Help dyno algea problem
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Bought it used with fish and rock didn't move the sand bed brought most of the water with me that was 4 months been doing great till I aded rodi water I use tap water before the rodi unit was used didn't switch the filter since it say 0 tds out and 72 bow front with a sump 2 tangs two clowns seas star fish wrasse blue chromis lights 2 165W mars aqua LEDs
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8 hours on seems just fine, sometimes if they are on for 12 or 14 hours it's just too much light. You could try product like Chemiclean, which will get rid of it, but if you don't figure out the root cause it will likely just come back. I fought it for a long time and ultimately it was reducing the amount I fed my fish that seemed to help the most! I now feed once a day, and I try to keep it small amounts. Fish all seem fat and happy, and I haven't had an outbreak in a long time.
Tank was also moved 4 months ago, could just be readjusting as a new tank would? Might just take some time, patience, and frequent siphoning, to get it under control.
Tank was also moved 4 months ago, could just be readjusting as a new tank would? Might just take some time, patience, and frequent siphoning, to get it under control.
I only feed ones a day to and I have filter soxs with I clean every 3 days I just order new filters for my rodi unit I just started to use rodi water for the first time and this happen I never had this problem before in my tanks im also dosing for the first time and found sps corals
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That certainly looks like cyano not dyno. Have you tried Chemiclean yet? Works great against cyano but note that it will return if you dont figure out whats feeding it? And I would be willing to bet it is because your tank is overstocked and that skimmer cant keep up. By my count you have 14 fish in that 75g, 2 of which, the yellow tang and the hippo tang, really need a bigger tank and should not be crammed in there with the others. I would imagine that as your fish continue to grow, this will become more and more of an issue because you are consistently exceeding the stock limit on that tank.
Long term, I would recommend getting rid of a few fish and get to like 10 or less fish, but you might also consider getting a bigger skimmer.
Long term, I would recommend getting rid of a few fish and get to like 10 or less fish, but you might also consider getting a bigger skimmer.
If it is dynos raise you pH to 8.3 - 8.5 go lights out for 7-10 days and wrap the tank in black trash bags so absolutely no light not even ambient room light can get during that time.
Get your rodi tested for silicates (tds meters wont do this) make sure your RODI water is not a possible source of silicates feeding the problem and do a few larger water changes during this time. If you discover silicates refrain from water changes until that is resolved. Spectrapure's silica buster is great for this!
Get your rodi tested for silicates (tds meters wont do this) make sure your RODI water is not a possible source of silicates feeding the problem and do a few larger water changes during this time. If you discover silicates refrain from water changes until that is resolved. Spectrapure's silica buster is great for this!
I did the trash bag with no light already for 2 days and it's almost gone I also just got all new rodi filters yesterday I'm doing a water change today and it looks like it's red slime bacteria I'm haven't use rodi water and it looks like it's helping hope that was the problem
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Cyanobacteria. .. I have recently had the same issue. I used 3 rounds of chemi clean with an air stone in my tank. Followed each round with a 20% water change (every 48 hours), followed by dosing Microbacter 7, and chemo pure blue and purigen. They are almost gone
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