Tip of the Day – 6/24/09

By: Brandon Klaus

You can rid a tank of cyanobacteria by increasing water flow, reducing nutrients, siphoning it out, using various additives or chemicals, and even turning the lights off for a few days. While most treatments are band-aids, reducing your nutrients is key to long term removal of the cyano.

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