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[VintageReefer]

For those with an algae scrubber - how do you like them?

Love mine
Primary filtration on my tank. Numbers are “tunable” based on hours of of illumination. Ran low numbers (.04 phosphate / 3-5 nitrate) for 1.5 years. Wanted better Goni extension and to play with higher numbers. Reduced hours. Now running .4 phosphate /nitrate 13.5) and things are good.

Going to experiment with lowering and meeting in the middle somewhere around .1-.2 phosphate and nitrate will trail along and end up around 5-10 I’m hoping

 

[robanister]

Blessed again!

 

[stoney7713]

Blessed again!

Man those things are like rabbits, they keep multiplying and popping up everywhere

 

[NatanylJames]

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THANK YOU! $85 bucks shipped for a new skimmer. Love that

 

[Lunasea_5]

For those with an algae scrubber - how do you like them?

I got the small in sump IceCap and I'm liking it - definitely has stopped any hair algae from growing in the display although results still up in the air for it out competing the bubble algae

 

[robanister]

Man those things are like rabbits, they keep multiplying and popping up everywhere

Best investment ever!

 

[robanister]

Something in that h mart shrimp. Feed one get a baby

 

[robanister]

1 hr in with flatworm exit. Alive so far. Found this one munched on too

 

[robanister]

Gigidy

 

[VintageReefer]

Looking better. Can you summarize your steps again what you did. I have cipro, amox, hydrogen peroxide, and interceptor on hand at my disposal

I have lost torches to bjd every single time despite kfc process

This time I was more aggressive with medicine


Coral was not opening one day and I dip
In hydrogen peroxide and this was how it looked. Entire bottom right was jelly

I did not measure hydrogen peroxide. I placed coral in a clear plastic “keg cup” and filled with tank water and squirt in hydrogen peroxide and basted off jelly. I add peroxide until i start to see bubbles and fizz forming slowly. Then let sit 10-15 min

Then in second keg cup I mixed cup of tank water + 250 Mg cipro and 250mg amoxycillin. I have an electric pill grinder and make them powder smooth. I also use 3 scoops chemiclean. I mix it all up and put in cup of tank water and stir for few min. This is a strong ratio. I don’t think you can dissolve it 100%. But most will dissolve and then some residue powder is left in the bottom of the cup.

I put the torch in this cup using a upside down plastic medicine cup that coral ship in, with X cut in bottom. Just as simple stand to keep torch upright. I baste water into a whirlpool every 30 min. I do this for 10 hours. Every half hour i stir it all up again. If larger container is used then pico powerhead can be used but I wanted to try making small batch of high concentration this time.

Then after 10 hours I put coral in plastic container of clean sw and floated overnight to see if jelly returned.

Still looked bad. Later that day I repeated the full process above. Next day I put it back in tank and waited.

Then I did this once more but shorter duration. I think 6 hour dip. I put back in tank.

I left it alone and next day it looked better

and then today check again

 

[VintageReefer]

Forgot to add this info:

Hydrogen peroxide in cup 1

Cup 2 was
250mg each of amoxycillin and cipro (1/2 pill each)
3 scoop chemi clean
One capful Restor
10 drops lugols

This is very high concentration in small volume. Normally it’s 500mg / 4 gallons.

I’m using 250mg in about 10 ounces

 

[Thuan]

I have lost torches to bjd every single time despite kfc process

This time I was more aggressive with medicine


Coral was not opening one day and I dip
In hydrogen peroxide and this was how it looked. Entire bottom right was jelly

I did not measure hydrogen peroxide. I placed coral in a clear plastic “keg cup” and filled with tank water and squirt in hydrogen peroxide and basted off jelly. I add peroxide until i start to see bubbles and fizz forming slowly. Then let sit 10-15 min

Then in second keg cup I mixed cup of tank water + 250 Mg cipro and 250mg amoxycillin. I have electric pill grinder and make them power smooth. I also use 3 scoops chemiclean. I mix it all up and put in cup of tank water and stir for few min. This is strong ratio. I don’t think too can dissolve it 100%. But lost will dissolve and then some residue powder in bottom of cup.

I put the torch in this cup using a upside down plastic medicine cup that coral ship in, with X cut in bottom. Just as simple stand to keep torch upright. I baste water in a whirlpool every 30 min. I do this for 10 hours. Every half hour i stir it all up again. If larger container is used then pico powerhead can be used but I wanted to try making small batch of high concentration this time.

Then after 10 hours I put coral in plastic container of clean sw and floated overnight to see if jelly returned.

Still looked bad. Later that day I repeated the full process above. Next day I put back in tank and waited.

Then I did this once more but shorter duration. I think 6 hour dip. I put back in tank.

I left it alone and next day it looked better

and then today check again

Fingers crossed

 

[stoney7713]

 

[Reefing_addiction]

Future release and mango tango

 

[VintageReefer]

Fingers crossed

This best success I’ve seen so far. Normally jelly returns every day and worse every time.

 

[DJF]

1 hr in with flatworm exit. Alive so far. Found this one munched on too

That seems more like aefw; I dont know that planaria attack sps. FWE will not work

 

[robanister]

Mango tango is a spreader be careful

 

[Reefing_addiction]

So far I’m liking the KH keeper.

Moved intake line to the chamber in the sum before the return section. Testing a bit lower than the return. Will do a salifret test at some point today at the same time the keeper pulls water

 

[billyocean]

1 hr in with flatworm exit. Alive so far. Found this one munched on too

Flatworm exit doesnt work on aefw.

 

[robanister]

That seems more like aefw; I dont know that planaria attack sps. FWE will not work

Figures...lol. kcl and lugals not quite doing it it seams. I am steady to 10 day dips for weeks.