GHA/ turf going nuclear. Help/advice

becon776 · Mar 31, 2021

Hi guys, So i have a massive gha/turf problem. I have tried everything tank is 3yo. run pretty much zero nutrients for over a year .... no dice. recently tried what ever that "magic juice" is didnt work. I AM JUST FINISHING MY SECOND B2B ROUND OF FLUCONAZOLE. IT LITERALLY DID NOTHING.
Either over it or leaving the hobby after 19 years.
SOOOOO....
my plan is to drain tank 100% spray ALL affected areas with H202 then refill. Bring fuge back online, bring skimmer back online(which also means ci2 scrubber will comeback online) run gfo/gac mix. i am wondering if I should cover the sps coral that o cannot remove with something to avoid the dry out.

D4jack · Mar 31, 2021

You could try adding an algae turf scrubber. That might take care of it. Good luck!

becon776 · Mar 31, 2021

vibrant was the "magic juice"
I have refugium with kessil h380. massive power. it so annoying bc my sps get soooo ticked at low no3 and po4.

Crashjack · Mar 31, 2021

I've had success with manual removal. It does take a while, but it works. You can use a toothbrush to brush off and then use a fish net to scoop out large clumps and then let the rest get captured by floss or socks in the sump. I used mesh socks because they were easier to clean. I've done this on two separate occasions, both of which were successful.

brandon429 · Mar 31, 2021

Missing:

Pre scrape all of it out first with a steak knife tip, hours detail, price of wait but can be won

When rock is dental cleaned then apply peroxide in former spots. Let sit several mins out of water, rinse off. Set all back in a cleaned tank, sandbed rip cleaned. Drop the light intensity down a few days after re assembly and all your corals will skip cycle. This cleaning doesn't harm your cycle It's well tested already, nice game plan we like

Mical · Mar 31, 2021

I used Kents TechM (which is mag additive) and bumped mag up to 1800 for a month & GHA literally dissolved.

becon776 · Mar 31, 2021

brandon429 said:
Missing:

Pre scrape all of it out first with a steak knife tip, hours detail, price of wait but can be won

When rock is dental cleaned then apply peroxide in former spots. Let sit several mins out of water, rinse off. Set all back in a cleaned tank, sandbed rip cleaned. Drop the light intensity down a few days after re assembly and all your corals will skip cycle. This cleaning doesn't harm your cycle It's well tested already, nice game plan we like

cannot remove rock

becon776 · Mar 31, 2021

Id Rather NOT remove rocks. i will do as much manual removal as i can. I let it just go over past 4 weeks with the b2b fluconazole treatment.
i have a trigger platinum sump so it is roller mat. no socks or mash to mess with

Rubberfrog · Mar 31, 2021

brandon429 said:
Missing:

Pre scrape all of it out first with a steak knife tip, hours detail, price of wait but can be won

When rock is dental cleaned then apply peroxide in former spots. Let sit several mins out of water, rinse off. Set all back in a cleaned tank, sandbed rip cleaned. Drop the light intensity down a few days after re assembly and all your corals will skip cycle. This cleaning doesn't harm your cycle It's well tested already, nice game plan we like

This definitely works, but it is a huge pain in the rear.

Garf · Mar 31, 2021

Need to see a picture to get a handle on the severity really.

jprovido · Mar 31, 2021

becon776 said:
Hi guys, So i have a massive gha/turf problem. I have tried everything tank is 3yo. run pretty much zero nutrients for over a year .... no dice. recently tried what ever that "magic juice" is didnt work. I AM JUST FINISHING MY SECOND B2B ROUND OF FLUCONAZOLE. IT LITERALLY DID NOTHING.
Either over it or leaving the hobby after 19 years.
SOOOOO....
my plan is to drain tank 100% spray ALL affected areas with H202 then refill. Bring fuge back online, bring skimmer back online(which also means ci2 scrubber will comeback online) run gfo/gac mix. i am wondering if I should cover the sps coral that o cannot remove with something to avoid the dry out.

What helped with my GHA issues was a sea hare. He mowed my algae issues like a boss. Unfortunately they’ll die with no food. I tried algae sheets with no luck. Had him kept my tank clean for 2-3months until he ran out of food. I could not find a place to rehome him. He just started shrinking until I guess he starved him self to death.

becon776 · Mar 31, 2021

jprovido said:
What helped with my GHA issues was a sea hare. He mowed my algae issues like a boss. Unfortunately they’ll die with no food. I tried algae sheets with no luck. Had him kept my tank clean for 2-3months until he ran out of food. I could not find a place to rehome him. He just started shrinking until I guess he starved him self to death.

two sea hares did not tiuch

becon776 · Apr 1, 2021

this is after a full month if hands off fluconazole treatment 1st was reeflux 2nd was flux Rx. no skimmer, no gfo, no gac.

becon776 · Apr 2, 2021

what a difference! 24hrs after, as much manual removal as i could do with one brute of nsw. then emptied tabk down to where my FF was swimming diagonal. sprayed all rock with h202 taking care around sps colonies that could not be removed. LPS were removed. Everything is rightly ticked right now. we will see if sps colonies come back.
skimmer back online, CO2 scrubber back online, GAC/GFO back online. Going to Shop to get some chaeto to bring fuge back on line for FULL reverse photo.
Will be making new water to bring 1Gall/day AWC back online, will monitor values (trident) to bring alk/Ca back online.