My self induced cyanobacterial bloom

[Eienna]

I don't think conch is from the English language at all.

 

[alberthiel]

I don't think conch is from the English language at all.

Oh it is ... Middle English apparently ... check this Conch - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary and you will see an explanation on the origin of the word

 

[Eienna]

Oh it is ... Middle English apparently ... check this Conch - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary and you will see an explanation on the origin of the word

Huh. Go figure.

 

[alberthiel]

Huh. Go figure.

Well of course when it comes to words/vocabulary ... there is always a way to go back further in time and find where the English word was derived from e.g. Latin or Greek, or some other language ... I love etymology and often for the origin of certain words ...

 

[kacrocorals581]

Great post!

 

[SeymourDuncan]

Sorry again about the lack of picture, but I figured my frag tank build was a bit more important today...well the week.

Gotta have somewhere to grow frags :) I actually haven't even seen the cyano-tank in a coup days myself. It is blocked by a dry erase board that is wedged between some stuff while I'm arranging the rest of the room. It is gonna be gross I bet.

 

[alberthiel]

Great post!

Yes it sure is an interesting one and I can't wait to see what the outcome is with a full description of all that is needed to make it happen

 

[alberthiel]

Sorry again about the lack of picture, but I figured my frag tank build was a bit more important today...well the week.

Gotta have somewhere to grow frags :) I actually haven't even seen the cyano-tank in a coup days myself. It is blocked by a dry erase board that is wedged between some stuff while I'm arranging the rest of the room. It is gonna be gross I bet.

Take your time SeymourDuncan ... no rush

 

[SeymourDuncan]

Ok guys! I have to make some coffee before I fall over. After that I will get down and dirty with a nice slimy photo shoot. I got some of my room organized a little better. I can now see my pet turtle again haha. Time to brew!

 

[SeymourDuncan]

Here's a few pics. Kinda hard with the bulb reflecting off the water. Didn't capture the slime like it is in person. The yellow light really doesn't help either.

 

[SeymourDuncan]

I thought of cleaning the glass...but no. It smells so bad when I did the first time I decided to leave it be.

 

[alberthiel]

Ok guys! I have to make some coffee before I fall over. After that I will get down and dirty with a nice slimy photo shoot. I got some of my room organized a little better. I can now see my pet turtle again haha. Time to brew!

Good for you and hope you enjoyed the coffee ... nice and strong .... and don't give any to that turtle ... :)

 

[alberthiel]

Here's a few pics. Kinda hard with the bulb reflecting off the water. Didn't capture the slime like it is in person. The yellow light really doesn't help either.

So what has all of this muck accomplished in the main tank and the cyano and diatom problems ....

 

[SeymourDuncan]

That my friend will be seen after 4 o'clock pm. My lights don't come on until then to combat heat in the room...though there is not much since I use LED

The diatoms are still a small issue on the sand but there is barely any cyano in the main tank. I'll get pics of that this evening. My display tank is never blocked from view :) lol

 

[alberthiel]

That my friend will be seen after 4 o'clock pm. My lights don't come on until then to combat heat in the room...though there is not much since I use LED

The diatoms are still a small issue on the sand but there is barely any cyano in the main tank. I'll get pics of that this evening. My display tank is never blocked from view :) lol

NP .. whenever you get around to it ... and glad to read the the Cyanos are nearly gone in the DT ... Diatoms seem to come and go ... sometimes due to the salt used, sometimes because the RO/DI is not as low in silicates at it should be, or when using some additives that may contain some and probably a bunch of other reasons ... Maybe some CUC's can take of them

 

[SeymourDuncan]

I'm 100% sure my cleanup crew is lazy. Haha. I have plenty of snails (14 at least) that have been reproducing ungodly amounts of tiny white baby snails. I also have around 20 hermits of various girth. There is a brittle star and 3 banded serpents, one that eats so much he looks like an urchin with dread locks for a day or two haha. I do have a heavy fish count, they all get along great, and most have a job, but they eat alot and poo.

 

[Zero Nitrates]

Can't wait to see how this turns out!

 

[alberthiel]

I'm 100% sure my cleanup crew is lazy. Haha. I have plenty of snails (14 at least) that have been reproducing ungodly amounts of tiny white baby snails. I also have around 20 hermits of various girth. There is a brittle star and 3 banded serpents, one that eats so much he looks like an urchin with dread locks for a day or two haha. I do have a heavy fish count, they all get along great, and most have a job, but they eat alot and poo.

Wow you could have a CUC sale and still have plenty left it seems ... I guess they just don't like diatoms .. of course not many do ... although Cerith and Nerite ones should. When you siphon them out do they just come back ?

 

[alberthiel]

Can't wait to see how this turns out!

I think it will all work out in the end but I am just concerned that most hobbyists do not what that sump that is like a cesspool underneath their tank ... but then who knows, as that is just my personal opinion ...

 

[SeymourDuncan]

Blue light special, aisle 90

45 minutes until my whites come on. As you can see, my tank is in Smurf mode at the moment.