Here we go, dosed some chemiclean

sea witch1 said:
The funny part about your post is..... NO ONE KNOWS how Tylenol works... lots of theory but experts have no idea how it works for certain... google it....
btw, thanks for trying to lighten up the conversation.
im ibtl tooooo
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no one knows how gravity works. Lots of theories but no conclusive proof.
 
The benefit of a reef forum is we share our experiences of good and bad on a product so others reefer don't have to waste time and money on it. So if you don't use the product your self then don't chim in. Obvious mike810 has been through the process so he knows how the skimmer reacted so he warned others . If you know any side effect aka which coral or fish or snail or what ever die from chemiclean then post. I used chemiclean 4 times and it's work everytime to get rid of red slime. The real question is what is the real cause of red slime? My tank is as good as it get as far as coral growth and color I keep it the same way since I started a year ago however red slime will come out of no where
 
sea witch1 said:
..smh....Boyd the company that makes it doesnt even claim that it works on killing the bacteria.
BOYD: THE BENEFITS OF USING CHEMICLEAN:
Cleans many types of stains from cyanobacteria.
IT CLEANS THE STAIN!!! It doesnt treat or cure anything! Good grief!!! people are so unwilling to admit THEY ARE WRONG they are claiming it to do more than what the manufacturer says it will do.
http://boyd--enterprises.com/chemiclean/
Im done with it....like i said ... no room for facts here
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sea witch1 said:
Is it "apparent" ... really?... we all have access to the "world wide web" ...
German Pet Company= vets office
German Government office= vets office

you have every right to think my comments are hyperbole.... but at least they are my own comments.... those are Randy's words you are using.. carry on!
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Wow.

There's a good amount of irony in being super condescending while having absolutely no idea what you're talking about even though you too have access to the "world wide web."

Chemi Clean had to remove anything regarding their antibiotic product killing bacteria (or anything) due to EPA regulations that would have classified it as a pesticide. They used to say it killed bacteria, but changed it to "removes red color" to get around the legal barrier. Everyone (well, almost everyone) kind of read between the lines on that one. It's no less effective when used as per the directions than it was back when the label said it killed cyano.

You could've looked it up too instead of getting all aggro telling people to look up the massively incorrect stuff you fabricated out of thin air.
 
ycnibrc said:
The benefit of a reef forum is we share our experiences of good and bad on a product so others reefer don't have to waste time and money on it. So if you don't use the product your self then don't chim in. Obvious mike810 has been through the process so he knows how the skimmer reacted so he warned others . If you know any side effect aka which coral or fish or snail or what ever die from chemiclean then post. I used chemiclean 4 times and it's work everytime to get rid of red slime. The real question is what is the real cause of red slime? My tank is as good as it get as far as coral growth and color I keep it the same way since I started a year ago however red slime will come out of no where
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Theres an article saying that chemiclean only contain the outbreak there will alway be cyano bac in your water but you only see that it is there during the outbreak.
 
sea witch1 said:
With all due respect it does not have the necessary killing agent in it to work. So "no" it wont work. It may appear to work but it or some other opportunistic bacteria will return. Antibiotics work in a few different ways.... such as...
Killing the bacteria outright by weakening its cell walls until it bursts
Inhibiting a bacteria's ability to grow, multiply, and spread
Blocking vital processes that allow the bacteria to repair any damage to its DNA

for example...a person stubs their toe and the cut/wound gets "infected". meaning unwelcome bacteria is in the host... if left untreated it only worsens and in fact it can trigger other negative reactions... people often think that because some meds are derived from natural products they can use the original product to do the job... and it may work.... just depends on what you want to go through to be treated. Kinda like using a q-tip to clean your truck or waiting on coral to turn into sand.
Pharmaceutical companies have spent billions of dollars to provide us with scientifically proven treatments. But people want to pick and chose when it's acceptable for YOU to use these treatments. The same people when if left to their own knowledge, skills and abilities to cure themselves would be dead in a few days.

I only said it that way because people are so quick to shut people down with their "thoughts". It doesnt make for a forum when members are not be able to share "facts". But instead of people saying "in my opinion" or "it appeared to work" they make blanket statements as if they are the authority on it. When its scientifically proven that it doesnt.
I may not know how to grow my avatar but I know a whole lot about bacteria. ijs. if i get cyno it getting the boot with antibiotics.
Lastly how can something be said to "work" when it has to used over and over again whenever the cyno decides to "come out".
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Ok thanks for clearing that up. I have trouble following your long drawn out responses. I think I got lost in your sarcasm and almost thought you liked the product.


FYI I have watched this stuff used 3 times and it worked every time. I myself have never had a cyano bloom that didnt go away on its own, but I would not hesitate to give it a try.
 
Wow. Didn't realize posting about chemiclean was going to hurt so many feelings. Lol

Ok so I dosed 17 spoons instead of 25 like I should have, and it almost wiped out all my cyano. I would say there is maybe 5-10% left. Zero problems with coral or fish. It definitely works as advertised, by sat morning almost all the cyano was gone.

I did a 50g water change and threw some carbon in my reactor. This morning my protein skimmer was almost back to normal.

I will wait a few weeks/months to see if or how fast the cyano comes back. My tank is pretty dialed as far as corals are concerned, so if I have to use this product once every few months to wipe out cyano, I'm game.

For everyone that posted saying it won't work, I'm assuming you did something wrong. [emoji1303]
 
dodgerblew said:
Nick,you troublemaker. I love a good debate
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Yep that's me. Always starting drama.
I didn't intend for it to be a debate over chemiclean, but for all the people saying it wouldn't work....you guys lost the debate. Hahahaha

five.five-six said:
Great to hear!



Even with the little cyano your tank had, it was amazing. Many really nice tanks have a little cyano.
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Yea my thinking was always "œhey if the corals are happy, don't mess with it." But I just got tired of the cyano eyesore.
 
SchnitzelReef said:
Yep that's me. Always starting drama.
I didn't intend for it to be a debate over chemiclean, but for all the people saying it wouldn't work....you guys lost the debate. Hahahaha




Yea my thinking was always "œhey if the corals are happy, don't mess with it." But I just got tired of the cyano eyesore.
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That was only one person. Although there is truth in the fact that there is an underlying problem probably too much nutrients going in. I get cyno occasionally usually when i get lax on my water changes. Ive found that the waterchange that i do after the treatments gets me back on track. I'll definitly have to try the skimmer trick though.
 
I look over my tank log some how the cyano cycle is every 6 months for my tank. All routine maintenance are the same. My observation is the cyanobacteria always present in the tank and after a period of time my tank accumulate enough stuff then cyano appears. I dont think phosphate or nitrate or nutrient is the cause since i test often and the parameters are pretty much the same.
 
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