I’m gonna start dosing vibrant reef at 1ml per 10 gallons every other week as I don’t have a bad problem with algae, but as I started with dry rock and sand I’ve been in the ‘ugly phase’ for a while and wanted some extra beneficial bacteria to help out. I have a fuge with chaeto growing well, I’ve read it can harm the chaeto, is this low dose ok to leave the chaeto in the fuge with out killing it as I assume if the chaeto dies all the bad stuff will be released back into the water any help appreciated
Vibrant and chaeto
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BlennyTime
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It will probably kill the chaeto and release the nutrients back into the tank. I’d remove the chaeto, if you were planning to start dosing that.
Of course, you could try a low dose and carefully monitor what happens if you wanted.
Of course, you could try a low dose and carefully monitor what happens if you wanted.
BlennyTime
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If you had a quarantine tank you could keep it there. But without nitrates/phosphates to consume, not sure how long it would last.
Its not very expensive, at least around here, so personally I would just toss it. If you have a local reef club, someone would probably give you some for free when you are ready.
Its not very expensive, at least around here, so personally I would just toss it. If you have a local reef club, someone would probably give you some for free when you are ready.
Uncle99
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Vibrant is aggressive......remove macros....otherwise is going to die and pollute your tank.
Increase in N and P, possible.....so different everyone’s export ability....I would just watch the numbers and if they rise, you can use Nopox to manage N, but run your skimmer always, and a GFO to bind P.
Vibrant does not replicate in reef aquarium, so your “benefical” addition is only temporary.
It will also kill (or seems to) coralline algae.
If you want to increase your beneficial bacteria, I would consider carbon dose.
As you know, only use 100% clean chaeto, otherwise you’ll have a ton of crap you don’t want.
Increase in N and P, possible.....so different everyone’s export ability....I would just watch the numbers and if they rise, you can use Nopox to manage N, but run your skimmer always, and a GFO to bind P.
Vibrant does not replicate in reef aquarium, so your “benefical” addition is only temporary.
It will also kill (or seems to) coralline algae.
If you want to increase your beneficial bacteria, I would consider carbon dose.
As you know, only use 100% clean chaeto, otherwise you’ll have a ton of crap you don’t want.
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