My battle with GHA using Tunze CareBacter

solitude127 · 01/19/2018, 12:45 PM

I thought I'd document my battle with GHA in my nano using Tunze Bacter. I know there are a lot of other stuff out

there but I figured I'd give this a try.
Here's the product.

Here are a few pics of the trouble areas. I'll try and take pics of the same area to show the difference.

Day 1

area 1

area 2

area 3

This is what the powder looks like.

The insructions say you can just dump it in but I decided to mix it with some tank water and dose the whole thing in

the return section

solitude127 · 01/19/2018, 12:45 PM

After 1 week before water change

area1

area 2

area 3

Here's the GHA after siphoning some out.

After 2 weeks

area 1

area 2

area 3

sde1500 · 01/19/2018, 01:55 PM

Interesting, never heard of this stuff. Seems to be working. This some sort of powder form of what Vibrant offers? Bacteria that help algae problems? Always some new interesting product coming out, very cool.

solitude127 · 01/19/2018, 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sde1500

Interesting, never heard of this stuff. Seems to be working. This some sort of powder form of what Vibrant offers? Bacteria that help algae problems? Always some new interesting product coming out, very cool.

I'm not quite sure what the powder consists of but at least it seems to be helping eradicate my GHA

ReeferNoob4ever · 01/19/2018, 05:15 PM

Cool stuff! Best things I ever did for my GHA was Chemi Pure Blue, SeaChem Matrix, Chaeto reactor, SeaChem Stability and Pristine. Knocked it out!! I also committed the cardinal sin and just straight brushed the GHA off my rocks and then did water changes. After 2 weeks it was pretty much gone.

Keep us posted if it goes away completely. I have also heard of people using Phosphate X in a similar fashion as what you're doing.

solitude127 · 01/31/2018, 11:31 AM

after week 4
Things are getting better.

Area 1

Area 2

Area 3

FoxFace Fish · 01/31/2018, 11:33 AM

hmmmm pretty cool not gunna lie surprised it worked

solitude127 · 01/31/2018, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FoxFace Fish

hmmmm pretty cool not gunna lie surprised it worked

I was a little skeptical as well but Tunze is reputable company so I don't think that they'd put out a bad product.

01/19/2018, 12:45 PM	#1
solitude127 Proud user of IO Salt! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Torrance, CA Posts: 9,136	My battle with GHA using Tunze CareBacter I thought I'd document my battle with GHA in my nano using Tunze Bacter. I know there are a lot of other stuff out there but I figured I'd give this a try. Here's the product. Here are a few pics of the trouble areas. I'll try and take pics of the same area to show the difference. Day 1 area 1 area 2 area 3 This is what the powder looks like. The insructions say you can just dump it in but I decided to mix it with some tank water and dose the whole thing in the return section __________________ Mike <)))>{ <)))>{ <)))>{ <)))>{ ReefKeeping.com TOTM Nov 2012 Socalireefs Featured Reef Oct 2011 Current Tank Info: 603020, 8x54 ATI Powermodule, ReefBrite XHO, ATB Elegance 200, Aquamaxx CTech CaRx, Ecotech Vortechs, Apex Controls, WM Ecobak powered. RedSea Reefer 170, MP10, Apex Jr, Ecotech Radion XR15, Aquamaxx WS-1

01/19/2018, 12:45 PM	#2
solitude127 Proud user of IO Salt! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Torrance, CA Posts: 9,136	After 1 week before water change area1 area 2 area 3 Here's the GHA after siphoning some out. After 2 weeks area 1 area 2 area 3 __________________ Mike <)))>{ <)))>{ <)))>{ <)))>{ ReefKeeping.com TOTM Nov 2012 Socalireefs Featured Reef Oct 2011 Current Tank Info: 603020, 8x54 ATI Powermodule, ReefBrite XHO, ATB Elegance 200, Aquamaxx CTech CaRx, Ecotech Vortechs, Apex Controls, WM Ecobak powered. RedSea Reefer 170, MP10, Apex Jr, Ecotech Radion XR15, Aquamaxx WS-1 Last edited by solitude127; 01/19/2018 at 12:57 PM.

01/19/2018, 01:55 PM	#3
sde1500 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Glocester, RI Posts: 3,336	Interesting, never heard of this stuff. Seems to be working. This some sort of powder form of what Vibrant offers? Bacteria that help algae problems? Always some new interesting product coming out, very cool. __________________ My build thread: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2548422 Current Tank Info: 65 gallon mixed reef, Eshopps sump and HOB overflow, RO-110int skimmer, Reefbreeder 32" photons V1.

01/19/2018, 05:15 PM	#5
ReeferNoob4ever Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: NM Posts: 523	Cool stuff! Best things I ever did for my GHA was Chemi Pure Blue, SeaChem Matrix, Chaeto reactor, SeaChem Stability and Pristine. Knocked it out!! I also committed the cardinal sin and just straight brushed the GHA off my rocks and then did water changes. After 2 weeks it was pretty much gone. Keep us posted if it goes away completely. I have also heard of people using Phosphate X in a similar fashion as what you're doing. __________________ Get a life! Current Tank Info: 20gL mixed reef, 10g mixed reef w/nem & clown, 5g NPS & harlequin

01/31/2018, 11:31 AM	#6
solitude127 Proud user of IO Salt! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Torrance, CA Posts: 9,136	after week 4 Things are getting better. Area 1 Area 2 Area 3 __________________ Mike <)))>{ <)))>{ <)))>{ <)))>{ ReefKeeping.com TOTM Nov 2012 Socalireefs Featured Reef Oct 2011 Current Tank Info: 603020, 8x54 ATI Powermodule, ReefBrite XHO, ATB Elegance 200, Aquamaxx CTech CaRx, Ecotech Vortechs, Apex Controls, WM Ecobak powered. RedSea Reefer 170, MP10, Apex Jr, Ecotech Radion XR15, Aquamaxx WS-1

01/31/2018, 11:33 AM	#7
FoxFace Fish Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 435	hmmmm pretty cool not gunna lie surprised it worked __________________ FoxFace RabbitFish For Life Everyone in this hobby has made a mistake at least once. Be smart and learn from others mistakes Current Tank Info: Reason I am broke as a joke