Using Bleach (NaClO) in a reef tank
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After changing out 65 gallons of water, the clown looks ok.
The tangs look ok too but the lion is questionable.
He's hiding upside down in a cave still breathing hard.
He's breathing regular speed but breathing hard.
No color change though so I am hopeful.
The tangs look ok too but the lion is questionable.
He's hiding upside down in a cave still breathing hard.
He's breathing regular speed but breathing hard.
No color change though so I am hopeful.
Morning...
Everything is still alive but the lion has not moved at all from where he perched himself last night. He's still breathing. He still has his color.
I'm hopeful.
Also, based on what I saw last night with the bleach, I believe I will try again AFTER everyone has fully recovered.
I had stuff floating around the tank that I've never seen before. I hope some of it was dead dinos.
I'm at work so I will see how everything looks when I get home this evening.
Everything is still alive but the lion has not moved at all from where he perched himself last night. He's still breathing. He still has his color.
I'm hopeful.
Also, based on what I saw last night with the bleach, I believe I will try again AFTER everyone has fully recovered.
I had stuff floating around the tank that I've never seen before. I hope some of it was dead dinos.
I'm at work so I will see how everything looks when I get home this evening.
If what you are aiming to get rid of is dinos, have you tried less drastic measures? I had no fish issues to nutrient dosing + UV to get rid of mine. Also solved the reason i got dinos very low nutrients. Changed from carbon dosing to a fuge so doesnt happen again. Took awhile but again never harmed my fish.
Yes.
I've tried vibrant, low nutrients, High nutrients, low nitrates and phosphates, High nitrates and phosphates, blackouts, Shorter light duration, longer light duration, UV, manual removal, GFO, No GFO, GAC, No GAC, and some more stuff.
My corals are starting to die off so i'm at the end of the line.
Either this is going to work or i'm going to have to tear the tank down, toss the sand, bleach the rocks, bleach the tank, add new sand and start over.
I'm REALLY trying to avoid doing all that.
I've tried vibrant, low nutrients, High nutrients, low nitrates and phosphates, High nitrates and phosphates, blackouts, Shorter light duration, longer light duration, UV, manual removal, GFO, No GFO, GAC, No GAC, and some more stuff.
My corals are starting to die off so i'm at the end of the line.
Either this is going to work or i'm going to have to tear the tank down, toss the sand, bleach the rocks, bleach the tank, add new sand and start over.
I'm REALLY trying to avoid doing all that.
Im home from work and my lionfish is still with us.
I feed him and he ate. His eye is cloudy but I expect it to get better.
Im going to hold of for about a week before I even think of doing the next dose.
I feed him and he ate. His eye is cloudy but I expect it to get better.
Im going to hold of for about a week before I even think of doing the next dose.
Did you keep corals and invaders in the tank while bleach treatment
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Do you have any updates, insights, or dosing recommendations?
I'm curious to know if this a go-to part of your regimen now, a retired experiment you've moved on from, or something you'd use as a problem solver.
I'm curious to know if this a go-to part of your regimen now, a retired experiment you've moved on from, or something you'd use as a problem solver.
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