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Is your Alk normally that high? Seems excessively high.
No it's usually 9-10
OP said tank has been running for 1.5 years. Weird that a water drain and fill would kill your bacteria that fast.
Did you dip your corals? If so, how did you rinse to insure that no dip chemicals made it into your tank.
It all depends on how long he left the tank drained 75% if rocks were left outside of water for longer than 30 min meanwhile light is penetrating aquarium to glue frags. It can cause the rocks to die off and cause spikes. Main thing is to add bag of carbon and add microbacter 7 to keep things stable
+1 ca glue is ca glue is super glue no matter who makes it. Not so sure about using instant in the reef tank myself, not saying it's bad just never used it in a tank.Plenty of people, including me, have used the bsi insta set. It's fine. CA glue is all the same except for the different viscosity additives that are added for different thicknesses.
I suspect the rock being left out of water for a long period probably caused problems. Run carbon and add prime or amquel. And add some microbacter7.The tank was left drained for a decent period while I prepped the coral epoxy, clipped the stem off of the frag plugs, crazy glued, and placed about 30 frags. The tank lights were on the entire time.
The tank was left drained for a decent period while I prepped the coral epoxy, clipped the stem off of the frag plugs, crazy glued, and placed about 30 frags. The tank lights were on the entire time.
Then I guess the coastline of every ocean around the world has the rocks die at least 2x a day (the tides) by this logicIt all depends on how long he left the tank drained 75% if rocks were left outside of water for longer than 30 min meanwhile light is penetrating aquarium to glue frags. It can cause the rocks to die off and cause spikes. Main thing is to add bag of carbon and add microbacter 7 to keep things stable
Fritz turbostartI was looking up Prime and amguard before making this post and will be heading to petco in the morning. Not sure which one is better. Should I also add some kind of nitrifying bacteria also like Dr. Tim's?
Obviously if this happens twice a day Every day, the bacteria and organisms that live there can survive there. It’s not applicable to life that is not accustomed to being out of water.Then I guess the coastline of every ocean around the world has the rocks die at least 2x a day (the tides) by this logic
Our small home aquariums can't keep up with die off as our oceans can and as long as there is humidity and wet conditions spraying on rocks the rocks stay alive. If they are left out like BRS tv says when adding dry rock if you cycle the rocks in a bin and then decide to pull them out to build your scape you kill off everything you did and start new if left out too long. I know I'm pretty new to the forums and all but I run a aquarium service company for 5 years and been in hobby for more than 15 years. I only write in these threads from my past experiences and all my research to help my clients and now help in this community.F
Fritz turbostart
Whoever came up with "accelerator" was a marketing genius on the level of the guys who came up with bottled water or pet rocks.
You have a lot of information coming at you and its some good stuff.Should I do a water change and then add prime or vice versa?
It's the same glue BRS sells. It's been used in a lot of tanks.The glue is the changing factor here. 1.5 years is a mature system and the glue doesnt look like something I've seen before I would look up on the glue and run carbon.