GHA P'D off Zoas

[Brian W]

This Sunday is day 14 for me. just cant wait to do a water change, clean detritus, add skimmer, gfo and put back the filter sock.

Tank is doing well though.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

This Sunday is day 14 for me. just cant wait to do a water change, clean detritus, add skimmer, gfo and put back the filter sock.

Tank is doing well though.

cool thanks. Yea, get the water changes ready. I did get higher nutrient and dissolved organics.

 

[Mr.Rocc]

I read that leaving the GFO in is a good thing to pull out the phosphates when the GHA dies

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

The concern is we don't know if the gfo will pull out the meds.

 

[Mr.Rocc]

@NCreefguy stated in his post that they GFO doesnt pull out the meds. Have people had it get removed that way?

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

@NCreefguy stated in his post that they GFO doesnt pull out the meds. Have people had it get removed that way?

no. I cant read tat wholething. you can leave it in if you want. Ive never run gfo full time. never had to. pretty much did some water changes after wards.

 

[Mr.Rocc]

no. I cant read tat wholething. you can leave it in if you want. Ive never run gfo full time. never had to. pretty much did some water changes after wards.

BTW was that your tank you posted?

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

BTW was that your tank you posted?

uhhhh, not sure, been a while.

 

[Mr.Rocc]

you just posted it on page one

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

you just posted it on page one

Oh duh, yea that's one of mine, that was a dry cycle experiment. the only thing I added was Fiji mud.

 

[NCreefguy]

@NCreefguy stated in his post that they GFO doesnt pull out the meds. Have people had it get removed that way?

There was a study posted somewhere(might have been in the bryopsis thread) about a city using different things trying to pull Flucon from their water supply and GFO had no effects on it. I believe Randy also confirmed that he didn't think it would either.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

There was a study posted somewhere(might have been in the brypsis thread) about a city using different things trying to pull Flucon from their water supply and GFO had no effects on it. I believe Randy also confirmed that he didn't think it would either.

good to know.

 

[Mark Gray]

eh, a lot of folks reprt that when a species(snail crab fish) are removed they then have a bloom of another organism. But in general a lot of snails wont mow down a forest. I do know a zoa propigator that had a tank full of hermits he dumps(yes dumps) his frags in to be cleaned up, and it does work.

Most wont believe a scrub and addition of snails fixed this tank.

Wow great growth

 

[Mr.Rocc]

This is just 3 weeks difference and right when the GHA hit

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Wow great growth

LOL.....
If you look close you can see my ASDjfWD death maul bowowowowsre foraminifera collection. $125PP

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

This is just 3 weeks difference and right when the GHA hit

Mind bending..

 

[Pmj]

eh, a lot of folks reprt that when a species(snail crab fish) are removed they then have a bloom of another organism. But in general a lot of snails wont mow down a forest. I do know a zoa propigator that had a tank full of hermits he dumps(yes dumps) his frags in to be cleaned up, and it does work.

Most wont believe a scrub and addition of snails fixed this tank.

Just giving my experience. Tried turbo, astrea, cerith, hermits (many types), emerald, urchin... I never saw a single one actually eating GHA.

 

[Mr.Rocc]

SAME!!!

Just giving my experience. Tried turbo, astrea, cerith, hermits (many types), emerald, urchin... I never saw a single one actually eating GHA.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

SAME!!!

How odd.

 

[Cary]

Trochus (Banded Turban) are supposed to eat GHA. I use my turkey baster to "blow" water on my zoas multiple times a week when I am fighting some problem that has them upset and they seem better for it. Used Salty's toothbrush trick too.