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Flucanazole didn't work for this guy either but his second solution did.
He said in his video comments i think.I haven’t done a ton of research on peroxide dosing. He didn’t say if a one time dose killed it or not. Do you know?
I found it. He dosed every day for a week. I'm going to start my own post to get some additional feedback.He said in his video comments i think.
I saw Phreebird once state in another post that the way we know peroxide doesn't harm filter bac is to google 'peroxide in the reef tank' and then scan the 1.6 million search returns for last ten yrs for recycled tanks
Am very much thinking about it. Lost quite a few of my zoas for unknown reasons. Everything else is doing amazing. My moms swapping with me, so I’ll physically have a 29, not sure when I’ll switch over though.Hey
Proud of your work here L you commanded your tank into compliance vs hoping or waiting.
is it true this tank is going well, and you are about to move all the goodies into a bigger tank
if so, you can skip cycle upgrade perfectly without a hitch, without buying bottle bac, if you'd simply clean the rocks using saltwater before you move them over (no detritus hitches into the new tank)
sand too, transfer no cloud and you can swap tanks three times a week harmlessly.
Check out the vibrant scandalThe best reefing advice I ever received was from a LFS owner who told me that even the worst cases of nuisance algae infestations will eventually burn themselves out. I did not want to believe him because I wanted a quicker fix, but it was absolutely true.
Removing and scrubbing rock is a complete waste of time. Unless you remove the top surface of the actual rock, the algae is still there and will grow back. You are also spreading tiny bits of the algae around to repopulate the rock. Peroxide is also doing as much harm as good, since it's disinfecting the rock and killing bacteria that consume nutrients.
At water change time, use a big tweezers or forceps to manually remove as many big clumps of the algae as you can. Try to remove as much algae mass as possible. In doing so, you are also removing the nutrients that the algae has consumed, and permanently exporting those nutrients. This is why algae scrubber devices work.
Practice your powers of patience, and continue good husbandry with your water parameters and water changes. Do everything you can to reduce the addition of nutrients to the tank. Eventually, as your tank matures, the microorganisms necessary to compete with the algae will reach levels that can outcompete the algae. This does take some time. A 4 month old tank is literally a baby.
Vibrant does work somehow. I wouldn't dose anything else, though. Definitely, anything that might affect the bacterial populations in a negative way (disinfectants, antibiotics, etc.) are a huge no-no.