35% application in the pico reef
35% application in the pico reef
Finally, after more than a year- a video of simple treatments in my own vase.
This kind of testing is the basis for my preference of peroxide use in removing algae and recommending it to others using custom approaches based on tank inhabitants and what the before pictures show in terms of density and placement of the invading target. Interestingly, this video shows direct dropper application of 35% to a red mushroom corallimorph with before and after pictures below (anemone gets healthier after treatment, irony huh)
The peroxide will not froth up on clean glass, it requires a susceptible biological presence to begin the bubbling action (it also doesn't bubble when on skin, ask me how I know)
Since my glass hadn't been cleaned of the typical green haze in weeks (let it green up for the vid) the froth was instant when I was wiping the inner surfaces down with a paper towel soaked in 35%.
I still use 3% for spot killing of algae, its strong enough, thought Id try some 35% on a mushroom but since it didn't work (the animal is not suscpetible) I chose to use a lighter + razor blade scraping to burn it off. I already have a video of burning in the pico reef so I didn't bother to upload that one.
Some collateral actions we can see in the video:
-this activity has happened more times than I can count, my tank is used to full tank drains, staying empty for several mins during treatment, and systemically containing residual peroxide of both 35% and 3% as I refill/drain again to export most of it back out. If 35% was really that destructive, my gallon reef could not take it. It is based on this discovery that we have seen in this thread how easy it is for larger reefs to use weaker dilutions to kill their own pests. Notice the way I drain, treat, refill, drain, refill--this minimizes contact time. Its easy for nano reefs to use this method, for the larger tanks who can't drain/refill you can see as the thread unfolds we are learning whole tank dosing methods that take longer to manifest a cure but still work given the constraints of these inaccessible tanks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Fk8R3clElQ
the pictures included are just after the tank was refilled, showing the red mushroom all shriveled up, then the next day after it was fully open again! The last picture is next day after this treatment video, showing all corals open and healthy after this extremely strong treatment with powerful 35% oxidizer/peroxide