Chemiclean aeration Question

[930Reef]

I just dosed chemiclean in my 55 to kill of cyano outbreak.

I know that you have to oxygenate more than normal during the process. I have a pump/airstone that was all set to go, and then was not functioning so is trash.

As an alternative, I took off my skimmer cup and cranked up the overflowing bubbles from the skimmer. Seems to me to be way more aeration than a simple basswood airstone.

Is this enough? I'm not worried about not skimming right now as I only have 3 small fish in the tank. Not much bioload, and it's only for 48 hrs*max.

There are so many bubbles form the skimmer (SCA 302, which is rated at 180 gallons in my 55,) that the tank even has tons of microbubbles. Thoughts?

 

[101010]

I have no experience on this but there was a video on youtube were exactly the same process was followed. So IMO you fish should be fine.

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[930Reef]

Thanks for the reply. I also found this addressed in another thread. Sorry for not checking first, all! Mods can close if it helps reduce thread clutter. Thanks!

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2279440

 

[Vinny Kreyling]

That's what I do when I dose.
I have also found I can get away with a 50% dose.
Lights out for up to 3 days helps too.

 

[nereefpat]

Running the skimmer without the collection cup should work fine.

It's unfortunate that the box says to run the skimmer. When I ran my skimmer, the product was just skimmed out, so the chemi clean obviously didn't work. Next time I turned the skimmer off, and the product works perfectly.

I have an open top, a sump, smallish fish, and returns and powerheads pointed at the surface...so I wasn't that worried about oxygen.

 

[maynardjames]

I have had no problems using skimmer.
If the amount of bubbles it produces isn’t enough not sure what would be��

 

[Fourstars]

That's what I do, run the skimmer cup off. Turn the lights off for 36 hrs, then a water change.