29 Gallons of Eye Candy

[twentyleagues]

Day two.

looks to be working!

 

[themcnertney]

I might have been premature in starting treatment too soon in the day but it def seems cleaner ?

 

[themcnertney]

Day three.

First dose of Microbe-Lift in the rear chamber. Stuff sure does stink.

 

[twentyleagues]

Day three.

First dose of Microbe-Lift in the rear chamber. Stuff sure does stink.

Think thats what ya want.

 

[themcnertney]

Day four.

 

[themcnertney]

Day five.

 

[themcnertney]

Question at what point should I do a water change?

My routine is Water Change Wednesday every week.

 

[themcnertney]

Day six.

 

[themcnertney]

I still haven’t got a good answer on when a water change should happen. Given my routine is Water Change Wednesday, I think I’ll stick to that. Tomorrow I’ll do a treatment, this will be day seven. Wait a couple hours then to 10% water change as planned.

 

[lubeck]

I think a small water change is fine. Crazy how well the wand worked in a short amount of time

 

[twentyleagues]

I still haven’t got a good answer on when a water change should happen. Given my routine is Water Change Wednesday, I think I’ll stick to that. Tomorrow I’ll do a treatment, this will be day seven. Wait a couple hours then to 10% water change as planned.

I wouldnt think a water change would be an issues unless the water for the wc is supplying something the dynos need that are absent from the tank otherwise. I dont know if anyone would know for sure.

Years ago I was having an issue with cyano in a tank I would fight it and fight it. I would use a chemical fix on it and boom gone I would do a wc and next day it was back. My water was stating 0 tds but must have been something in the salt mix that would feed it. Hit the tank with treatment again gone, didnt do a wc for 6 weeks and the cyano stayed gone. AS soon as I did a wc it came back. I wasnt really worried as it was an "observation" tank that I had purchased from someone getting out of the hobby. They were leaving because they couldnt deal with the cyano. I thought if I cleaned it up got new substrate and took care of it properly it would be fine. Nope. Never was able to fix it but it worked well for incoming fish that I wasnt really worried about being sick.

 

[themcnertney]

I think a small water change is fine. Crazy how well the wand worked in a short amount of time

I wouldnt think a water change would be an issues unless the water for the wc is supplying something the dynos need that are absent from the tank otherwise. I dont know if anyone would know for sure.

Years ago I was having an issue with cyano in a tank I would fight it and fight it. I would use a chemical fix on it and boom gone I would do a wc and next day it was back. My water was stating 0 tds but must have been something in the salt mix that would feed it. Hit the tank with treatment again gone, didnt do a wc for 6 weeks and the cyano stayed gone. AS soon as I did a wc it came back. I wasnt really worried as it was an "observation" tank that I had purchased from someone getting out of the hobby. They were leaving because they couldnt deal with the cyano. I thought if I cleaned it up got new substrate and took care of it properly it would be fine. Nope. Never was able to fix it but it worked well for incoming fish that I wasnt really worried about being sick.

Its really quite remarkable.

I suppose, unless look under a scope again. I think most of what I am seeing in person on the sand bed is dead debris. A water change will suck most of that out. I noticed since the treatment, the hair algae has gone somewhat. I've always kept up with clean water and what I feel to be the best RODI from Spectrapure. Going on 15+ years now.

After todays treatment and water change. I think I'm still going to do another week of treatment and addition of weekly Microbe-Lift. I will re-assess where I am at the two week mark.

 

[themcnertney]

Day seven.

UV treatment and 10% water change. Lots of junk removed from siphoning. Looking like a reef tank again.

 

[themcnertney]

Deceiving some from the pic but seems to be 0 nitrates. .25 phosphate.

I’m happy to see phosphate levels. Helps me understand that likely Dino’s were eating them up?

Phosphates might be something I need to work on moving forward.

 

[themcnertney]

Day eight.

Noticeable brown on the sand bed. Water change causing this? Maybe my RODI? Going to reach out to spectapure tomorrow.