how to get rid off

cyno. bummer but not the end of the world.

Triple distilled vodka, (Smirnov)...1ml per 100 litres in the morning and night.

Example:

1000 litres = 10ml per day.

5ml in the morning, 5 ml at night.

If consistent everyday, should be gone in 3 weeks.

Slow down on the food a bit too.

time...

how much are you feeding

ohhhhh feeding hmmm lol dont want them to go hungry will cut back

yeah, time mainly. vodka certainly helps by speeding up the process. i added an exceptionally good article in the sticky on cyano a while ago, make sure you read all pages! by understanding how and why it occurs will help get rid of it...

http://www.netpets.org/fish/reference/r ... teria.html

damn reading :evil: :evil:

ok

cyno sux, I had a huge outbreak and vodka nailed it, but you need to be consistent. Good luck.

i found ivodka did get rid of the cynao. However after i stopped it came back. its starting to go again now, haven't added anything either. Just give it some time.

If you are going to use vodka i would halve the dosage mentioned before. then every day or second day increase the amount by 1ml, till you get to the full dosage. Doing it this way you limit some of the problems some people find by adding it.

no vodka looking into something

vodka is a short term solution, you need to fix the cause of the cyano. as per the web site i posted above!

no vodka looking into something

? what

? what

hydrochloric acid?

*insert disclaimer here*

Some sort of bacterial product???

here's a pic of my cyano i had just over 1 year ago...

nasty stuff. physically remove as much as possible while you try and sort out the cause

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i havent heard good things about red slime remover, tank wipe outs etc

well the way i am looking at it is if all goes wrong start again would like to rearrange my rocks anyway

its caused by excess nutrients isnt it? why not just restrict feeding and do some water changes? worked for me in my last tank if its on the rocks, then eventually the phosphates will leach out of the rocks if the level of it in the tank is lower.

i havent heard good things about red slime remover, tank wipe outs etc

Probably because it kills bacteria. Something you don't really want to do.

I've noticed that it often forms on piles of detritus. Get rid of the detritus -> no more cyano. Basically just keep the tank clean, alkalinity up, blow the crap out from the rocks, and make sure your skimmer's up to the job.

Cyano is also a process of cycling a semi mature tank, (Not always, but sometimes). When the tank has matured fully, cyano cannot survive if all the standard paraMETRES ARE NORMAL.

slappers you were raving the benifits of a product you were adding not so long ago.wassup not so good now?

Red slime remover is a temporary fix- i know i tried it

Here's a summary of what I learnt, from both reading up on cyano and from personal experience...

1. ALL TANKS have cyano, its just a matter of HOW much and what you do to keep it under control

2. HIGH DOC's attribute to large amounts of cyano

3. As has been mentioned, time will eventually cure it (almost like another form of cycling), but measures are required in the interim to remove it quickly

4. Dosing vodka will assist in reducing cyano by increasing bacterial populations

5. You MUST physically remove as much of it as possible otherwise when the cyano dies off, it will produce more nutrients which promotes further growth

6. Frequent and LARGE water changes are necessary to export DOC's

7. Good aeration and good water movement is essential to stop cyano from 'settling' in dead areas

8. Inadequate lighting can also promote cyano

9. Cyano removal additives should be used as a last resort, they typically cause more harm than good. If used, use half the recommended dosage especially if you already have fish/corals

i am still useing bio digest still thinks its great useing every two weeks now may be go back weekly