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Unread 08/30/2021, 07:44 PM   #1
Sohal Tang Tim
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Angry Bacterial bloom..help!!!! :-)

Boy I must be getting friggin old! I screwed up again I think....

had a bacterial bloom about 2 weeks ago...
Water just cleared up a few days go....
Added 3 tangs to the 160.... on top of the 3 in there....
(you cant easily add them 1 by 1 or they fight even worse)

My nitrates were too low at decimal 7 (.7)
I dosed ESV nitrate enough to get them to 2ppm (going slow)
Yesterday nitrtates at 75 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So I dose NOPOX as per the bottle dosage to a tee this morning
Tonite I have a bacteria bloom AGAINNNNNNNNNNNN frig!!!!!!!!!!!

How do I get out of this mess my brain is TAXED!!!!!!!!!!!, THX, Tim


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Unread 08/31/2021, 12:05 PM   #2
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SeaChem Clarity will help bind the bacterial globs together and easily trapped in filterfloss or socks. Used it alot when I was in the business.

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