Vibrant by UWC testing

saltyfilmfolks · Dec 4, 2016

jason2459 said:
I agree but they (po4) actually do swing daily, not just attributed to test error, and I can consistently track that change through test kits and just as reliably watching my duncan. It hates shifts if PO4.

clearly were on the same page actually. poorly written on my part. po4 does swing naturally and hobbiest test do err slightly, and yes, i watch the coral too.
odd product all in all.

Ewilson · Dec 5, 2016

The vibrant has worked really well on my diatoms and hair algae, but I do think the cyano is feeding on the algae that is dying off and in turn will die off itself

jason2459 · Dec 5, 2016

Day 8 3z doses @ 60ml total

Seems some receding has occurred. Glass film algae is coming back daily it seems where normally I have to clean it off every 2-3 days.

Next, 4th, dose is Wednesday

Brew12 · Dec 5, 2016

jason2459 said:
Day 8 3z doses @ 60ml total

Seems some receding has occurred. Glass film algae is coming back daily it seems where normally I have to clean it off every 2-3 days.

Next, 4th, dose is Wednesday

That's interesting. Do I understand correctly your glass algae is getting worse, not better?

jason2459 · Dec 5, 2016

Sort of by request but taking the request a step further

jason2459 · Dec 5, 2016

Brew12 said:
That's interesting. Do I understand correctly your glass algae is getting worse, not better?

Yes, so far. I had to clean it yesterday, the day before, and again tonight.

jason2459 · Dec 6, 2016

Day 9 3doses @ 60ml total

Seems about the same maybe will have to compare pictures

Glass after cleaning last night

And back to needing cleaning tonight

jason2459 · Dec 7, 2016

Day 10 3x doses @ 60ml total

Will dose the 4th 20ml dose tonight

Seems like a small amount of progress again tonight. Had a lot of film algae on the glass tonight and cleaned it again.

jason2459 · Dec 7, 2016

jason2459;24850091 said:
Sort of by request but taking the request a step further

At 24 hours the tank water with 5ml Vibrant added to it was interesting vs the tank water with no Vibrant added.

At 48 hours its rather impressive.

jason2459 · Dec 8, 2016

And I can't find that pm again so to reply to the original request.

No I have not found any kind of film forming on the top of the water with rodi in it and 5ml vibrant added.

jason2459 · Dec 8, 2016

Day 11 4x doses @ 80ml total

Daily glass cleaning continues. Algae above pump still looking good.

Cyano is still pushing back

jason2459 · Dec 8, 2016

jason2459 said:
Sort of by request but taking the request a step further

I didn't get near enough time to go through all those like I wanted. I just ran out of time each night. But it was cool to see what I saw all the same and will share some of it. Wish I had the time but my eyes kept shutting on me each night.

There was a marked difference in bacterial counts though between those samples that had the extra overdose of the 5ml of vibrant added vs those that didn't get it.

I did try and see what I could at 4 hours, 24 hours, and 48 hours.
4hrs after adding vibrant I didn't notice much of a difference between tank water, tank water w/ 5ml vibrant added, and rodi w/ 5ml vibrant added.

Some photos

a sponge forming

RODI_5ml_Vibrant_4hrs-0002 by Jason, on Flickr

many things didn't like the rodi water

RODI_5ml_Vibrant_4hrs-0003 by Jason, on Flickr

bacteria didn't seem to care

RODI_5ml_Vibrant_4hrs-0005 by Jason, on Flickr

nor did some of the diatoms

RODI_5ml_Vibrant_4hrs-0006 by Jason, on Flickr

RODI_5ml_Vibrant_4hrs-0008 by Jason, on Flickr

this one didn't make it

RODI_5ml_Vibrant_4hrs-0010 by Jason, on Flickr

jason2459 · Dec 8, 2016

Tank water w/ 5ml of vibrant and with out at 4 hour looked similar

Some pics

TankWater_5mlVibrant_4hrs-0002 by Jason, on Flickr

twisting strand of cyano

TankWater_5mlVibrant_4hrs-0003 by Jason, on Flickr

red and now green Christmas themed cyano

TankWater_5mlVibrant_4hrs-0007 by Jason, on Flickr

Nice and lively. Here's a walking ciliate

TankWater_5mlVibrant_4hrs-0011 by Jason, on Flickr

TankWater_5mlVibrant_4hrs-0017 by Jason, on Flickr

TankWater_5mlVibrant_4hrs-0018 by Jason, on Flickr

jason2459 · Dec 8, 2016

At 24 hours I could start to see a difference between the sample with 5ml Vibrant added vs the one with out.

Tank water 24 hours later no extra vibrant added looked normal and normal amounts of bacteria moving around. Algae still looking pretty good. Some dead but there was some at 4 hours too.

TankWater_24hrs-0001 by Jason, on Flickr

Some cool life still rumaging around

TankWater_24hrs-0016 by Jason, on Flickr

hello

TankWater_24hrs-0007 by Jason, on Flickr

TankWater_24hrs-0018 by Jason, on Flickr

TankWater_24hrs-0023 by Jason, on Flickr

TankWater_24hrs-0024 by Jason, on Flickr

jason2459 · Dec 8, 2016

at 24hours with 5ml of Vibrant added seemed to have markedly more bacteria and the algae seemed less healthy if that makes sense. Still plenty of other life moving around.

TankWater_5mlVibrant_24hrs-0001 by Jason, on Flickr

TankWater_5mlVibrant_24hrs-0002 by Jason, on Flickr

TankWater_5mlVibrant_24hrs-0003 by Jason, on Flickr

TankWater_5mlVibrant_24hrs-0007 by Jason, on Flickr

TankWater_5mlVibrant_24hrs-0008 by Jason, on Flickr

TankWater_5mlVibrant_24hrs-0010 by Jason, on Flickr

TankWater_5mlVibrant_24hrs-0012 by Jason, on Flickr

TankWater_5mlVibrant_24hrs-0013 by Jason, on Flickr

TankWater_5mlVibrant_24hrs-0014 by Jason, on Flickr

jason2459 · Dec 8, 2016

TankWater_5mlVibrant_24hrs-0016 by Jason, on Flickr

TankWater_5mlVibrant_24hrs-0022 by Jason, on Flickr

TankWater_5mlVibrant_24hrs-0024 by Jason, on Flickr

TankWater_5mlVibrant_24hrs-0025 by Jason, on Flickr

TankWater_5mlVibrant_24hrs-0031 by Jason, on Flickr

TankWater_5mlVibrant_24hrs-0032 by Jason, on Flickr

This was a cool video. Seeing the algae cells moved around and an expansion of something at the beginning

looks like you have to click on this picture to bring up the video

TankWater_5mlVibrant_24hrs_17 by Jason, on Flickr

jason2459 · Dec 8, 2016

NOW at 48 hours the difference between with and with out 5ml Vibrant was drastic. It was most impressive how much bacteria was in the sample with 5ml of Vibrant added. Keep in mind that would be a massive amount if scaled up to a full size tank. It's like a 2.5oz cup with 5ml of Vibrant added...

48 hours tank water sample
Healthy algae still looks healthy. Nice amount of life moving around still. Pods etc.

TankWater_48hrs-0001 by Jason, on Flickr

TankWater_48hrs-0003 by Jason, on Flickr

TankWater_48hrs-0004 by Jason, on Flickr

TankWater_48hrs-0005 by Jason, on Flickr

TankWater_48hrs-0007 by Jason, on Flickr

TankWater_48hrs-0008 by Jason, on Flickr

TankWater_48hrs-0010 by Jason, on Flickr

TankWater_48hrs-0011 by Jason, on Flickr

TankWater_48hrs-0013 by Jason, on Flickr

TankWater_48hrs-0014 by Jason, on Flickr

TankWater_48hrs-0015 by Jason, on Flickr

jason2459 · Dec 8, 2016

With 5ml of Vibrant added @ 48 hours there was not a spot that I could not find a lot of bacteria at every focal level when using a higher power lens

here's a video but the video can't record as high of a resolution as I'd like and doesn't show as well the crazy amount of bacteria that was visible while watching

but it still shows a lot. Will have to click on them to see the video.

TankWater_5mlVibrant_48hrs_04 by Jason, on Flickr

RODI_5ml_Vibrant48hrs_02 by Jason, on Flickr

RODI_5ml_Vibrant48hrs_03 by Jason, on Flickr

The normally moving around cyano was rather slugish and so was the dino that was just sitting there

TankWater_5mlVibrant_48hrs_05 by Jason, on Flickr

TankWater_5mlVibrant_48hrs_07 by Jason, on Flickr