Cyano bacteria

How do i get my cyano out break under control? I have a RedSea Max 130D! Please help!

What are your parameters? Specifically phosphate and nitrate? What powerheads do you have? How old are your bulbs?

chemi clean

If you don't change enough of your water your skimmer will go nuts.

I have never had to resort to using chemicals. Instead I work on the root cause.
See all the natural ways many local hobbyists have reduced and eliminated Cyano by clicking here: http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37106

Aloha,
Mark

DLindquist wrote: After battling a form of Cyano for almost six months, I also resulted to the use of Chemiclean. Almost 1.5 yrs later and my tank remains Cyano free. And the only thing I've changed since the originally outbreak is feeding my fish more food.

Same thing happened to me. Used it once haven't seen it since. It is also worth mentioning. My water params were near perfect. I had slight nitrates but nothing else. I also have never had a algae problem with this tank. I use rodi water and tried all the things mentioned in this thread. I even tried dosing mb7 and running a few different types of phosphate remover. This bacteria is a natural thing that is in every body of water. I think sometimes it gets a footing in our tanks and it doesn't have to do with anything done wrong.

Mark Peterson wrote: Good to know that Chemiclean worked like that in two separate tanks - changing my opinion of Chemiclean.

I would not use any chemicals if I was you. When I had an outbreak I reduced my lights and did frequent small water changes, trying to suck out the cyano bacteria manly. It took time but it worked. Also I increased my water flow.

I add pounds of chemicals to my body every day and I love it.

wickedsnowman wrote: I think sometimes it gets a footing in our tanks and it doesn't have to do with anything done wrong.

Agreed.
I'm wondering if Chemiclean has been re-formulated and improved over the years. 10-20 years ago we were afraid that it was killing a good percentage of the bacteria population in the biological filtration. Perhaps that's not the case anymore.

Aloha

If all is well in your tank...low phosphates, low nitrates, good random flow, good light, etc, then I would recommend dosing bacteria. Over time, bacteria competes, and you end up with dominant strains. Often cyano is the dominant strain. Dosing new bacteria will help outcompete the cyano. Regularly adding fish and corals will do the same.

I would rather have bacteria competing than killing it myself. Who knows what else chemiclean harms.