Diatom Bloom....HELP!!!
- Thread starter Zeus30
- Start date
stingythingy45
New member
That's fine.
Do you plan on mixing your own water?
You'll find it is much cheaper.
I change out 30 gallons at a time now.
Do you plan on mixing your own water?
You'll find it is much cheaper.
I change out 30 gallons at a time now.
Zeus30
YOU MAD, BRO?!
I usually do pre-mix on my own when I had my 55 but at .60 a gallon for pre-mixed isn't bad considering I've been busy this last month. I'm part of a local forum and getting into a huge group buy for salt so I'm anxiously waiting...lol.
EDIT: I also shut my timers off so no light for the next 48 hours...hopefully everything will be ok. I did find my fighting conch on the glass all the way at the top when I went home for lunch...YIKES!!
coralsnaked
New member
Yuuuuuuuuuuuuuuup !
+1 X2 on the diatom mixed w/ cyano
Never ....Never mess w/ a sand bed unless you are pulling it out of the tank and discarding it! And then there is only one successful way to do that. But to reuse one, Uhuhh.
Anywho lesson learned right. Now to fix the problem. What you have is NTS or New Tank Syndrome or what we refer to as a mini cycle. What you need to do now is first fix the results of the problem then addresss the problem.
1st Chemiclean your tank - Don't fight this stuff till your blue in the face, It is fast, efficient, cheap, and SAFE.
2nd Exportation of your Nitrates and Phosphates and I am sure you know what your choices are on that.
3rd And this is the important part. Get some SmartStart, this stuff is golden. A live bacteria that will immediately cycle your water and eat all the sludge or gunk leaching the trates & phates. To start with use 2 oz per 25 gals X2 weekly for two weeks, then 1 oz per 25 gal X2 weekly for 2 week, then 1oz per 25 gal X1 week for 2 weeks. After 6 weeks algea will be gone. Then follow the instructions on bottle for routine maintanance.
Here's a pointer for using the Chemiclean. Manually remove as much of the cyano and algea from the tank as possible prior to using the product. This will minimize the rise in ammonia that will result from killing the growth. And be sure to remove all exportation media except sponge, floss ect.. and you will need to stop skiming during and after the cleaning process for about 48 hours. But you will love the results from these two products.
+1 X2 on the diatom mixed w/ cyano
Never ....Never mess w/ a sand bed unless you are pulling it out of the tank and discarding it! And then there is only one successful way to do that. But to reuse one, Uhuhh.
Anywho lesson learned right. Now to fix the problem. What you have is NTS or New Tank Syndrome or what we refer to as a mini cycle. What you need to do now is first fix the results of the problem then addresss the problem.
1st Chemiclean your tank - Don't fight this stuff till your blue in the face, It is fast, efficient, cheap, and SAFE.
2nd Exportation of your Nitrates and Phosphates and I am sure you know what your choices are on that.
3rd And this is the important part. Get some SmartStart, this stuff is golden. A live bacteria that will immediately cycle your water and eat all the sludge or gunk leaching the trates & phates. To start with use 2 oz per 25 gals X2 weekly for two weeks, then 1 oz per 25 gal X2 weekly for 2 week, then 1oz per 25 gal X1 week for 2 weeks. After 6 weeks algea will be gone. Then follow the instructions on bottle for routine maintanance.
Here's a pointer for using the Chemiclean. Manually remove as much of the cyano and algea from the tank as possible prior to using the product. This will minimize the rise in ammonia that will result from killing the growth. And be sure to remove all exportation media except sponge, floss ect.. and you will need to stop skiming during and after the cleaning process for about 48 hours. But you will love the results from these two products.
Zeus30
YOU MAD, BRO?!
Thanks for the pointers.
About the sandbed, I've always waved it around to get some stuff off the surface and then siphoned it out. The whole "do not mix the sandbed" is for those who have never done it and then a year or two later start messing with it.
It wasn't even in my 55 for two weeks before I took it out and then transferred it over to my 65rr so there's no problem or anything to be worried about. I also rinsed it out a bit before dumping it in there.
About the sandbed, I've always waved it around to get some stuff off the surface and then siphoned it out. The whole "do not mix the sandbed" is for those who have never done it and then a year or two later start messing with it.
It wasn't even in my 55 for two weeks before I took it out and then transferred it over to my 65rr so there's no problem or anything to be worried about. I also rinsed it out a bit before dumping it in there.
