Where'd Everyone Go...? : (
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j.p. harrington
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im here
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EmilyXLC
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I mean, I know I haven't been here long, but our subforum has always been super lively!
The past couple of weeks have been so quiet on here. I was just wondering if everyone is okay!
The past couple of weeks have been so quiet on here. I was just wondering if everyone is okay!
BHAMR6
Well-Known Member
Now you know how I feel ........ My area used to have all my buddies on everynight chatting it up now all the old ones got out of the hobby and the few new guys dont talk much ..
Thats why I stalk the North Alabama group
Thats why I stalk the North Alabama group
Tomoko Schum
Valuable Member
We just need someone to throw a stone in the pond...
Good to here from you BHAMR6, I was in your area yesterday.We Tammy has been working alot but her and her mom are always here after 5pm.I have been in&out town for work,never know when I am gona be here or gone.My phone also has to go to the shop my email quit working for some reason so I have not had a chance to talk to anyone.
Jason
Jason
beaslbob
2500 Club Member
Just returned from vacation.
slugwall
Active Member
My wife, daughter and I have been getting ready for the great white northern winter... Prep...prep...prep!
Must say though a lull in the silence is cause for waiting for something great to come along!
Prep work on my 55gl to 125gl is taking its toll... Work on it then wait... The "anticipation is making me wait!" And slow going. Unless!!! Some one want to "shell" out a few grand to help a buddy out would be great just sayin lol.
Must say though a lull in the silence is cause for waiting for something great to come along!
Prep work on my 55gl to 125gl is taking its toll... Work on it then wait... The "anticipation is making me wait!" And slow going. Unless!!! Some one want to "shell" out a few grand to help a buddy out would be great
just sayin lol.
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BHAMR6
Well-Known Member
@ Jason & Tammy Yea I figured you was working because I hadn't heard of you getting out of the hobby.. I thought I was going to get out for good then a deal popped up I couldn't resist..
GatorBen
Community Member
I'm here. School is kicking my butt, along with a huge ramp up at work. I'm battling a cyano problem in my reef tank and just started culturing phyto and Rotifers, I hope to be ready for my next batch of clowns. I will try to document the cyano battle. I seldom get answers to my questions but I will do research elsewhere, or just as I go, and document it in case someone could benefit from the info.
Tomoko Schum
Valuable Member
I'd imagine that you'd get quite a few "opinions", if not answers, to your question here.
As a starter, a cyano problem is often a matter of a nutrient level (high NO3 and/or PO4) in your tank, typically brought on by not balancing your bioload to the filtering capacity of your tank. Too much food or too much fish are typically at the base of your problem. You can cut back your feeding, try to do more water changes or increase your filtering capacity (more powerful mechanical filteration, more chaeto in your fuge, GFO in a reactor, etc.)
I suspect that you are feeding your fish pretty well since your big clownfish are spawning.
You can turn off your light for a while (I suppose you'll hear about this from beaslbob) or use Red Slime Remover or Chemi-Pure, but your cyano problem will return unless you take care of your underlying problem.
I am starting to see some cyano over a very shallow sand bed in the front of the tank where I feed my fish. This always happens when I start vodka dosing. If I stop dosing vodka, my fighting Conch and nassarius snails manage to keep my sand very clean. I don't know why they can't keep up with cyano when I dose with vodka. I suppose they may be too drunk to work. Since the sand is more than 3 years old, I am going to replace the sand in the area where cyano is growing. This helped in the past. I keeping my fingers crossed.
JSB
Usually Confused
You crack me up!
Tomoko Schum
Valuable Member
Haha, I'm no good after a glass of wine, you know.
GatorBen
Community Member
Thank you Tomoko for the info. I'm not sure what changed. Everything was going good then Bam! Cyano everywhere. I've actually got cyano in both tanks, reef and clownfish. But it's not as bad in the clownfish tank. I will either tac on to my tank thread or start a new one to provide pics and hopefully put a winning string together to overcome this and help others do the same.
