Tank Black out.. how long ?

[yznhmr]

I am blacking out my tank to try and rid it of some algee( i think they are dyno flange) HOW LONG IS IT SAFE TO LEAVE THE REEF WITH OUT LIGHT, WITH OUT KILLING THE sps? Sorry about the caps..

 

[criccio]

I really think any algae will long outlive any coral without lights. I would definitely try another approach.

 

[ostrow]

The search function is dead right now so I can't pull up the old thread. But if you search my name and the phrase "lights out" you'll find a long detailed thread on this. Has worked for many. IIRC what I did was 24-36hrs lights out, the on for 1hr, adding 1hr per day up to 4hrs and holding for about 5 days, then adding 1hr until I was back to normal.

If they came back, I started over.

I had to start over once after I got to 7hrs. In the end, did the trick.

 

[yznhmr]

so why dont the eals eat the shrimp? i think eals are so cool.. i used to have 5 of them in my fish only 15yrs ago..lol

 

[criccio]

I stand corrected.

 

[yznhmr]

thx O..

 

[pondfrog]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6954938#post6954938 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by yznhmr
so why dont the eals eat the shrimp? i think eals are so cool.. i used to have 5 of them in my fish only 15yrs ago..lol

Alright Sir,
Step away from the computer and raise both hands.......

You are in severe RC overdose....posting random thoughts on threads unrelated to the topic of your post is a sure sign of reefcentralitis.

Now you need to follow Ostrows advice above---just replace the word lights with computer and you should be fine......



The bill is in the mail!

 

[dbrown]

Will this work for macro?

 

[yznhmr]

not meant for macro..
my post was about criccio's gallery..

 

[ostrow]

I actually did the lights out routine in the fuge as well. The macro was, of course, perfectly fine. In fact, I might do a lights-out day every week it looked so good!

 

[yznhmr]

ok problem.. indirect sunlight.. so its not a true blackout..

 

[mm949]

tape newspaper to the front.....you can try FW maracyn at 1 tab per 100gl for dino algae.....treat 2 days....gone on third...watch your skimmer and pull carbon

 

[ostrow]

Or... close the blinds/curtains/shades...

 

[yznhmr]

i have 15 'x30" of exposed tank.i have windows on 3 sides of my tank.. only 1 of the 3 windows have blinds..( have to show it off, you can see the tank from the outside of three sides of my house,)

what else will the maracyn kill?