Bleached OG Bounce experiment. Chemiclean vs Cipro vs Oxolinic Acid

[SupraSaltyReefer]

Came home from the long Memorial day weekend to 3 bleached OG bounces. Rest of the shrooms in the tank are okay for now. Decided to try an experiment to see which works better. Luckily I picked up this dosing container from the Coral Farmers Market this weekend which works perfectly for this experiment. I’ve been successful using Chemiclean (Erythromycin) dip before, but it took forever 1+yrs for the OG to make a recovery. I'm looking for a faster solution. Chemiclean vs Cipro vs Oxolinic Acid, let’s see how this goes….Has anyone been successful in saving bleached OGs? What was your process?

Disclaimer: I don't have a science degree or anything lol, just winging it and using my general knowledge from what I've read on social media, forums and YouTube.

Process:
1. Each section was filled with 2000ml of fresh mixed saltwater. Instant Ocean Purple lid salt was used.
2. I used 3 scoops of Chemiclean and 3 scoops Oxolinic Acid for their assigned compartments.
3. For Cipro I diluted a 500mg pill into 2000ml of the fresh mixed saltwater and divided it into 7 separate water bottles. I plan to dose for 7 consecutive days. Not sure if I'll do a water change or not.
4. I added a air stone to each compartment for flow so the antibiotics doesn't settle on the bottom.
5. I plan to add a LED light and keep it around 15 - 50 PAR
6. Water temp will be kept at 76-78 degrees.


05/27/2025

 

[SupraSaltyReefer]

Day 2 of treatment.
Added another scoop of Chemiclean.
Added another 285ml of Cipro solution.
Added another scoop of Oxolinic Acid.
Temp at 76 degrees.
Difference in PAR is due to the way the light is mounted on the side of the container. It gives uneven distribution of light.

Observations: Shrooms still look the same.

 

[NewCaliCaptives]

Interesting experiment. Would be interested in an experiment setup like this for STN on SPS.

 

[HarrisonYu]

Valuable experiment. Any updates for the outcome of this experiment?

 

[Jasonak]

Interesting experiment. Would be interested in an experiment setup like this for STN on SPS.

Yes agreed that would be very cool.

 

[mcarroll]

I didn't see one, but it would be interesting to read if you had a thread where you had gotten help looking into the cause of the bleaching.

 

[c4haskett]

Can't leave us hanging like this lol

 

[ogtumblruser]

update??