demicent Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 (edited) Happy New Year! I am in the process of cycling 12 new tanks. Several of them are cycled. Most have only pest bladder snails or a few Nerites. No fish. Four of them have cyanobacteria, which I merrily spread through the tanks by moving an infected square of Java Moss to see how it looked. I have been spot treating with Hydrogen Peroxide and manually removing the small patches, which I can smell even with the lid closed. Burns my nose. Affects my breathing which isn't good to start with. Now here is where it gets confusing for me. I am stocked up on Maracyn and want to treat the tanks. I am gearing up to slowly stock the tanks, which range in size from 20 gallons to 5.5 gallons. Since there are no other occupants of these new tanks, can I move the first batch of fish directly into their permanent homes, rather than the dedicated quarantine tanks? Can I wait to treat the tanks for Cyanobacteria with Maracyn until after the first fish are in place, since I would be treating the fish with quarantine trio anyways? Then I wouldn't have to do it twice. Any help with a strategy appreciated. Edited January 1, 2021 by demicent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 I would get rid of the cyanobacteria first. Killing it may give your newly cycling tanks trouble, and it may take more than one treatment. I wouldn't want to be dealing with that and the hiccups you're likely to encounter when you start adding fish. After that the first fish in a tank are in quarantine. There isn't anyone else to pass stuff to. No need to move them around. Follow the med trio instructions and you're good to go. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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