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SparSandbar

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Hi all!
My tank is a little over a year old now. It’s all been good up until about 4 months ago when I first got Dinos/Cyano.

I’ve successfully made them disappear a couple times by taking what I could out, cleaning surfaces, dosing Dino X (once) and Chemiclean (once), adding beneficial bacterias and maintains higher levels of nutrient since. (Currently 0.21 PO4 and 12 NO3)

It’s been a struggle recently for sure. I now have this stuff in the photos growing all over at a very very high rate.

My nutrient are still good. This stuff looks like algae but I am not even sure? It’s “easy” to take it out, it comes off brushing with the tooth brush.

I am so frustrated and I don’t know what to do anymore.

I do 10% weekly WC.
Microbacter 7 Weekly (Daily for the past few weeks)
Phyto Daily
My ammonia and nitrites are always 0.

Should I just keep doing this and wait ? Thanks for any help.

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Reducing the duration and intensity of your light cycle will certainly help combat Cyanobacteria. I reduced my lighting to 50% intensity for 8 hours daily. My cyanobacteria went away.

I also think it will help with your GHA.
 

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Love the scape you have. It’s tough to start with dry rock. So many things that can happen. Hang in there. Try to see the beauty in everything.
 

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