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I personally have had great results with emerald crabs using 1 for every 30 gallons of water.What do you recommend? My tank is clean but bubble everywhere
definitely not a scientific approach but I always go for the largest crabs and it hasn't failed me yet. i should mention if this is the route you plan on going ensure that your rock work is sturdy. emerald crabs have amazing strength for their size and can topple unstable, stacked rocks.How can I tell it’s a male?
Awesome!My foxface doesn't touch corals. I feed him Nori via clip once a week and supplement algae pellets in auto-feeder.
I’m glad to see this. Having a BA issue and have ordered Vibrant to try. Will update soon.
Good to hear. Keep me posted. I’ve weened off of both NOPOX and Vibrant and have now started nitrate dosing using seachem Florish and have completely avoided the cyno trap. Nitrates are holding steady at 3, phosphates are .02.
Something to keep in mind. The NOPOX is vodka carbon dosing and Vibrant is vinegar Carbon dosing. Based on what I observed I believe the two combined weaken the protective casing on the BA and when the spores are released, they are released to a hostile environment due to the carbon dosing and die. I don’t have a single bubble in my tank and my emerald crabs are busy.
I also suggest doing to little research on what carbon doing actually is. You are essentially feeding organisms that are already present in your tank causing their number to grow to the point where they consume all your nitrates and phosphates which kills nuisance algae and if continued to long will starve everything in your tank. Algae dies off much sooner then coral which is why it works. It should be noted that the phosphates are still present in your tank in the gut of the bacteria so it is essential to remove them via skimming and weekly water changes. Otherwise once carbon dosing stops, the bacteria that you have been feeding dies and phosphates are released back into the tank.
Cyno can occur in a true nitrogen deficient environment which is why I’m dosing nitrates. I’m also dosing them to even out the ratio and ensure my nitrates are higher then phosphates. Look up the Redfield Ratio. Anyway, so much to learn.......
Good info. I’m dosing sodium nitrate to get my nitrates up. Po4 is good both verified by ICP last week.
I’m carbon dosing already via bio pellets. My tank consumes nitrates very quickly.
I’m utilizing my Apex via DOS to change out 6-8g per day on a 160g system which I may stop periodically to let the Vibrant work. I’ve also got an oversized skimmer I’m running on speed 2 of 5 which I can speed up during this phase.
Thanks for the info.
How can I tell it’s a male?
No problem. Your tank is consuming nitrate very quickly because your carbon dosing. I would stop that until the BA is gone once you start with the vibrant.
How often were you performing water changes during the dosing period?
I’ve dosed 16ml so far. First dose fri 11/23.
Still bubble algae free for anyone still interested