cyano on sandbed

what is the most effective way of getting cyano off the sandbed...a siphon doesnt work too well

 

did you try a gravel filter?

 

u talking bout the little siphon thing that u can get for like 10 bucks right?

 

Yea it a hard tube that sipons into a small flexible tube that's what I use to clean my sandbead and it works perfectly

 

What I used was a turkey baster, and I blasted the sand and the cyano went flying off and then I sucked it up with a siphon. However, my sand is pretty big granules, so I could do that without making a big sand storm.

 

Use whatever means to get it out, like turkey baster, or for the really slimy stuff, pick them up with tweezers or just scoop it out with some sand. Just don't make the mistake of leaving them alone and hoping it will go away by itself.

 

Also, get to the root of the problem by making sure your tank does not have excess nutrients feeding the cyano and increase your flow. I added a Koriala 4 to my 90 gallon reef, which already sported two Koriala 3s and my Cyano went away.