gena Posted January 15, 2012 Author Share Posted January 15, 2012 Now I'm wondering if I should just put a new bag of CPE back in. Darn cyano. It's always something! It's only in the lower front left hand corner of the tank...right under my new ricordeas. I'm sure it will travel though. Any suggestions for cyano? I hate these cycles. Link to comment
nevermore1701 Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Now I'm wondering if I should just put a new bag of CPE back in. Darn cyano. It's always something! It's only in the lower front left hand corner of the tank...right under my new ricordeas. I'm sure it will travel though. Any suggestions for cyano? I hate these cycles. I had a little bit of cyano come back after I beat down the big bloom, I just sucked out all I could with the turkey baster, didn't feed and did daily water changes for 4-5 days. Hasn't been back since. Link to comment
gena Posted January 15, 2012 Author Share Posted January 15, 2012 I had a little bit of cyano come back after I beat down the big bloom, I just sucked out all I could with the turkey baster, didn't feed and did daily water changes for 4-5 days. Hasn't been back since. That's encouraging. How big of WC's did you do per day? Link to comment
Deckoz2302 Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 hmmm - did something die? you got a mp10 right? turn your flow up a lil bit Link to comment
nevermore1701 Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 That's encouraging. How big of WC's did you do per day? I think I was doing 2-2.5g a day. My tank is on the end table of my couch, so whenever I'm home I'm usually a whole 3 feet from it, so I just kept the turkey baster and a bowl next to it and went to town whenever I saw even the tiniest particle of cyano floating around. I think the mechanical removal helped get it out of the tank and keep from spreading. Oh, I also ran the lights 3-4 hours a day instead of the usual 10, and changed the filter floss a couple of times a day. I did NOT want to have to battle another big outbreak! Link to comment
gena Posted January 16, 2012 Author Share Posted January 16, 2012 hmmm - did something die? you got a mp10 right? turn your flow up a lil bit If so, it would be a snail. I haven't seen one of my pink chestnut snails for about a week! Plus all those snails I was sent from reef cleaners...surely a few have died! That's probably it. I can't turn the flow up...my rics will get mad! I did NOT want to have to battle another big outbreak! What was the first battle like? In this tank? Link to comment
Deckoz2302 Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 the rics will be alight haha, mine are mad, theyre still getting used to theyre new spot. but really, if its on your sand turn your sand over a little bit and turn your flow up just 1 notch to see if it helps Link to comment
gena Posted January 16, 2012 Author Share Posted January 16, 2012 I tried sucking it out the other day with my water change. It mostly just turned the sand over, as you suggested. I may have to try the turkey baster. The cyano was too heavy to go all the way up and out through the siphon hose. Link to comment
FlCandy Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Bleh I get a few spots right in the back right corner under the skimmer pump. Seems there isn't that much flow there but getting my sump up will help with that as I will have better random flow. My siphon hose is 1/2" diameter so I have no issues with getting it out when doing the WC. Otherwise I use the baster to get what I notice when I am spot feeding the LPS. Link to comment
Deckoz2302 Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 When will you be ready for totm nomination gena? Link to comment
surgicalsense Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 When will you be ready for totm nomination gena? She should enter it .... are you considering, Gena? Link to comment
nevermore1701 Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 I think she'd be a shoe-in! Link to comment
Deckoz2302 Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 I think her tank is prime right now. Link to comment
msscha Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Gorgeous pics -- I love the GBG! Link to comment
HVani Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 I saw some green banded gobies at the LFS yesterday and I thought of you. They were so cute and tiny! Maybe I will get some down the line, I just worry my jawfish will eat them. Link to comment
gena Posted January 16, 2012 Author Share Posted January 16, 2012 You guys are so sweet! I just really want to wait and try to get this algae under control. I'm thinking of switching to distilled water instead. I think my reef cleaner snail population is stabilizing as well, so once the die-off is done, the water quality is under control, and the feeding proportions are in balance...the algae will subside. I still want some for my GBGs, just not as much You guys just saying that is win enough for me Gorgeous pics -- I love the GBG! Thanks, msscha!!!!! They are sooo much fun to watch. They were being more chummy this morning too Hravanii....I would totally recommend you get some, except I don't know how the jawfish would respond either Link to comment
Deckoz2302 Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Gena - a di unit is only 34 bucks to add on to your existing r/o + shipping, would be cheaper in the long run, marinedepot has the spectrapure di add ons for cheap, just figured id throw it out there. Also if I'm not mistaken m,arin depot is local to you. On another note I've been using distilled wallyworld(walmart) water since I started and I've probably spent 400+ in water...coulda gotten an ro/di by now Link to comment
gena Posted January 16, 2012 Author Share Posted January 16, 2012 Gena - a di unit is only 34 bucks to add on to your existing r/o + shipping, would be cheaper in the long run, marinedepot has the spectrapure di add ons for cheap, just figured id throw it out there. Also if I'm not mistaken m,arin depot is local to you. Hmmmm...that's interesting. I'll look into it. Thanks for the tip!!!!!! Yep...MD is local. I order and get things next day. It's soo nice Gena - a di unit is only 34 bucks to add on to your existing r/o + shipping, would be cheaper in the long run, marinedepot has the spectrapure di add ons for cheap, just figured id throw it out there. Also if I'm not mistaken m,arin depot is local to you. On another note I've been using distilled wallyworld(walmart) water since I started and I've probably spent 400+ in water...coulda gotten an ro/di by now Oh yes...I was going to ask you how much you spend per gallon on distilled? The water I get now is only .30 per gallon and the TDS runs between 6-8. Do you think that's good enough? Link to comment
gena Posted January 16, 2012 Author Share Posted January 16, 2012 Cute picture alert If only those zoas were open. He annoyed them so that's why they are closed. Link to comment
Deckoz2302 Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 .88cent on distilled at walmart. Do you have a low spectrum phosphate test kit? as long as that tds isn't phosphate, silicate or nitrates its probably ok. Have you considered switching from chemipureelite to carbon & rowaphos(removes phates and silicates) Link to comment
gena Posted January 16, 2012 Author Share Posted January 16, 2012 .88cent on distilled at walmart. Do you have a low spectrum phosphate test kit? as long as that tds isn't phosphate, silicate or nitrates its probably ok. Have you considered switching from chemipureelite to carbon & rowaphos(removes phates and silicates) No, I don't have a phosphate test kit. I'm not running CPE right now. I have Bulk-Reef-Supply GFO and regular carbon. I'll look into the rowaphos too. I know I'm gonna get where I want to be at some point Link to comment
Deckoz2302 Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Oh ok so you are using carbon and a gfo...hmmm do you feed frozen? If so do you rinse it out first? Link to comment
nevermore1701 Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 No, I don't have a phosphate test kit. I'm not running CPE right now. I have Bulk-Reef-Supply GFO and regular carbon. I'll look into the rowaphos too. I know I'm gonna get where I want to be at some point Are you seeing any different results with what you're using now vs. CPE and PG? Link to comment
gena Posted January 16, 2012 Author Share Posted January 16, 2012 I do feed frozen, but I rinse it out first. I think I've got a build-up of phosphates in the system from bad habits. I'm pretty sure now that the bad habits have stopped, I just need to wait it out. It may take a few months though. It's definitely not happening overnight for me. The only other thing I could do at this point is only putting 0 TDS water in the tank. I'm doing everything else right...as far as I can tell Are you seeing any different results with what you're using now vs. CPE and PG? I just pulled the CPE a few days ago. I don't notice any differences yet. My birdsnest polyp extension is way better today though Not quite it's full potential though. Link to comment
nevermore1701 Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Tempting to just buy bulk and put a little bit of everything in a filter bag Link to comment
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