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ridomart

ridomart

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I just finished treating for ick with hyposalinity. I started bringing my tank back up (at 1.012 now),when I cleaned the power heads & had one shooting into the sand for about an hour before I noticed it .After 3 days it hasen't cleared up at all, in fact its getting a greenish tint to it. Nitrates,nitrites,& ph are great, thought it would have cleared by now. Power heads still moving water, should I turn them off? What would make the water green all of a sudden (algae) but why? How can I clean it up?
 
hot883

hot883

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Originally Posted by perk3211
try to get the salinity up to 1.022-1.025.
Catchy color.
But, don't bring it back to fast. is it the water or the inside of the glass? Whats your lighting schedule?
 
gkirgezmis

gkirgezmis

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I had the same proble three weeks ago. my tank started getting greenish when I started hypo and as I decreade the salinity it got wost and wost. I could be able to see the fish hardly in my tank.
I added phosphate remover, three bags that came in one box, in my sump and uv sterilizer, it worked perfect.
Now the water is crystal clear.
I attached the pictures of my tank, before and after adding uv and phosphate remover.
By the way can some body help me to get rid of this ich thing. I fed up with it already.
:mad: :mad:
I still continue hypoThe stubborn ich hasn't gone yet and makes me frustrated.


 
scubadoo

scubadoo

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Originally Posted by RiDoMart
I just finished treating for ick with hyposalinity. I started bringing my tank back up (at 1.012 now),when I cleaned the power heads & had one shooting into the sand for about an hour before I noticed it .After 3 days it hasen't cleared up at all, in fact its getting a greenish tint to it. Nitrates,nitrites,& ph are great, thought it would have cleared by now. Power heads still moving water, should I turn them off? What would make the water green all of a sudden (algae) but why? How can I clean it up?
To answer your question why...If you treated with hyposalinity in your display tank you also killed off most if not all of those sand sifting good creatures that live in your substrate and on live rock. Remember, hypo is an effective treatment against ALL inverts ...including the good ones. not surprising to see a decrease in water quality. ALways best to treat outside the system. if possible.
 
ridomart

ridomart

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I cut back on my lighting from 12 hr to 8 hr.Now that you mention about killing off the good bacteria it makes since. how would I go about reseeding the sand. Would just putting the live rock back after I reach 1.025 be enough? As far as getting rid of ick just keep up with the hypo,best way to go . Make sure you use a refractometer, !.009. & wait 30 days after the last ick is gone.
 
beth

beth

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Yes, the sand will be reseeded with LR. And all of your nitrifying bacteria is in tack. I would not worry overmuch unless you have a DSB. Do you?
Adding detritovores is always a good thing! If you want to add a really good detritovore, try spaghetti worms! Google will help you out with finding them.
 
scubadoo

scubadoo

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Originally Posted by RiDoMart
I cut back on my lighting from 12 hr to 8 hr.Now that you mention about killing off the good bacteria it makes since. how would I go about reseeding the sand. Would just putting the live rock back after I reach 1.025 be enough? As far as getting rid of ick just keep up with the hypo,best way to go . Make sure you use a refractometer, !.009. & wait 30 days after the last ick is gone.
You did not kiil off bacteria...just any inverts that live in the substrate.
 
ridomart

ridomart

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Beth,I do have a deep sand bed, About 3 i/2 inches. Why? Can I add the spaghetti worms now or wait untill I've reached 1.025 ?
 
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dogpoor

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gkirgezmis
Went through the same thing. Followed every step you did. Finally after a lot of research for and against I tried garlic. WORKED LIKE A CHARM!!!!! Have been ick free for 6 months now. Good luck.
 
gkirgezmis

gkirgezmis

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Originally Posted by RiDoMart
gkirgezmis, where do you get the phosphate remover bags? Thanks.

RiDoMart I'm sorry for not responding you on time. I didn't check the message board for long time.
I got the phosphate remover from local petlands dicount store. I don't know if giving a store name is allowed in this site though.
I hope you this will be helpfull for you. Again, I'm sorry for the late response.
 
ridomart

ridomart

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No problem, I appreciate the help. I've got Rowa phos in the tank with a filter sock also, not doing a lot? Still pretty dence green. Got the salt up to 1.020 so far. I wonder if when I get the salt up to 1.025 if I put the live rock back if that will help?
 
ridomart

ridomart

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Running a protein skimmer, moved the power heads lower (5 total), clean the sock daily. Doesn't seem to be doing any good. I've got about 50 lbs of home made rock in there, maybe I should clean it & see if thats making it stay green? It's not clearing up a bit. Been changing about 7 gal of water every other day, at a loss.
 
scubadoo

scubadoo

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Originally Posted by RiDoMart
Running a protein skimmer, moved the power heads lower (5 total), clean the sock daily. Doesn't seem to be doing any good. I've got about 50 lbs of home made rock in there, maybe I should clean it & see if thats making it stay green? It's not clearing up a bit. Been changing about 7 gal of water every other day, at a loss.
You have an algae bloom caused by excessive nutrients. many sources including overfeeding, using tap water (can contain nutrients), heavy bioload, damaged bio-filter, no clean-up crew. Identify the source take corrective action and it should clear up.
 
ridomart

ridomart

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ScubaDoo, You are right ,I have no clean up crew because I did a hypo treatment, I'm in the prosses of bringing it back, 1.020 right now . will be about 1.o23 monday, you think I can put my live rock & clean up crew back then?
 
scubadoo

scubadoo

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Yes......the live rock and inverts play a role in the overall health of your system. You removed two vital parts for a good reason...but it will cause water quality issues.
 
scubadoo

scubadoo

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The power heads that disturbed the substrate probably stirred things up enough to cause the bloom. You probably lost most of the sandsifters when you dropped the salinity and removal of the live rock and cleanup crew further added to the problem. I believe all of this caused your algae bloom. Perhaps if the powerheads did not stir the substrate the bloom maybe would not have happened. Several variables though contributed IMO.
Once you stabilize the system and return the live roxk and cleanup crew the problem will probably go away. It may take a few days or a couple weeks...all depends.
JMO
 
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