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Originally posted by rick12
shooter7, what do you consider to be the cause and how do you fix it? thanks 
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Cyano is pretty common in new tanks, and usually goes away as things settle in. If you have continuing problems with cyano it could be due to a number of things, or a combination of that number, including stocking levels, feeding amounts, flow, detritus buildup, etc. All of these things lend to a buildup of nutrients that feed stuff like cyano and nuisance algae. To help battle it, I suggest stocking lightly, feeding a homemade food instead of processed foods, good strong flow to keep waste kicked up and in the water column so that it can get to your skimmer (if it's laying on the bottom of your tank it doesn't matter how great your skimmer is if the waste isn't getting to it), and blowing detritus off of your live rock at least once a month with a turkey baster (I do mine right before water changes). An addition of a PO4 reactor is a help as well. These are the kinds of things I've seen in my own tank that helped, as well as in other tanks I've seen locally to me and on RC. HTH