Nice. How are the anthias doing? I consider myself a pretty good reefer but am skittish about trying them due to their feeding requirements. I worry I'd muck up the water too much.This is how the tank was looking yesterday!
I have a couple of questions, if I may. It is now October 13th, 2020...hey guys just to let you know.. yesterday my water was really clear.! all my corals were shining! their colors were super bright!!
hopefully today the water gets totally clear
in happy with the result using NOPOX
Get a bunch of snails! Some reefers say up to 3 per gallonI have a couple of questions, if I may. It is now October 13th, 2020...
I have a relatively new REDSEA XL200 (50 gallons) w/EcoTech Vectra M2 Return Pump, Radion XR15 Gen5 Blue lights, Simplicity DC120, no Refugium, I use the Filter Sock and clean it religiously, use a Bio-Media Lava Rock to filter Nitrates. I have a Reef tank. 2 Old Blind Clownfish that I love dearly. They struggle with finding food and they seem to really respond to Reef Nutrition TDO Chroma Boost. I have tried Mysis, krill and other frozen varieties whole & chopped up, but they just won’t go for it. I feed them with a long syringe so it lands on the bare-bottom. I also have a Damsel who will eat almost anything, loves the pellets sinking from the top to the bottom and will eat up to 20 of them 4 times/week. All my water parameters are good. My tank was doing okay. No big algae or Nitrate issues. Then, I started drizzling Phytoplankton. My corals, Polyps and anemones were plump and thriving for weeks and weeks! It was almost overnight...on two of a certain type of rock, a short, dark green hair algae appeared. Now, I am freaking out! It was so good until it wasn’t good anymore.
I am considering using REDSEA NOPOX.
The questions I have are: where do I put the dosage? Under what light conditions are best to do the dosage?
I have read a lot about the product and the reviews, but am quite nervous about moving forward. Any help would be greatly appreciated. The algae is currently limited to two rocks only. I don’t want it to spread. I have stopped the Phytoplankton for now.
I did a 12 gallon water change. All my equipment is clean and maintained.
Thanks much. JL
I just got 3 Trochus snails and 2 Turbo snails and hopefully they will start Munching. I looked up the ‘dark green hairy’ algae and didn’t see much about it specifically. I would much rather go with an organic approach like a CUC. Not sure if it will work this time. It happened so quickly...I suppose it happened like all algae outbreaks happen. Do you all think it was the Phytoplankton or just Nitrates because of the pellets? I am feeding the fishes no more than 4 times/week and I watch carefully the amount I serve them. Pellets are notorious for upping Nitrates...I know. This time, they went from 4ppm to 10ppm within ~ 3 weeks. Phosphates stay at 0.1 to 0.2. I have a Phosphate GFO reactor gizmo that I turn on/off to keep Phosphates under control which I turned off and won’t use in conjunction with the REDSEA NOPOX product.
I don’t think I have capacity for a Tang with my failing blind Clownfish. I have read that they need 50 gallons and that they are aggressive. I would like a peaceful tank...You could use more snails and maybe a Tang
If you go on this site, a clean up crew (snail only) for 100 gallons is a ton of critters.Cleaner Packages - Reef Cleaners
A list of all of our algae eating saltwater cleaner packs. They are all reef safe.www.reefcleaners.org
Will they eat the grass?
I have a couple of questions, if I may. It is now October 13th, 2020...
I have a relatively new REDSEA XL200 (50 gallons) w/EcoTech Vectra M2 Return Pump, Radion XR15 Gen5 Blue lights, Simplicity DC120, no Refugium, I use the Filter Sock and clean it religiously, use a Bio-Media Lava Rock to filter Nitrates. I have a Reef tank. 2 Old Blind Clownfish that I love dearly. They struggle with finding food and they seem to really respond to Reef Nutrition TDO Chroma Boost. I have tried Mysis, krill and other frozen varieties whole & chopped up, but they just won’t go for it. I feed them with a long syringe so it lands on the bare-bottom. I also have a Damsel who will eat almost anything, loves the pellets sinking from the top to the bottom and will eat up to 20 of them 4 times/week. All my water parameters are good. My tank was doing okay. No big algae or Nitrate issues. Then, I started drizzling Phytoplankton. My corals, Polyps and anemones were plump and thriving for weeks and weeks! It was almost overnight...on two of a certain type of rock, a short, dark green hair algae appeared. Now, I am freaking out! It was so good until it wasn’t good anymore.
I am considering using REDSEA NOPOX.
The questions I have are: where do I put the dosage? Under what light conditions are best to do the dosage?
I have read a lot about the product and the reviews, but am quite nervous about moving forward. Any help would be greatly appreciated. The algae is currently limited to two rocks only. I don’t want it to spread. I have stopped the Phytoplankton for now.
I did a 12 gallon water change. All my equipment is clean and maintained.
Thanks much. JL
Expert advice of course i will like it, randy i appreciate all your hard work and knowledge, you just give it out multiple times over FOR FREE! im sure it frustrates you some times but just know, you are a truly good person to help others and ask nothing in return, if everyone could do that this world would be awesome! Thank you 100x'sVisible floating bacteria in the water is not going to hurt anything, so don't panic. In fact, filter feeders may really like it.
It is a very common result (just google "cloudy" and "NOPOX"), but most people panic and conclude they are dosing too much.
I disagree with that conclusion and see no basis for it, but if it concerns you, reducing the dose and starting to ramp the dose more slowly is a fine plan and usually reduces the cloudiness.
What if I have stopped dosing completely for over a month and the cloudiness hasn’t gone away? I think I overdid it with bottled bacteria products initially but I haven’t added any in quite a while, but my tank is still cloudy.Visible floating bacteria in the water is not going to hurt anything, so don't panic. In fact, filter feeders may really like it.
It is a very common result (just google "cloudy" and "NOPOX"), but most people panic and conclude they are dosing too much.
I disagree with that conclusion and see no basis for it, but if it concerns you, reducing the dose and starting to ramp the dose more slowly is a fine plan and usually reduces the cloudiness.
Your tank is gorgeous!!! I want my tank to look like that!I have a couple of questions, if I may. It is now October 13th, 2020...
I have a relatively new REDSEA XL200 (50 gallons) w/EcoTech Vectra M2 Return Pump, Radion XR15 Gen5 Blue lights, Simplicity DC120, no Refugium, I use the Filter Sock and clean it religiously, use a Bio-Media Lava Rock to filter Nitrates. I have a Reef tank. 2 Old Blind Clownfish that I love dearly. They struggle with finding food and they seem to really respond to Reef Nutrition TDO Chroma Boost. I have tried Mysis, krill and other frozen varieties whole & chopped up, but they just won’t go for it. I feed them with a long syringe so it lands on the bare-bottom. I also have a Damsel who will eat almost anything, loves the pellets sinking from the top to the bottom and will eat up to 20 of them 4 times/week. All my water parameters are good. My tank was doing okay. No big algae or Nitrate issues. Then, I started drizzling Phytoplankton. My corals, Polyps and anemones were plump and thriving for weeks and weeks! It was almost overnight...on two of a certain type of rock, a short, dark green hair algae appeared. Now, I am freaking out! It was so good until it wasn’t good anymore.
I am considering using REDSEA NOPOX.
The questions I have are: where do I put the dosage? Under what light conditions are best to do the dosage?
I have read a lot about the product and the reviews, but am quite nervous about moving forward. Any help would be greatly appreciated. The algae is currently limited to two rocks only. I don’t want it to spread. I have stopped the Phytoplankton for now.
I did a 12 gallon water change. All my equipment is clean and maintained.
Thanks much. JL
or running a sediment filter temporarily
