tprize Posted October 10, 2018 Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 I have been fighting red slime algae, and this town algae and I am about to give up. So I changed all my rodi filters, 0 TDS, phosphates etc all ultra low, which is common because the algae will eat it. Only additives are: SA phyto and pro bio S and NP pro Running carbon, pho’s bond, purigen, a refugium with cheato, and nano tech bio spheres. 25 gallon lagoon. just ran 48 hours no light and chemical clean, have done. 4 10% changes over the past week. And within 3 hours of lights on, here is my sand-bed. [img]https://photos.app.goo.gl/Zsx2JsNYuPQ8JEZd8[/img] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tprize Posted October 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2018 Well today, I came home and the sand bed is worse and the rocks are covered again, after manually tooth-brushing most of it off. How do I find the source for what is feeding this stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tprize Posted October 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2018 So it seems the NP Pro and pro bio S can cause this, so I am cutting them for a while to see if it changes anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReefNewby82 Posted October 11, 2018 Report Share Posted October 11, 2018 Yeah I would def stop dosing the bacteria as it can fuel the cyano surely. Cyano is fueled by photosynthesis and nutrients so I would work on water changes and media replenishment, and do a 72 hour blackout after your next manual removal of cyano. Dont feed during those 3 days also. Dont wanna fuel it...wanna rid the food source of the cyano. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjnosz Posted October 12, 2018 Report Share Posted October 12, 2018 can you post a close up picture? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tprize Posted October 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2018 Will do when I get home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tprize Posted October 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2018 Here is a close up picture. https://photos.app.goo.gl/YLZRrLSmi7hkrRiy9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryansweet Posted October 13, 2018 Report Share Posted October 13, 2018 It isn’t super clear on my phone, but that looks more like dinoflagellates than cyano to me. Cyano will usually clear up pretty well with chemi clean or cyano rx. What you have has the bubble strings usually associated with dinos. I’d get a couple second opinions before making a plan to go forward, but if it’s dinos, good luck. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetesFolly Posted October 14, 2018 Report Share Posted October 14, 2018 I agree, that does not look like Cyano. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetesFolly Posted October 14, 2018 Report Share Posted October 14, 2018 So is Dinoflagellates....Dino Farts? LMAO! 🐟 Sorry, I couldn't resist... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tprize Posted October 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2018 Lol, I got Reed Flux so I’ll run it for two weeks. I’m getting mixed reviews, do I shut down skimmer, and take out filter media? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjnosz Posted October 14, 2018 Report Share Posted October 14, 2018 looks like dino too me aswell 😕 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budman Posted October 15, 2018 Report Share Posted October 15, 2018 if dinos try dirty method. no water change as it will fuel it. feed your tank heavy encourage green algea. do a 72 hour blackout and try dosing peroxide. uv sterilzer also helps. also use kalkwasser for topoff as it will keep ph stabil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tprize Posted October 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2018 UPDATE: So I have removed all my filters, accept GFO. I added reef Flux, and will be finishing 72 hours of darkness tomorrow and will post a picture then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tprize Posted October 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2018 Update: Here is the tank after 72 hours. According to the Reef Flux I just feed the tank for 3 weeks. https://photos.app.goo.gl/1DpziQWMit61xpQp6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tprize Posted October 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 Well, I’ve lost my RBTA, Monty, and Hammer. I will give it two more weeks, if the algae is not gone, you can expect a 28 gallon lagoon to be for sale on the forums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RajilNaja Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 Only thing that worked for dinos for us was dosing nitrates and introducing cyanobacteria on purpose, believe it or not. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tprize Posted October 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2018 Update: Thingss have gotten a little worse, but has slowed down dramatically. https://photos.app.goo.gl/hxV6YQM4HMeXmeK97 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tprize Posted October 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 Update: Well things are not getting better I’ll try one more treatment Dino X, if that does not work, I’ll be selling. https://photos.app.goo.gl/Koqs5kZvFYz2K6en9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjnosz Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 bummer, have you tried a over sized UV ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tprize Posted October 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 I’ve never used UV, sounds expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tprize Posted October 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 45 minutes ago, tprize said: I’ve never used UV, sounds expensive. Looking at it, it’s not as expensive as I thought, for a 28 gallon reef tank 9w or 13w? @Mjnosz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjnosz Posted October 31, 2018 Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 I suggest getting something like this https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0034V9P6W/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1 the 36 watt and just make sure not to get too fast of a pump the longer the water flows over the light the more it can kill and if it doesnt flow long enough it wont kill the bacteria, I watched a video of serjay or w/e ( pretty well-respected reefer ) talk about how UV kills about 80% of the strands of dino and it worked for me. and you should notice pretty quickly too if its working like a week 2 at most EDIT: I should add I bought the 55waat which was way over kill and huge but it did the job and I am glad I bought it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tprize Posted October 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 Ordered a UV, here we go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjnosz Posted October 31, 2018 Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 Just now, tprize said: Ordered a UV, here we go. Nice! which one did you go for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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