Lights out for how long

shackman · 03/12/2010, 07:44 PM

How long would you have to have lights off in order to kill every bit of Dino if that would even work. I'm talking like weeks or more

Fish_wiz2 · 03/12/2010, 08:57 PM

Trust me, it can be up to months. I've had dinos live in a barely lit bucket... Is your tank new? I would suggest trying ways to stop growth before eliminating it.

shackman · 03/12/2010, 09:30 PM

my tank has been setup for about 7 months but i don't have anything in it besides rock and a few fish so I will do pretty anything I just don't want to kill my live rock but I guess that is where all the dino lives right?

shackman · 03/12/2010, 09:33 PM

I was wondering what would happen if I took m rock out and left it out of water for a while, would it kill the dino

Fish_wiz2 · 03/13/2010, 12:20 AM

How are your parameters? Your tank is pretty mature but still a bit young IMO.

shackman · 03/13/2010, 02:08 AM

My parameters are good, I have tested over and over again. I just want to get rid of this no matter what it takes since I don't have any corals in it so what do you think? I think I should be able to do more drastic things for that reason not having to worry.

gkb · 03/13/2010, 04:54 AM

Please, do not remove the rock all at once and "kill it." You will have a huge mess on your hands, and no more "live" rock.

Are you using aged water (made up for at least two days, aerated, and brought up to temperature) for typical water changes? If not, you may be creating mini cycles. Changing more water to fix the problem can actually make things progressively worse.

03/12/2010, 07:44 PM	#1
shackman Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 273	Lights out for how long How long would you have to have lights off in order to kill every bit of Dino if that would even work. I'm talking like weeks or more

03/12/2010, 08:57 PM	#2
Fish_wiz2 Mangroves are kool. Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 5,246	Trust me, it can be up to months. I've had dinos live in a barely lit bucket... Is your tank new? I would suggest trying ways to stop growth before eliminating it. __________________ -The Wiz Current Tank Info: Elos Mini Seahorse Tank, 2500 gallon Koi pond

03/13/2010, 12:20 AM	#5
Fish_wiz2 Mangroves are kool. Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 5,246	How are your parameters? Your tank is pretty mature but still a bit young IMO. __________________ -The Wiz Current Tank Info: Elos Mini Seahorse Tank, 2500 gallon Koi pond

03/12/2010, 09:30 PM	#3
shackman Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 273	my tank has been setup for about 7 months but i don't have anything in it besides rock and a few fish so I will do pretty anything I just don't want to kill my live rock but I guess that is where all the dino lives right?

03/12/2010, 09:33 PM	#4
shackman Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 273	I was wondering what would happen if I took m rock out and left it out of water for a while, would it kill the dino

03/13/2010, 02:08 AM	#6
shackman Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 273	My parameters are good, I have tested over and over again. I just want to get rid of this no matter what it takes since I don't have any corals in it so what do you think? I think I should be able to do more drastic things for that reason not having to worry.

03/13/2010, 04:54 AM	#7
gkb Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 118	Please, do not remove the rock all at once and "kill it." You will have a huge mess on your hands, and no more "live" rock. Are you using aged water (made up for at least two days, aerated, and brought up to temperature) for typical water changes? If not, you may be creating mini cycles. Changing more water to fix the problem can actually make things progressively worse.