I've been running an upgraded 14 gallon biocube for about 2 years. I have 2 clownfish and 2 shrimp and have purchased a Nuvu 20 to be their new home. The tank is used and had been broken down after a battle with bryopsis. I am running a vinegar bath in it now. I have been searching the web and found information about battling it in an existing tank, but no information about how clean a tank to reuse it after bryopsis. I will be using new dry rock and new sand. The pump in the tank is an mj1200 and is also running in the bath. I have the intank media baskets soaking also. Is there anything else I need to do? Thank you.
Thanks for the add. Question about Bryopsis.
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I will say welcome although it looks as if you've been a member for a while. I would think running vinegar through it, rinsing it well and letting dry thoroughly would do the trick. But please wait for others to chime in and/or offer other suggestions.
yup there should be no problems if you killed it all.
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Did you use the fluconazole treatment?
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Did you use the fluconazole treatment?
The vinegar won't do a lot for the bryopsis... on the assumption that your not reusing any rock / sand etc from the bryopsis ridden tank and if it's stood dry for a while then a good clean of all the glass should be enough to get rid. If you are using anything or it's not stood dry for any amount of time (less than a month or so) I'd nuke everything with hydrogen peroxide.
As there's no livestock and the tank still has to cycle, perfect opportunity to get some strong stuff and give everything a 48hr bath... if you can get the 35% H2o2 then I'd go 10/90 with RO. If it's the pharmacy 6% stuff then I'd go about 50/50.
It'll destroy all algae traces and any cyano or other nasties persisting.
Just wear gloves if you're handling string H2o2... it's a potent oxidiser!!
Lol... sorry, missed the bit about using new sand / rock... if it were me I'd still nuke with H2o2.
Thats what you want.
Where are you based? I'm in the UK and we can get up to 9% over the counter at any pharmacy.
Failing that 12% is easy to come by on eBay.
Failing that 12% is easy to come by on eBay.
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After 2 days in vinegar bath. I spent about 1 1/2 cleaning the tank, media racks, return lines (inside and out) and the pump till all sparkled like new. Tank is now running in a hydrogen peroxide bath with the 3% solution. Going to try a pharmacy for the stronger solution as a pet shop owner told me they used to have it, but the pharmacy was closed at that time. Will add it for a little extra oomph just to be safe.
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Based in USA. Good to know about ebay.
More is not always better.
Hmmmm not sure...
more bhp = better car
More sq ft = better house
More gallons = better tank
More money = better life
Lol... only kidding. On a serious note, if you can get food grade h202 then all the better... pharmacy stuff has a stabilising agent, usually an acid, added whereas food grade is in effect h202 diluted in RO. I'd go for lower h202 % without stabiliser rather than a higher % with it.
Hope that makes sense?
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