Best way to reboot a reef tank?

[_cpate3_]

I currently have a 30 gallon setup that I have left sitting without much attention for about a month due to exams and college stuff and unfortunately a lot of my corals do not look great, there is brown sand and dinos everywhere, and im really upset I let it get this far without doing anything. How should I go about bringing the tank back to health. Im starting with a large >50% water change today and im going to start dosing kalk again along with dinoX. Any tips on how to get my reef back to looking pristine and clear!

 

[KrisReef]

Sounds like you are doing what needs to be done.

 

[ReefGiant]

I’ve read that water changes could make Dino’s worse due to lowering nutrients for competing organisms. I’d recommend adding lots of copepods to help control them. BRS did a few good videos on it if you’re interested in doing more research.