So far I am 2 days into the process and so far I have completely rinsed my sand, and sun-bleached and then rinse my rocks. I am going to let the rocks sit for another day then rinse them again. What should I do with the tank as I am restarting it over the fact that after 4 months of battling cyano It will not give up? Should I do a vinegar or bleach scrub for the tank and should I clean the equipment with bleach or vinegar. All livestock are in tubs. I am picking up 25 more pounds of sand since it is definitely needed not using or waiting a very long time to use liquid carbon, and giving the rock that brought the cyano in extra treatment. The tank is a 55. I have used Dr.Tims blackouts complete removal....... pretty much everything I can do. Current specs:
Marco-Aqua M-50 skimmer
1 480gph flow pump (adding another)
1 250gph flow pump
9w UV sterilizer (will be replaced as replacement bulbs aren't being sold anymore or at least I can't find them anywhere)
1 cheap Walmart hob filter (which is somehow still working)
150watt heater
parameters are at a healthy level
PH 8.9
nitrate: 1.0ppm
Phos .3ppm
calcium 500ppm
Temp: 80f
Calcium:
1300
Alk: 13DKH
Note: (These were all taken a week or two before the teardown)
LiveStock:
1 Occelaris Clown
1 six line wrasse
1 lawnmower blenny
1 pink spotted sand sifting goby
1 Scopas Tang
3 nassarius snails
2 turbo snails
3 trochus snails
Marco-Aqua M-50 skimmer
1 480gph flow pump (adding another)
1 250gph flow pump
9w UV sterilizer (will be replaced as replacement bulbs aren't being sold anymore or at least I can't find them anywhere)
1 cheap Walmart hob filter (which is somehow still working)
150watt heater
parameters are at a healthy level
PH 8.9
nitrate: 1.0ppm
Phos .3ppm
calcium 500ppm
Temp: 80f
Calcium:
1300
Alk: 13DKH
Note: (These were all taken a week or two before the teardown)
LiveStock:
1 Occelaris Clown
1 six line wrasse
1 lawnmower blenny
1 pink spotted sand sifting goby
1 Scopas Tang
3 nassarius snails
2 turbo snails
3 trochus snails