evilknieval69 Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 hello i have a 100L breeding tank that i THINK has cyanobacter(sp?) the water is solid green :-? I have a Breeding pair of bristlenoses and lots of BN babies and a couple apistos in it ATM but i cant see the back of the tank!!! i do lots of big water changes and it never leaves. i think i need ethyro....(woteva it is???) to get rid or it. what is the easiest way of ridding the tank of it??? Thankyou **EVIL** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 No, you don't. Cyano grows on all the surfaces in the tank, not in the water. Assuming you've done the obvious and done water changes without that working, put a heap of filter wool around the intake of your filter(Just wrap it around and rubber band it on) and clean it every day. I've found that to be the best way if water changes don't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted April 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 o...lol silly me i only have a sponge filter in it ATM.... i will keep up the water changes and maybe stik another internal filter in it with the filter wool all over it... any other suggestions?? **EVIL** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dee_jay_01 Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 Cheapest filter is a Corner filter full of filter wool, I agree with the filter wool for algae to clean tanks. it is also good for picking up micro organisms that are harmfull in tanks also a bit of Carbon in tanks does SOMETIMES help, but not always. Here is a web Page with some descriptions of Algae and remidies to fix them: http://www.floridadriftwood.com/algae_i ... ation.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 I don't know if a sponge filter would have enough flow to work very well for filtering algae out of the water. Especially since it would clog up pretty fast. A powerhead or other powerfilter would work better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discusguru Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 I had a planted discus tank that had gone completely green (pea soup) before. I chuck in a couple of white square of algea block and in 4 days it cleared up completely. Open up the canister filter and the sopnge inside was completely green (dead algea). Give it a good wash with tank water and it hasn't happen since. It doesn't seem to affect the discus or the plants (swords). Not sure whether it'll affect the bristlenose. ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 If this is just a breeding tank evil then the fry will LOVE the green water. Leave it as is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted April 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 yea true but i only have baby bristlenose in it ATM...im not sure if they will use it as food...??!!?? in a month or so i have to move all of my fish out of the house anyway because we are getting our floors sanded and the polyurethane will kill them all so it is a good excuse to start it fresh...im just gunna leave it until then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antwan Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 sounds like a mission Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted April 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2006 ummmm...yea!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faran Posted April 25, 2006 Report Share Posted April 25, 2006 Had the same prob in one of my tanks as of late. I increased filtration about 3x and did heaps of water changes to no avail. Answer was simply leaving the lights off for a few days in a dark room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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