Bubbles coming from brown stuff on sand, dinos or cyano?

[Biff0rz]

It’s Dino
Prepare by starting with a water change and blow this stuff loose with a turkey baster and siphon up loose particles.
Turn lights off for 5 days and at night dose 1ml of hydrogen peroxide per 10 gallons for all 5 nights
During the day dose 1ml of liquid bacteria (such as bacter 7) per 10 gallons.
Clean filters daily and DO NOT FEED CORAL FOODS OR ADD NOPOX as it is food for dinos.
Day 5,, you can start with blue lights and work your white lights up slowly

Thanks (ugh). Now, some questions-

Water change- what %? I have this stuff like ALL over the rocks and such..
I don't have corals in the tank so I can keep lights off longer if needed, would 10 days help? I do have fish in there.
Can I combine this with UV to really nuke em?
I get some natural light in the room, should I totally black it out?
Should I keep the skimmer on?
Should I keep the fuge light on at night like I have been or lights out for that too?
Should I run carbon?
Can I combine your method with Dino X?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Thanks (ugh). Now, some questions-

Water change- what %? I have this stuff like ALL over the rocks and such..
I don't have corals in the tank so I can keep lights off longer if needed, would 10 days help? I do have fish in there.
Can I combine this with UV to really nuke em?
I get some natural light in the room, should I totally black it out?
Should I keep the skimmer on?
Should I keep the fuge light on at night like I have been or lights out for that too?
Should I run carbon?
Can I combine your method with Dino X?

Fudge light on as you’ll be cleaning filters daily and skimmer can remain running
Blow stuff loose and siphon up. Replace what water you’ve removed- no certain percentage
Peroxide, no dinoX
5-7 day blackout acceptable with no coral and total blackout as it seems you get some ambient light

 

[Biff0rz]

Fudge light on as you’ll be cleaning filters daily and skimmer can remain running
Blow stuff loose and siphon up. Replace what water you’ve removed- no certain percentage
Peroxide, no dinoX
5-7 day blackout acceptable with no coral and total blackout as it seems you get some ambient light

Volume of water, should I include the sump or DT only?

I don't have filters because I have a roller filter, I assume that's the same thing and changing them daily

10-4 on the peroxide, will do that (its cheap too, yay). It's going to take a few days to get the microbacter, should I wait to dose the peroxide until then or good to go now?

When I do the water change, it's only to suck the stuff up, not actually change the water right? Because I have a vacuum that I can use with a 50 micron filter that'll put the water back with all the crap stuck to the filter

Any thoughts on the UV & carbon?

So the fuge light wont keep these things growing? hmm, interesting

 

[Biff0rz]

one thing to note - I checked my chaeto...its basically dead/melted...not sure what is going on w that. I have it under a cover to stop light bleed.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Chaeto probably lacking iron
Run carbon and UV
DT, not sump

 

[Biff0rz]

Chaeto probably lacking iron
Run carbon and UV
DT, not sump

How do I add iron? Lol

The uv unit I was looking at for this is a big one lifeguard 80w it's about $400 and I'd run in the dt.

Run carbon in the dt too?

 

[vetteguy53081]

How do I add iron? Lol

The uv unit I was looking at for this is a big one lifeguard 80w it's about $400 and I'd run in the dt.

Run carbon in the dt too?

Carbon in path of running water- not directly in tank
I have same uv-unit- it’s tall

 

[Biff0rz]

Carbon in path of running water- not directly in tank
I have same uv-unit- it’s tall

I figured when / if I'm done w dinos I would hook it up in the sump. But I know to run it in the dt directly for this. What pump do you use for yours?

2-3watt/g is about 80w but the lifeguard says the 55w is good for 350g. Is that underpowered for this? If I recall you have a large tank (500+). I'm wondering if I can get it done with a smaller unit

 

[Biff0rz]

One more, should I turn my awc off while doing this?