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Nanz · 10/15/2009, 11:18 AM

If you use the chemi clean the cyano will come back and so will diatoms because chemi clean is an antibiotic and will kill the bacteria but also the beneficial bacteria which will then restart another cycle in your tank.

I have tried many ways to get rid of cyano and the best by far is this stuff called ZeoZym. This stuff takes about 3-4 weeks to work but it will starve the cyano to death while not killing your beneficial bacteria. I put ZeoZym in my tank once a week after a water change and its done wonders to my tank.

I believe the water movement method works but you always seem to have a dead spot somewhere. I have between 50-60x turnover in my tank which is insane for water movement and cyano still thrived. So water movement helps but still will not kill the cyano.

Cyano is bad for your tank because it will smother and kill corals. Don't let it begin to spread.

10/15/2009, 11:18 AM	#9
Nanz Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,389	If you use the chemi clean the cyano will come back and so will diatoms because chemi clean is an antibiotic and will kill the bacteria but also the beneficial bacteria which will then restart another cycle in your tank. I have tried many ways to get rid of cyano and the best by far is this stuff called ZeoZym. This stuff takes about 3-4 weeks to work but it will starve the cyano to death while not killing your beneficial bacteria. I put ZeoZym in my tank once a week after a water change and its done wonders to my tank. I believe the water movement method works but you always seem to have a dead spot somewhere. I have between 50-60x turnover in my tank which is insane for water movement and cyano still thrived. So water movement helps but still will not kill the cyano. Cyano is bad for your tank because it will smother and kill corals. Don't let it begin to spread. __________________ S.G. = 1.025, Temp = 78.5, pH = 8.00 Ca = 550 ppm, Alk = 176 ppm (9.85 dKH), Mg = 1300 ppm NO3 = 0.97 ppm, PO4 = 0.07 ppm Nuvo 30, Razor Nano LED, Tunze ATO, Tunze 9004 skimmer, Vortec mp10, Last edited by Nanz; 10/15/2009 at 11:25 AM.