mixedreef89
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That's what the apex is for but the test kit will get me by for now
:( sad day
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JMorris271
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3 times in my koi pond, I have used Sodium percarbonate to kill GHA deader than door nails. I used .5 cup per 1000 gals. After the algae started floating up in about 2 hrs in the pond,, (it turns stringy gray) I can fish it out easily with a net. I then did a 20% water change
The important thing about this process I to have enough Hair algae to consume the carbonate as it is toxic to the Koi in about 12 hrs. My ghr did not come back for 2 years.The koi were fine
A koi is a fish and a pond is similar to a very large aquarium. If my fish were all out, I would try that first before dismantlmentaling it.
Koiphen.com has several great threads about this process, Follow this link to get there if you want to look into it.
http://www.koiphen.com/forums/showt...fish-ponds&highlight=killing+Green+hair+algea
The important thing about this process I to have enough Hair algae to consume the carbonate as it is toxic to the Koi in about 12 hrs. My ghr did not come back for 2 years.The koi were fine
A koi is a fish and a pond is similar to a very large aquarium. If my fish were all out, I would try that first before dismantlmentaling it.
Koiphen.com has several great threads about this process, Follow this link to get there if you want to look into it.
http://www.koiphen.com/forums/showt...fish-ponds&highlight=killing+Green+hair+algea
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I would NOT advise that. You have a big investment in live rock and sand. I have a koi pond and have found that that SP treatment doesn't work well there, either: you use it and the algae comes back. I use a combo of two products in my pond that, again, I certainly wouldn't use in a marine tank.
TangySushi
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I would do the 3 day lights off and cover the sides of the tank with towels. Then after the 3 day lights off, do a fairly large WC. Then wait 3 weeks and do another 3 day lights out. I would also pick up a decent size CUC from reefcleaners before the lights out. Make sure that the tank isn't getting direct sun light either.
ashleysmith
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I'm so sorry to hear that!
mixedreef89
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Keep them in my qt tub. I'm not going to recycle. I'm going to set up my 90 finally and cycle it. Then when it's cycled I will transfer everyone slowly over. When it's done I will sell of my 75.
mixedreef89
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So it looks like I'm winning the battle. I've got my 90 almost fully plumbed. Just waiting on my rock now
