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Post by foggman on Dec 9, 2013 20:37:51 GMT -5
Is this normal? Cycling my 110  |
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Post by Matt in Lewiston on Dec 9, 2013 20:47:46 GMT -5
All I see is an advertisement for Bose (video). I never had anything like that on mine! :-) Can you use an [ img ] link so I can see on mobile?
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Post by Tucker on Dec 9, 2013 20:48:30 GMT -5
Yup. Cyano is basically a guarantee when cycling with lights. It will go away on its own.
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Post by foggman on Dec 9, 2013 21:04:13 GMT -5
That's odd it is an img link I'll try again [/URL] |
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Post by Matt in Lewiston on Dec 9, 2013 21:11:37 GMT -5
I see it that time, agree, cyano. Turn the lights off while it cycles, that's my advice!
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Post by Matt in Lewiston on Dec 9, 2013 21:12:12 GMT -5
And before you add livestock, add carbon and a phos remover.
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Post by foggman on Dec 9, 2013 21:33:07 GMT -5
That's what I figuard, thanks.
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Post by jasonandsarah on Dec 10, 2013 5:37:38 GMT -5
Cyano or diatoms either way I'm sure it's just the cycle but I'm leaning more towards diatoms because it's a little too light brownish and it's flat on the rock? Could easily be wrong but if it's diatoms just Leave it alone imo. Diatoms are gonna be around while cycling and after.
If it's Cyano take that rock out and boil it! If it's Cyano turning off the lights will really only make the Cyano invisible not disappear and when your phosphates and nitrates go up later on it'll come back!
I really think if it was Cyano it would look different. Cyano is normally like a dark brownish red and it gets stringy almost web like and traps air bubbles
Are you using dry rock? Did you put in any live rock?
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Post by jasonandsarah on Dec 10, 2013 7:30:46 GMT -5
The up close picture of the rock is Cyano and the tank that further away and completely brown is diatoms gone wild. You can see the differences in the two. Ones kind of normal to get(diatoms) and the other can end up being your worse nightmare. Imo just to be sane is table that rock out and boil it and put it back in. (After it cools down obviously) Lmfao Attachments:
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Post by doverdoug on Dec 16, 2013 21:13:57 GMT -5
Please dont boil live rock, and if you have to do it outside as it can make you very sick. It looks like a normal cycle to me and a good cleanup crew wouldnt hurt. probably some water changes and an RO unit for all makeup water. A phosban reactor wouldnt hurt.
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Post by jess on Dec 16, 2013 21:17:18 GMT -5
Yea have heard some close calls with boiling live rock.
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Post by oceangirl2009 on Dec 16, 2013 23:47:05 GMT -5
I've heard of whole families, including the dogs being put in the hospital, likely due to palytoxin, but I wouldn't ever dare try it, ever. Safer to toss it and buy some dry rocks like marco rocks if you're gonna boil it.
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Post by jasonandsarah on Dec 17, 2013 6:54:59 GMT -5
Yes anytime you boil live rock you should be outside our in a very well ventilated room with a large circulation fan going outside. Idk why I said it anyways because I use peroxide if I have problems and it works good. Even when I get frags now I try to clean the plug add good as possible with peroxide so I get all the bad stuff off algae, Cyano, parasites or whatever
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