InlandSea
New Member
Hi all, long time watcher, first time poster.
I'm dosing cipro in my tank tonight. Do I need to turn off my fleece filter roller? I have a Red Sea Reefmat 500 instead of filter socks. Does the tank need to be unfiltered overnight while the dose is active?
I've read all about it here, and that's the one detail I can't find. I know the dose I need, will turn off the lights and UV, take the cup off the skimmer, remove carbon and media, all that. Just not sure about the filter roller.
For context: I've tried everything else for STN and BJD over the last 2-3 weeks and am still battling it. I've fragged and dipped as much as I can as soon as I spot a coral starting to struggle. I've done frequent water changes to bring some high phosphates back in line. I've dosed and tested my water daily to keep alk, mag, and calcium stable. I've cleaned the sand and moved things apart so they don't spread as easily to each other. I've still lost about half of my euphyllias, a huge birdsnest, a gorgeous lobo, and even a blue maxima clam. I had to brutally frag two huge, very established acros that are both just barely hanging on. My giant zoa garden is receding. I have a few other very large, rare corals and if this infection reaches them, I'm going to be absolutely heartbroken.
I'm exhausted and ready to try whatever I can.
I'm dosing cipro in my tank tonight. Do I need to turn off my fleece filter roller? I have a Red Sea Reefmat 500 instead of filter socks. Does the tank need to be unfiltered overnight while the dose is active?
I've read all about it here, and that's the one detail I can't find. I know the dose I need, will turn off the lights and UV, take the cup off the skimmer, remove carbon and media, all that. Just not sure about the filter roller.
For context: I've tried everything else for STN and BJD over the last 2-3 weeks and am still battling it. I've fragged and dipped as much as I can as soon as I spot a coral starting to struggle. I've done frequent water changes to bring some high phosphates back in line. I've dosed and tested my water daily to keep alk, mag, and calcium stable. I've cleaned the sand and moved things apart so they don't spread as easily to each other. I've still lost about half of my euphyllias, a huge birdsnest, a gorgeous lobo, and even a blue maxima clam. I had to brutally frag two huge, very established acros that are both just barely hanging on. My giant zoa garden is receding. I have a few other very large, rare corals and if this infection reaches them, I'm going to be absolutely heartbroken.
I'm exhausted and ready to try whatever I can.
