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The de nitrate is granular like carbon. Do you think the de nitrate could be the problem, or do you think its the Algone?

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The de nitrate is granular like carbon. Do you think the de nitrate could be the problem, or do you think its the Algone?

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Thanks, Whit Cyano problems and problematic stars 6/14/06 Dear Crew I’m having a pretty big problem with Cyanobacteria. My phosphates are high, so I’m currently using PhosGuard to try to bring it down. Other than phosphates, ammonia and nitrites were 0, nitrates were 15, and ph was 8.0. A marine biologist at a local fish store said to put a dose of erythromycin in the tank to kill the Cyano and then to vacuum it out along with a water change. She also told me to put snails and a sand sifter starfish in the tank to eat the organics and detritus in the substrate, and to help aerate it. Unfortunately, I woke up the next day to find all of the snails and the starfish dead. This br