Cyano and seaweed question.

reef cuber · 07/25/2017, 05:57 AM

I was running this through my mind and so I thought I would pop my question on here. In my FW pond outside, I control the unwanted algae by using other aquatic plants to soak up the nutrients.

So in my head I'm thinking... does this hold true with SW? I know we use "good" sea plants to help filter the water in a Refugium.

I have a 5 gal QT tank that I keep fish and corals in for 2 months before sending them to my tank. I have to have some light source in the tank, and I keep getting cyano. I don't want to send the cyano to my main tank.

Would good seaweeds help control Cyano? Do they use the same nutrients?

mcgyvr · 07/25/2017, 06:09 AM

Yes many use macroalgaes in a fuge or turf scrubber,etc.. for nutrient export (nitrates/phosphates reduction)... Thats VERY common now..
BUT those that do that can still have cyano issues..

IMO the "real/100%" cause of cyano is still kind of an unknown..

Sly1461 · 07/26/2017, 05:22 AM

Look into Dr Tims waste away. Sorted my Cyano problem out. But does have its cons.

reef cuber · 07/26/2017, 06:51 AM

Thanks for the responses

07/25/2017, 05:57 AM	#1
reef cuber Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 100	Cyano and seaweed question. I was running this through my mind and so I thought I would pop my question on here. In my FW pond outside, I control the unwanted algae by using other aquatic plants to soak up the nutrients. So in my head I'm thinking... does this hold true with SW? I know we use "good" sea plants to help filter the water in a Refugium. I have a 5 gal QT tank that I keep fish and corals in for 2 months before sending them to my tank. I have to have some light source in the tank, and I keep getting cyano. I don't want to send the cyano to my main tank. Would good seaweeds help control Cyano? Do they use the same nutrients?

07/25/2017, 06:09 AM	#2
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	Yes many use macroalgaes in a fuge or turf scrubber,etc.. for nutrient export (nitrates/phosphates reduction)... Thats VERY common now.. BUT those that do that can still have cyano issues.. IMO the "real/100%" cause of cyano is still kind of an unknown.. __________________ Who me?

07/26/2017, 05:22 AM	#3
Sly1461 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Posts: 37	Look into Dr Tims waste away. Sorted my Cyano problem out. But does have its cons. __________________ 30g reef tank, TMC V2 iLumenAir 600, Eheim Professional filter running Carbon and Phosbond, Reef Octopus HoB Skimmer, two powerheads.

07/26/2017, 06:51 AM	#4
reef cuber Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 100	Thanks for the responses