Volcano reef Round 2/revive tank

[jezzeaepi]

With the magnesium method you want to bring your tanks magnesium levels up to the 1600-1700 range(raising it no more then 100ppm a day), and keep it there till your hair algae goes away. You want to use a liquid magnesium because the dry stuff is full of sulfates, and you have to use a fair amount to get your mag up high enough. My only concern would be your mangroves. I am not sure if they respond as negatively to the mag as the hair algae does. When I did the mag treatment in my tank, my cheato made it through just fine, so it doesn't harm all algae/SW plants necessarily, but I couldn't say one way or the other for the mangroves.

 

[NC2WA]

the only product that worked for me was Kent Tech M...and you will have to use alot of it...

 

[Rothany]

thanks guys, but im gonna just bomb them. Take all the infested rock out and dip in a big container

pics

before

now yikes

 

[fall0n]

Can we train some crabs to use one of these?

 

[Rothany]

Only if...... A man can dream though hahaha

 

[Rothany]

Ok,so just got done with nuking the hair algae. What I did was in a 30 gallon bucket filled it with fresh water and dumped 2 16 oz bottles
of peroxide in then,then I took all the rock infested with it,put them in,let sit for 1hr,then scrubbed one by one. I'm going to be leaving my main lights
off for a week,then do a water change.

Also had to chane the rock work a little
heres some pics

 

[fall0n]

looking good, like the lil cave entrance. Looks like it came off pretty good!

 

[Rothany]

Ohh,yeah Jason see one of the mp10s I got?

 

[NC2WA]

if you need a power washer I have one..we can scrap the algae off the rocks..

 

[fall0n]

Ohhhh, power washed would probably do wonders. My dad had one of those small steamer power washers, would nuke em good. Ahhh I do now that I took a second look. How you liking it.

 

[Rothany]

if you need a power washer I have one..we can scrap the algae off the rocks..

Thank you kind sir =), I think I should be fine now,hoping with the nuking of all that hair algae,my refugium finally can start getting to work.

 

[Rothany]

Finally got a pair of O.clownfishes

 

[Derbird]

Its good to see life in the tank again

 

[mercenary-grunt]

Those are beautiful clowns. Glad to see you at work. TOTM for June.

 

[Rothany]

Those are beautiful clowns. Glad to see you at work. TOTM for June.

lol, that would be sweet,but its not TOTM worthy as of yet. Those 2 clowns will hold the key to this reef =) thanks again

 

[mercenary-grunt]

i was told TOTM was about improvement.

 

[Rothany]

Ahhh well here goes to crossing my fingers

 

[NC2WA]

rothany,

do you have any pics of the tank after you cleaned up the algae?

IME, it might take anywhere from 3-6 months before things settle down, so be patience with HA and keep up with the WCs.

 

[Rothany]

Ncw2a

Well its the second day today, and it looks like all the algae is gone off the rocks, even the algae in the tank that I didnt get
is starting to disappear, with no ill effects to the live stock

levels are as followed

nitrate 0
nitrite 0
phosphate 0
ammonia 0
alk 9dkh
cal 440
mag 1350

Im so ready for corals lol

heres some pics

theres was algae around the base of the volcano also

 

[Rothany]

Leds are dimmed all the way down sorry for dark pics