If the cyano is the blue green variety, (and it can be blue- green, brown, or black in freshwater), I've found chemiclean works better long term. Erithromycin does seem to knock it back, but then it just comes back. As far as my research has gone, chemiclean is actually erithromycin but a different form-- chemiclean: erithromycin cetylsulfate, api erithromycin: erithromycin succinate.
You are right about the expense. It is absolutely crazy for no reason. The best cure is prevention. You have to find out why your system is out of balance. Maintain a balanced system and you will never see cyano bacteria. Admittedly balance is difficult to achieve but once you do your tanks will just roll right along. In over 40 years I have had CB outbreaks twice. In general the key IMO is to stop fiddling with our tanks so much and avoid all forms of chemical filtration other than carbon to occasionally remove tannins from the water if you must.
What about kanamycin (Kanaplex from SeaChem) for treating cyanobacteria? It says its cures fungal and bacterial infections (dropsy, popeye, fin/tail rot, septicemia)) and since cyanobacteria is a bacteria I'm guessing it will get rid of it. I got 4 packages from someone who quit the hobby and they expire this year so I want to use it up. I might try it tonight and see how that goes.
Kanaplex can be really hard on fish-- however I've used it in a tank with the black form of cyano, and it came right back. Might work on the blue green form, that seems to be a little easier to get rid of.
I used a chemiclean like product I found here in Australia, tried all the other methods blackouts, increased flow, manual removal even H2o2. Two treatments of this stuff called easy life green something or other it was gone never came back. We can’t get our hands on EM very easily here anyway so was never an option for me.
No disrespect to the youtuber. However I found the information i was looking for here in the comment section. The video’s 1st point on why E.M. Is a bad idea is that it wasn’t available. The 2nd point was that it was too expensive for large tanks but i have a 10gal and he didnt mention that the dosage amount is different from treating fish/Cyanobacteria. I honestly stopped and began reading the comments.
BTW, the purple fade at the end of the videos looks cool.
Thanks!
I never used Erythromycin, but thanks for the informative video on whether to use and when, etc.
If the cyano is the blue green variety, (and it can be blue- green, brown, or black in freshwater), I've found chemiclean works better long term. Erithromycin does seem to knock it back, but then it just comes back. As far as my research has gone, chemiclean is actually erithromycin but a different form-- chemiclean: erithromycin cetylsulfate, api erithromycin: erithromycin succinate.
Maracyn is half the price. I used half the package on a 55gal over a year ago, first time I used it and haven't had cyanobacteria since.
Way to make a video about something you have zero experience with. “Why I don’t use E-Mycin? Because I haven’t and I’m too cheap to try it.”
Any idea why u keep getting cyanobacteria? Iv never had it before
You are right about the expense. It is absolutely crazy for no reason. The best cure is prevention. You have to find out why your system is out of balance. Maintain a balanced system and you will never see cyano bacteria.
Admittedly balance is difficult to achieve but once you do your tanks will just roll right along. In over 40 years I have had CB outbreaks twice.
In general the key IMO is to stop fiddling with our tanks so much and avoid all forms of chemical filtration other than carbon to occasionally remove tannins from the water if you must.
What about kanamycin (Kanaplex from SeaChem) for treating cyanobacteria? It says its cures fungal and bacterial infections (dropsy, popeye, fin/tail rot, septicemia)) and since cyanobacteria is a bacteria I'm guessing it will get rid of it. I got 4 packages from someone who quit the hobby and they expire this year so I want to use it up. I might try it tonight and see how that goes.
Kanaplex can be really hard on fish-- however I've used it in a tank with the black form of cyano, and it came right back. Might work on the blue green form, that seems to be a little easier to get rid of.
@@TarasTankFriends thanks! yes it's the blue green kind.
Cyanobacteria isn't "bacteria", It's cyanobacteria. Kanaplex may effect it, but I doubt it.
@@DanHiteshew-oneandonly 3 days later and the results say no, the kanaplex didn't help, the blue green stuff, whatever it is, is still there.
I used a chemiclean like product I found here in Australia, tried all the other methods blackouts, increased flow, manual removal even H2o2. Two treatments of this stuff called easy life green something or other it was gone never came back. We can’t get our hands on EM very easily here anyway so was never an option for me.
Never have it so , I don’t worry about it ..
dan my green sunfish eggs HATCHED!!! im super exited what do i feed them tho
Baby brine shrimp, vinegar eels or daphnia, as well as tiny fish flakes, are foods you can try until they get bigger.
Try daphnia or if all you have is flakes, just crumble the flakes to dust.
When you treat for cyanobacteria you also need to treat your equipment such as nets, water changing equipment.
No disrespect to the youtuber. However I found the information i was looking for here in the comment section. The video’s 1st point on why E.M. Is a bad idea is that it wasn’t available. The 2nd point was that it was too expensive for large tanks but i have a 10gal and he didnt mention that the dosage amount is different from treating fish/Cyanobacteria. I honestly stopped and began reading the comments.
Tried it and it cleared my tail rot pretty quick :D
Doesn’t each packet treat ten gallons?
Yes, then again on day two, then after a water change, repeat steps 1 and 2. (ultimately it's 4 packets per gallons for each full treatment)
dude, probably checks to make sure his fish arent drowning either
Keep trying. That was almost funny.
Yep. It's just too expensive 😒
One box clears 100 gallons not sure what your talking about
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