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03/19/2013, 01:21 PM | #26 |
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Also try repositioning your power heads to aim at stagnant trouble areas where you are seeing little water movement and cyano buildup.
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can I buy a tds meter at like homedepot or lowes |
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can I buy a tds meter at like homedepot or lowes[/QUOTE] I do not think so, but it's free to call and ask. http://aquarium.bulkreefsupply.com/s...2&w=tds+meeter ^^ several good options here. I use a dual in line. That way I know how many dissolved solids there are prior to filtration and after it's always 0ppm.
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im guessing you have this one
http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/catalo...t/view/id/399/ I wonder if pet stores would have one |
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well im going to buy the tds sensor but my current question is should I do the 3 day black out now or wait for the tds sensor to come in
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well im going to buy the tds sensor but my current question is should I do the 3 day black out now or wait for the tds sensor to come in
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Go ahead with the black out. You have the cyano now. That's a symptom. We will figure out how clean your ro is when your TDS meter arrives.
When you do the blackout, you'll need to cover the side of your tanks as well. The ambient light will affect the outcome otherwise.
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Here's my 2-cents:
A) You may have rushed this tank a bit especially with the anemone in there. B) Cyano is a very efficient bacteria that's been around since the beginning of time. It's survived ice, fire, drought and everything else up to this day. It will utilize any one of (or more than one at a time) several different means to take up or create food. So you're best to attack it from several angles at one time and then after the initial "attack" change your husbandry routine to keep it under control. C) You probably want to add more powerheads in there to keep the tank rolling better. My own personal pref is to have a min of 15-20x tank turnover per hour for a FO or FOWLR tank and a min of 20x+ for a beginning reef tank. Some people can get away with less but it's really hard to have a well moving tank with rockwork and such with less than that. In the case of less than 15x use more smaller powerheads rather than fewer larger ones. FLOW is your friend * - Cyano loves low/slow flow areas * - Cyano that grows this quickly and this thoroughly is being FED well and also there is a strong probability of a water parameter issue (could be phosphates might be something else)
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just to give everyone look at this thread that also has redslime algea(cyanobacteria) I am currently on my 3rd day of the blackout period and I looked at the tank this morning and I can defiantly see the difference. there is almost no red slime left in the tank. I plan later tonight to post a picture of the tank after the blackout period is over.
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Run some carbon or do a water change. If you had a die off it can release it's toxins into the water. THey are fairly mild from what I understand but depending on how much you had......
Not sure why people recommend black outs for Cyano when all you need is a little siphoning, phosphate remover and a couple of weeks. During unfavorable conditions the cyano can create some sort of cysts that will survive anything and can lay dormant for years so when you turn your lights back on again....TADAA! |
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Look forward to your success story Saltwater! Let us see/know how it turns out for you.
Take it slow with the new photo period, and consider flow patterns of your power heads. Have you recieved your TDS meter yet?
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It is not fuzzy about water chemistry and relatively tolerant to flow since if it does not like a spot it just grows somewhere else. In freshwater you can cure its close relative by adding more nutrients (nitrates). It just really likes phosphates. |
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Jmaidson; not to derail this thread but have you checked the BRS tds meter against a hand held unit? How much do you trust the BRS meter?
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What's your mag? When I had cyano my mag was low.. I raised my magnesium and the cyano disappeared.. I know some of you might be skeptical of that but you might want to check! I had some local reefers tell me to check my mag.
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Coincidentally, high magnesium levels can also be used to combat bryopsis. I didn't know it could be used on cyano though.
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here the update
its been a week since I started the black out period and heres the result |
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Just read through this thread, a lot of extremely good information, especially for freshmen. Your tank looks much better. Nice job everyone.
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