LPS Receding.

[TreyC2010]

You dont need reefsquad if you want to RIP clean. You need @brandon429

For sure. I’m glad you tagged him. I just wanted to be sure that was the best option left. Thank you for trying to help.

 

[TreyC2010]

I really agree it needs deep cleaned and exported

that’s layers of killed cells and active ones mixed in, it’s not clean compared to this below

total precision export is what’s best

Algae Identification

Any opinions on what type of algae this is growing on my rocks and sand bed?

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once clean, you can boost feed vs withhold it, that makes lps come back


your systems surface area is filled up, no room for extra feed and protein waste so force it clean, no more delay

heres a large reef doing a rip clean

120 gallon rip clean

I’ve decided to perform a rip clean on my 120 with 100% new water. The tank has been running for 5 years and was battling Dino for several months. I used the bacteria method from elegant corals and worked great I haven’t seen Dino in months now. But I tried several other methods including...

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I read up on that thread once he recommended it. I’m nervous about it, obviously. I’ve taken rocks out and scrubbed them, but not as much as needed, I guess. Thank you for responding.

 

[brandon429]

the substrate cleaning was as important as rock rasping, we never did use stiff brushes on them it was knife scraping then peroxide on the clean parts…polar opposite handling to the common methods which grind and pestle the target into the crevices


being able to disassembly clean is the big picture win, thats how we address the cause of the issue as well along with the export of the invasion vs internally rotting it with a doser