Vibrant by UWC testing

jason2459 · Dec 8, 2016

This dino looks almost mutated. I saw a few like this

TankWater_5mlVibrant_48hrs-0022 by Jason, on Flickr

Some some algae looking like chunks were taken out

TankWater_5mlVibrant_48hrs-0023 by Jason, on Flickr

TankWater_5mlVibrant_48hrs-0024 by Jason, on Flickr

TankWater_5mlVibrant_48hrs-0025 by Jason, on Flickr

TankWater_5mlVibrant_48hrs-0026 by Jason, on Flickr

jason2459 · Dec 9, 2016

Day 12 4x doses @ 80ml total

Cyano seems kicked back quite a bit now. The last of the thick mat is just about gone now. Hair algae still doesn't seem effected. Glass film algae still coming back but doesn't seem as strong tonight.

jason2459 · Dec 10, 2016

Day 13 4x doses @ 80ml total

Thick mat is all gone. But the dusting of it has spread. 5th dose tomorrow night. Algae still looks healthy.

jason2459 · Dec 11, 2016

Day 14 4x doses @ 80ml total

Seems like the cyano is trying to make a come back. Keep in mind this is totally a nutrient problem. One which I'm causing.

I have not reduced feedings at all. 5th dose goes in tonight.

saltyfilmfolks · Dec 11, 2016

If I may, as I do think it's relevant. Cyano appearance is not uncommon with Vibrant dosing. A few I recall did not have cyano before some did. So this is actually a good datapoint.

Thanks for he updates.

trajik · Dec 11, 2016

Thanks for the reporting. Great info and much appreciated!

jason2459 · Dec 12, 2016

Thanks.

And comments are always more then welcome. As for the cyano coming back could be many things. For me the algae has been growing and cyano shrinking. Now, I was due to clean my ATS Saturday or Sunday night and I did not get a chance to get to it. I'll clean it off tonight hopefully. See what kind of reaction occurs after that.

twilliard · Dec 12, 2016

Oh man Jason I had no clue that you had this thread going..
I guess I am late to the game! I have my order coming in soon and testing this stuff out but you beat me to it

Nice consistant updates

Thanks bud!

twilliard · Dec 12, 2016

Hey Jason have you tried culturing the bacteria by chance?

jason2459 · Dec 12, 2016

twilliard said:
Hey Jason have you tried culturing the bacteria by chance?

Not yet.

Edit: and keep in mind a lot of marine bacteria don't culture well or at all. But we're told this doesn't reproduce well in our tanks so that could be good for attempting to culture some.

jason2459 · Dec 12, 2016

Day 15 5x doses @ 100ml total

Cyano getting thicker again. I will pull the ATS tonight, unless something else comes up, and see how it's production as been since starting the Vibrant dosing. Then see how the tank reacts to a clean screen.

jason2459 · Dec 12, 2016

twilliard said:
Hey Jason have you tried culturing the bacteria by chance?

Oh yeah, did you see my metronidazole update? That had most definitely worked against my larger dinoflagelet type (Alexandrium maybe). At least massively knocked it back. The smaller ones were unaffected which I also believe to be more beneficial types of phytoplankton.

twilliard · Dec 12, 2016

jason2459 said:
Oh yeah, did you see my metronidazole update? That had most definitely worked against my larger dinoflagelet type (Alexandrium maybe). At least massively knocked it back. The smaller ones were unaffected which I also believe to be more beneficial types of phytoplankton.

honestly I am trying to catch up with you. I have been out for quite some time

jason2459 · Dec 12, 2016

ATS looking pretty normal

twilliard · Dec 13, 2016

jason2459 said:
ATS looking pretty normal

beautiful algae there!

jason2459 · Dec 13, 2016

Day 16 5x doses @100ml total

Spreading some more. Corals and BTAs all look normal.

twilliard · Dec 13, 2016

Sorry if I didn't catch this but is this spirulina?

jason2459 · Dec 13, 2016

twilliard said:
Sorry if I didn't catch this but is this spirulina?

Mainly some form of common cyanobacteria with a very small touch of some form of spirulina cyano.

https://www.reef2reef.com/index.php?posts/3301878

twilliard · Dec 13, 2016

Phormidium cyanobacteria I do believe and it is continuing to grow.. hmm

jason2459 · Dec 13, 2016

It got knocked back a lot right at the start. Just recently started to come back but hasn't reached the thick mat level it started at.

Another dose tomorrow night.

Also, keep in mind I have not touched it which I would suggest others to siphon it out.

And I have not reduced my nutrients import which includes many elements along with phosphates and nitrates. I would suggest others to get their feeding under control. (But not by starving their fish and other inhabitants!)