Emergancy questions needed NOW

[misskitty]

Okay. So if you have read a couple of my post, then you know how I hate water changes. BUT! I have algea problem thats gone out of control! So, I have to do a quick 10% water change fo a 29 gal tank. With some scubbin. Heres what I need:
I need to scub LR, so is it safe to do it in the old water that I am taking it out of, and then rinse it with tap? Or am I going about this wrong? If so whats the best way to scub the LR.
Also, to "airate" the water how long before I add it back? Since I dont have a water air tester thingy doobob. But I do I have a bubble wand in the back for the "curtain effect".
And lastly, I have the following corals, where do you think is the best place for them in the tank with pc retro fit light for eclipse bio wheel would be?
LEATHER CABBAGE
METALLIC STIPPED MUSHROOMS
GREEN STAR POLYPS
RICORDIA (GREEN)
I know thats a lot of questions but I need them all answerd asap since I am doing this NOW!
Thanks so much you guys and gals!
Moshie moshie
Kitty

 

[nacl-man]

If you need to scrub your LR then do so in the old tank water... no need to rinse it under the tap when you are done IMO.
Water should be aerated for 24 hours to make sure the salt is properly dissolved and the PH and all that stuff stabilizes.

 

[misskitty]

My heads thinking the same about the no rinse thing. But here is why I am worried.
You know how if you pop bubble algea it will spead like wild fire? Well if I scrub it and make the spores spread and dont rinse it off, and then I go put in my tank, did I spread the spores all over the rock to be seeded?
This is whats worrying me!:help: :scared:

 

[chandler04]

You should use nutrawater. Bottled seawater, ready for water changes. Great stuff, expensive to fill a tank, but good for water change. What type of algae do you have anyway? Cuz if it is coralline, like purple and red stuff, then that is a very good thing. Or, is it just uky and brown? Be careful with the rocks, or you could kill em. K

 

[nacl-man]

Perhaps make a fresh saltwater solution to rinse? My worry is that with all the scrubbing and rinsing you are going to have a lot of die off which will start another cycle and then you have a whole different problem to deal with.

 

[jkvjl]

Why do you hate Water Changes so much?:thinking:

 

[lionstorm]

can't answer your coral question, trying to think about the live rock...hmmm...
I have really bad algae on mine and its pretty hard to get rid of. What kind of clean up crew do you have?
As far as algae eaters go I would recommend: sally lightfoots, turbos, and conchs are pretty good. I have an old sea urchin in my aquarium about the size of a baseball who loves algae, a pencil sea urchin. They are quite amazing to watch them go around eating off the rocks. They may eat corals though so that wouldn't work....
Well I'm out of ideas, I know that these guys are right about the scrubbing thing though, I don't think you'll be making things better by scrubbing your rock really hard (not to mention it'll be tedious, you'll always have spores in your tank, no matter what)
I would recommend some algae eaters and to clean the glass use either a scraper or a razor blade (just don't clean the corners with the razor blade) good luck hope that helps

 

[belothsurf]

Sounds like you are trying to fix the symptoms and not the cause.......cut back on your feeding, cut back on your lighting....you may want to even go a few days with very little lighting to arrest the growth of your "crop" of algea. Unfortunately, water changes are really unavoidable. Try this....get you a 30 gal rubbermaid conatainer and fill it with saltwater.....every other day take out a gallon of water out of your display....get an empty plastic gallon size milk jug and fill it with the saltwater, poke a small hole in the bottom and sit it on the corner of your tank. You're done! Takes 5 minutes max. That way you are doing a 10 % change a week and that will help with your nitrates. BTW, what are your nitrates?