carbon. Right now there is a UV on the return so thats why I think it has not made it to the DT it would have to go through the UVS to get back to the DT.

Ran some red slime remover but I Added about 1/3 the dose and gonna sit back and wait and see what happenes.

Will see what happens. But first thing might get a new bulb for the fuge light

Gfo & carbon are all brand new
I always wet skim
Flow through the fuge is 1400Gph

Phosphate 0
Nitrate 0
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0

 

Cyano spores are everywhere. It is in the display. It hasn't grown in the display because the it prefers the yellow light in the fuge, and the cyano in the fuge is using the nutrients that would otherwise be available to the cyano in the display. This is what the fuge is supposed to do.

Re: red slime remover, cyano is a bacteria and red-slime remover is an antibiotic. Using antibiotics incorrectly can lead to antibiotic resistant bacteria. Either use it correctly or don't use it.

 

When it gets nice and thick suck it out with a turkey baster. AFAIK Cyano is loaded with nutrients. When you remove it the nutrients go with it. Any chemical means of eradication will just leave all the nutrients it uses in the tank.