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[3lusive]

I'm trying to bring my tank back from the dead, keep this scape or no ?

Discuss

 

[Virtualbasil]

It doesn't look bad? what is the problem?

 

[3lusive]

It doesn't look bad? what is the problem?

This is AFTER a complete drain .

I had a crash a little over a month ago. I lost all fish , and all coral except for what you see in that pic. Bubble algae was EVERYWHERE, and Turf algae covered EVERYTHING

Tore it down tonight



scrubbed everything down, cleaned rock , rinsed the heck out of the rock, and rescaped. That is all of the water I had on hand , so more is being made now

 

[Virtualbasil]

I would wait like a month before you add anything and see if it comes back

 

[3lusive]

I would wait like a month before you add anything and see if it comes back

I have my pico which is doing great, so I'm in no hurry with this one.

 

[Virtualbasil]

well that's good. Have you been using RO water?

 

[un5tab1e]

I like the 2 island look

 

[3lusive]

well that's good. Have you been using RO water?

Yes, I have a 4 stage Spectrapure system. I got some unknown contaminant in my water , it was foaming in my sump and things started dying faster than I could fix the problem.

 

[xmas_one]

Looks good to me. Put in a solid method for nutrient export and try again, I'd suggest running a huge blob of chaeto in your fuge/sump.

 

[3lusive]

I'd suggest running a huge blob of chaeto in your fuge/sump.

LOL

I had a 5g bucket full of it when I tore it out.

It was growing out of the water

 

[RMS18]

I vote change, new tank so new scape! It will be refreshing to have something different.

 

[Wiz]

It does look fine. But I love making new scapes. So I would change it up :-)

 

[Harold Green]

How about a single large island in the middle hiding most of the overflow? It might actually allow more swimming room.

 

[Wiz]

Hiding the overflow is always a great idea. But I think that one island will give you less real estate. Especially if you intend on any shelving corals

 

[Justiful]

I like the two islands you got going on. If you want to mix it up, maybe make a thin bridge between them to place some frags?

 

[Harold Green]

Perhaps a little but I still like the one island look for a small tank.

 

[soggytees Verified Sponsor]

I'd change it up if it were me...but that's just because I like to create new aquascapes...the one you have in there isn't bad, so if you like it keep it.

 

[dan987]

That can go either way. If you like aquascaping like me, now is the perfect time to do it. With nothing to kill, you can't go wrong.

 

[steelheader.262]

Good luck with the tank, hopefully everthing works out for you.

 

[Mr. Microscope]

Turf algae is the devil! I restarted about a year and a half ago with all new rock. I kept my corals in a QT during transfer. The corals were completely cleaned, scrubbed, etc. I even covered a bunch of the exposed rock on the corals with superglue. Despite my best efforts, I've again been overrun with the stuff. I'd recommend bleaching/acid treating your rocks before starting over. Also, drain and dry the tank and all equipment. Ditch the sand. Good luck!
The scape looks fine BTW.