Initial parameters:
Phos<.01
Nitrate between 2-5ppm
Ammo 0
Sg 1.026
Temp 79
I had GHA that suddenly became a dino trap. They started there, then hit my rocks. And my gravel, then my glass to a smaller degree.
Turned off my algae scrubber. Put my skimmer on an 8 hr timer. Kept my lights blasting and over fed the tank.
For one week, I dusted with a turkey baster and let it all ride through the UV sterilizer. Every day they came back.
When I reached 15 NO3 and .02 phos (required a couple of small doses). I read the @SunnyX thread about DIY coral snow.
I decided to keep everything how it was. But to dose DIY coral snow.
I dosed 5 ml of snow w/ MB7 immediately after turkey basting. With the return pumps off for only the 20 minutes my return pump controller setting allows, I let the snow do its thing. In less than 4 days, there were zero dinos. A week later it stays that way.
What I am wondering, did the coral snow with MB7 facilitate the expedience? Where is my 12 month dino flaggelate battle? I'm not complaining. I'm notorious for stripping nutrients out of understocked tanks. But I've never whipped dinos this fast and easy.
Phos<.01
Nitrate between 2-5ppm
Ammo 0
Sg 1.026
Temp 79
I had GHA that suddenly became a dino trap. They started there, then hit my rocks. And my gravel, then my glass to a smaller degree.
Turned off my algae scrubber. Put my skimmer on an 8 hr timer. Kept my lights blasting and over fed the tank.
For one week, I dusted with a turkey baster and let it all ride through the UV sterilizer. Every day they came back.
When I reached 15 NO3 and .02 phos (required a couple of small doses). I read the @SunnyX thread about DIY coral snow.
I decided to keep everything how it was. But to dose DIY coral snow.
I dosed 5 ml of snow w/ MB7 immediately after turkey basting. With the return pumps off for only the 20 minutes my return pump controller setting allows, I let the snow do its thing. In less than 4 days, there were zero dinos. A week later it stays that way.
What I am wondering, did the coral snow with MB7 facilitate the expedience? Where is my 12 month dino flaggelate battle? I'm not complaining. I'm notorious for stripping nutrients out of understocked tanks. But I've never whipped dinos this fast and easy.
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