Originally Posted by
tg1119
Do rising tank temps promote cyano growth? My tank hit 84 about a week ago, usually 78 - 80, and ever since cyano went crazy. At first I had small amounts of cyano and some times none at all and now it is every where. I did pull a couple of dead snails out but besides that nothing is missing or dead. Anyone else seen unwanted algae growth when temps went up?
Higher temps do encourage nuisance algae growth from what I have read. That could be the cause of your problems. Especially if your parameters havent changed much.
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