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smQQkin 
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Posted: August 02 2004 at 3:03pm |
Does anyone know why my tank would have so many air bubbles attached to my live rock. It appears that it is also in combination with the Red Hair Algae that is on my rock. This has only happened over the last week or two, I can only attribute to the higher temps in my tank 84 degrees plus... Will this hurt anything?
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Posted: August 02 2004 at 6:04pm |
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Looks like Cyanobacteria (Red Slime) to me. It is very common for air bubbles to adhere to it. That stuff can get out of hand in a heartbeat.
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Posted: August 02 2004 at 6:45pm |
Heat will not directly cause cyano... now if the heat is causing things to die the extra nutrients can. If at all possible I would keep the tank below 82deg.
Back to the cyano, what is your phosphates and nitrates?? Increasing flow is a good start in the cyano battle... as is some good water changes.
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Posted: August 02 2004 at 7:13pm |
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If you have real good water flow, that would help get rid of it also.
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Posted: August 02 2004 at 7:29pm |
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Looks Like the cyano is trapping nitrogen escaping from below, I agree with Tileman, up your flow.
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Adam Blundell
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Posted: August 02 2004 at 8:04pm |
Want to see something crazy. Look what happens when cyano bubbles get out of control. They can lift up your entire sand bed!!!!!!
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Posted: August 02 2004 at 8:06pm |
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Murray, Utah just north of the park.
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Posted: August 02 2004 at 8:46pm |
So is the cyano trapping the nitrogen bubbles... or creating them?
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Posted: August 02 2004 at 8:48pm |
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It's producing O2 which gets trapped in the slime coat.
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Posted: August 03 2004 at 7:08am |
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Adam, is that your tank and is that a recent pic?? I am looking for macro to put in my sea horse tanks and that red would fit perfectly.... Want trade???
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Posted: August 03 2004 at 9:31am |
Connie,
Sorry, not my tank. I have no idea who's tank it is, and no idea where they live.
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Posted: August 03 2004 at 9:38am |
 Travis wrote:
Heat will not directly cause cyano... now if the heat is causing things to die the extra nutrients can. If at all possible I would keep the tank below 82deg.
Back to the cyano, what is your phosphates and nitrates?? Increasing flow is a good start in the cyano battle... as is some good water changes.
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I was able to get my tank down to a cool 79-80 degrees over the weekend. I checked my phosphates and nitrates and they are all fine. I spent some time last night cleaning my filter on my power head, it was covered in cyano. This increased "flow" tremendously. When I came in this morning and checked my tank the majority of the cyano was gone as well as the air bubbles associted with it. 
Thanks to all who helped out.
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