Losing corals!!! - Page 2

Putty · 07/25/2012, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by faisal629

sorry for your loss, do you do carbon dosing?

Thanks!! I can live with losing the corals. As long as my fish remain good I am OK.

I have 2 TLF reactors. One is running phosban pellets and the other is running BRS 0.8 carbon. The carbon reactor is off because as the carbon started to get dirty, the pump started to make a noise that made watching TV not so fun.

faisal629 · 07/25/2012, 01:05 PM

i ment if you dose viniger or vodka, cause i think i read in some cases it will cause cyno.

Cloudburst2000 · 07/25/2012, 01:10 PM

Looks like you have a pretty heavy bioload for a 72g aquarium. That is probably where much of your excess nutrients are coming from. A larger bioload requires more on-hands upkeep from the aquarist. I would continue doing weekly/bi-weekly water changes after the cyano is knocked out or I fear you will run into the same problem yet again.

Putty · 07/25/2012, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Cloudburst2000

Looks like you have a pretty heavy bioload for a 72g aquarium. That is probably where much of your excess nutrients are coming from. A larger bioload requires more on-hands upkeep from the aquarist. I would continue doing weekly/bi-weekly water changes after the cyano is knocked out or I fear you will run into the same problem yet again.

This could very well be the cause...I'll tell you why. Seemed like my hands were in the tank everyday due to my Urchin knocking things around. I finally said I'm done. I went a month or better without going in. I'd top the tank off cause of evaporation and feed. Or use my magnets to clean the glass.
I figured I was doing the tank a favor by "just letting it run" while instead was harming it.

07/25/2012, 01:05 PM	#27
faisal629 Coolest Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Chicago Posts: 727	i ment if you dose viniger or vodka, cause i think i read in some cases it will cause cyno. __________________ - Syed (Middle name is Faisal) 60G DT (google Faisal's 60 cube) 40B FT (google Faisal's 40B frag tank)

07/25/2012, 01:10 PM	#28
Cloudburst2000 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 1,485	Looks like you have a pretty heavy bioload for a 72g aquarium. That is probably where much of your excess nutrients are coming from. A larger bioload requires more on-hands upkeep from the aquarist. I would continue doing weekly/bi-weekly water changes after the cyano is knocked out or I fear you will run into the same problem yet again.