The Miracle Tank

[Katrina71]

True story...I tried on a pair of pants once and asked Andrew if it made my butt look big, he said "no mom, it's your butt that makes your butt look big" he was about 5.

 

[Katrina71]

Honesty in Reefing. Lol

 

[NY_Caveman]

Good morning. Bad news. Pretty sure Andrew's tank has Dinos. Lost the massive frogspawn. He's heartbroken. His tank looks terrible. This is our first struggle with the D.

True story...I tried on a pair of pants once and asked Andrew if it made my butt look big, he said "no mom, it's your butt that makes your butt look big" he was about 5.

 

[NY_Caveman]

Kid honesty is the BEST honesty!

 

[Katrina71]

At least Andrew has the right attitude about his Dinos. He said as long as his fish are ok, he will deal with everything else. I was proud that he took that mindset.

 

[NY_Caveman]

Patience is key with Dinos, so he has the right attitude. Cannot believe that massive Frogspawn is gone though.

 

[Katrina71]

Loves and Losses. It's all part of it. In a way, reefing has helped me prepare for my parents illnesses and the inevitable end.

 

[Katrina71]

Another reason NOT to be a police officer. After 25 years of service, and countless things you miss with your family, this is what you get after 25 years. Vinyl coasters made in China.

 

[Katrina71]

8 months late.

 

[NY_Caveman]

 

[Mikedawg]

Another reason NOT to be a police officer. After 25 years of service, and countless things you miss with your family, this is what you get after 25 years. Vinyl coasters made in China.

At least they aren't the ones already used for practice at the firing range; understand completely, lol.

 

[Why-Me]

Good morning. Bad news. Pretty sure Andrew's tank has Dinos. Lost the massive frogspawn. He's heartbroken. His tank looks terrible. This is our first struggle with the D.

#honestyinreefing
Me too.
Been dealing with dino for a month or two now.
Literally haven't done anything to the tank in months besides top off.
Had top off stay on after power outage one day and dump 3 gallons extra into the tank and ran all over my apex and other equipment and onto the floor.
My apex is kinda wonky doesn't always work, but seems to be getting better as it's dried out fully now.
My tank is ugly, lost everything minus the 2 toadstools, 2 nepthea and 2 gorgonian, possibly have 1 zoa polyp still alive.
I just got huge bucket of salt and did water change on the office tank yesterday to empty the brute so I can make a new batch of saltwater and do a few 50% water changes on the living room tank.
I'm going to do some large water changes with microbacter 7.
Unfortunately I don't have any tests for phosphate/nitrate to see if it bottomed out or what's going on.
I have green hair algae that is running rampant in my tank.
I may just fluc the tank with a low 50% dose to knock out some of the long aggressive green hair and give the microbacter a better chance.?!

 

[najer]

#honestyinreefing
Me too.
Been dealing with dino for a month or two now.
Literally haven't done anything to the tank in months besides top off.
Had top off stay on after power outage one day and dump 3 gallons extra into the tank and ran all over my apex and other equipment and onto the floor.
My apex is kinda wonky doesn't always work, but seems to be getting better as it's dried out fully now.
My tank is ugly, lost everything minus the 2 toadstools, 2 nepthea and 2 gorgonian, possibly have 1 zoa polyp still alive.
I just got huge bucket of salt and did water change on the office tank yesterday to empty the brute so I can make a new batch of saltwater and do a few 50% water changes on the living room tank.
I'm going to do some large water changes with microbacter 7.
Unfortunately I don't have any tests for phosphate/nitrate to see if it bottomed out or what's going on.
I have green hair algae that is running rampant in my tank.
I may just fluc the tank with a low 50% dose to knock out some of the long aggressive green hair and give the microbacter a better chance.?!

Good luck, we all have downs as well as ups. :)

 

[najer]

"Go and stay with reef Mommy then, you arrange collection, no you are not getting your leather coral larder back!" ;)

 

[Brew12]

#honestyinreefing
Me too.
Been dealing with dino for a month or two now.
Literally haven't done anything to the tank in months besides top off.
Had top off stay on after power outage one day and dump 3 gallons extra into the tank and ran all over my apex and other equipment and onto the floor.
My apex is kinda wonky doesn't always work, but seems to be getting better as it's dried out fully now.
My tank is ugly, lost everything minus the 2 toadstools, 2 nepthea and 2 gorgonian, possibly have 1 zoa polyp still alive.
I just got huge bucket of salt and did water change on the office tank yesterday to empty the brute so I can make a new batch of saltwater and do a few 50% water changes on the living room tank.
I'm going to do some large water changes with microbacter 7.
Unfortunately I don't have any tests for phosphate/nitrate to see if it bottomed out or what's going on.
I have green hair algae that is running rampant in my tank.
I may just fluc the tank with a low 50% dose to knock out some of the long aggressive green hair and give the microbacter a better chance.?!

I'm in a similar boat, but my tank is overrun with Cyano. And it doesn't bother me in the least. It's killing off some of my zoas, but my high flow is taking them out anyway. Eventually I'll have more time to work on the tank and get it resolved.

Such is life.

 

[fishguy242]

hello all.. :)

 

[Katrina71]

Dinos and cyano. It happens. Any real reefer has dealt with, or will deal with them eventually. Algae is the oldest organism on earth. Might as well embrace the uglies.

 

[sfin52]

Dinos and cyano. It happens. Any real reefer has dealt with, or will deal with them eventually. Algae is the oldest organism on earth. Might as well embrace the uglies.

Turn off all phosphate and nitrate removers. Let it rise. Stop water changes it helps the dino to reproduce. Depending on species uv sterilizer will work.
Siphon Water through a 5 micron sock and pour back into the tank. Helps remove the dino. Than use dr Tim's recipe for dino.

If not using activated carbon I strongly suggest running it while dealing dino. How I beat them twice.

First time lost 90% of coral. Second time lost nothing.

 

[fishguy242]

well this is a well rounded group,

so where else to ask ;) can anybody read this??:) @ScottR???

 

[sfin52]

well this is a well rounded group,

so where else to ask ;) can anybody read this??:)

I may have a buddy that might