Ninjabeaver Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Has anyone else run into getting cyano in their sump areas. I used to get some in the display, but it has gone away and now I see it in the sump, it coats my macro algae and chokes it out. Its a low flow area so every day I need to manually agitate it or blow it off the macros and sump rocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjmdh Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 I had the same issue. Not only cyano but other nasty green slime, and bubble algae. I replumbed my return for more flow and reduced my lights on time from 12 hours to 8. No more cyano and the other slime is only in little patches in the corners.Laugh it up fuzz ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninjabeaver Posted March 16, 2017 Author Share Posted March 16, 2017 Yesterday I switched out my sump light, because even when it was off, if I held the t5 fixture and touched the side of the sump I got an electrical shock, so I switched to a desk lamp. what would be a good bulb to put in there? that photo shows the old t5 lamp that was set up. It comes on at night opposite hours of the display. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClark Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 The 6500k led standard bulbs do a decent job. Some guys run the led, grow bulbs also. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninjabeaver Posted March 16, 2017 Author Share Posted March 16, 2017 I had the same issue. Not only cyano but other nasty green slime, and bubble algae. I replumbed my return for more flow and reduced my lights on time from 12 hours to 8. No more cyano and the other slime is only in little patches in the corners.Laugh it up fuzz ball.I also get some weird bacterial spines from time to time.I think I need to switch bulbs, increase flow in that chamber and reduce photo period down there too. Sent from the bottom of the sea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjmdh Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 These are what I use in my sump. I got them at Ace Hardware. Chaeto grows good and also have coraline growing as well.Laugh it up fuzz ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninjabeaver Posted March 17, 2017 Author Share Posted March 17, 2017 These are what I use in my sump. I got them at Ace Hardware. Chaeto grows good and also have coraline growing as well.Laugh it up fuzz ball.I found a 6500k bulb I had laying around, I will see how that does. Sent from the bottom of the sea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danlu_gt Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Check out BRS latest video on different lights for refugium. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninjabeaver Posted March 18, 2017 Author Share Posted March 18, 2017 Check out BRS latest video on different lights for refugium. Nice video, makes me want to go for an LED. Sent from the bottom of the sea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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