Steriods for Corals........

Diesel · Sep 9, 2014

Not my words but did any of you Guru's have it tried yet?

Nualgi Aquarium - A Clean Tank is a Beautiful Tank

Noob · Sep 9, 2014

they're a sponsor and they have a thread on this there. i tried it, i got the diatom bloom, but after that, i haven't noticed anything different in my tank. i also got some cyano when i started too and was trying to fight that.

mike007 · Sep 9, 2014

I tried it as recommended and I got a cyano bloom myself. They told me that it was pulling nutrients out of sand bed. I have stopped using it but the cyano has not gone away yet.

Tx Medic · Sep 11, 2014

I was thinking about using this but everything I have heard is not good, at least for reef tanks apparently it does well in planted fresh tanks.

SkipperTheSohalTang · Sep 11, 2014

I use it every week and barely wipe the glass. No signs of algae or cyano..... I started using it when I had cyano an that helped (not only thing I used) I also see signicant coral growth spurts about every other week (with help of other things). Nualgi is good tho.

terri_ann · Sep 11, 2014

I agree with Skipper. When I first started using it, I got a bad diatom bloom. I then cut the dosage in half after the diatoms were gone. Starting at half dose, I got cyano in the very low flow areas of the tank. I syphoned it off. I use it every WC now and no seen diatoms, no cyano and no algae. Who cleans their glass?...I rarely do:wink: Patience and going slow works wonders. I definitely have less detritus when I turkey baste the rocks. I am a firm believer that it works in getting the detritus from the SB and rocks. Not all, but it sure helps! Corals are very healthy and colorful....

SaltyTan · Sep 11, 2014

I've been dosing it for 3 weeks now. I have been trying to fight a slight hair algae problem after coming home from week long business trip and tank maid severely messed things up. So far I have the diatom bloom, it comes and goes. The hair algae is not becoming any worse. Corals actually do look fuller/ healthier. I have been on a Red Sea managment program with dosing and using Red Sea Coral Pro Salt. My problems have been consistant with variable MG and DKH. Swings drop in 1-3 days. from 12 to 8.1 dkh. MG drops 1500 - 1320. I have not added any of the Reef Energy. Corals continue to look healthy altogether. Acans show new heads, acros show more coloring. Tank looks really good.

SkipperTheSohalTang · Sep 11, 2014

terri_ann said:
I agree with Skipper. When I first started using it, I got a bad diatom bloom. I then cut the dosage in half after the diatoms were gone. Starting at half dose, I got cyano in the very low flow areas of the tank. I syphoned it off. I use it every WC now and no seen diatoms, no cyano and no algae. Who cleans their glass?...I rarely do:wink: Patience and going slow works wonders. I definitely have less detritus when I turkey baste the rocks. I am a firm believer that it works in getting the detritus from the SB and rocks. Not all, but it sure helps! Corals are very healthy and colorful....

I had not gotten cyano from the Nualgi, it was poor care of a reef tank and the cyano was horrible! I started making changes, moved into SPS and my tank is doing great! But patience, as everyone says is key, even this tank is only turning two next year I work very hard on it! A little off topic tho. Lol. I often turkey baste the rocks, but don't remember the diatom bloom. Huh?