Came back from vacation... - Page 2

ryeguyy84 · 07/04/2013, 06:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cincyjim

I'm leaving soon for a week of vacation and now I'm worried after seeing this. My plan is to lay out the food in daily doses for the sitter to use, no more-no less. I'm hoping that will do the trick to keep from overfeeding the tank. I do love your tank though!

I don't think this was just over feeding.

When I came back there were a few things that went wrong that I think set this off.

1) I just remembered this recently but a week or so before I left I noticed there was an accumulation of bubble algae on the back wall. I know it was from the piece of rock I got from a guy that was getting out of the hobby. I scraped them all off with a razor blade then did a small water change.

2) I was running bio pellets for a little over a year with no issues. When I came back the pellets were stuck together and the pump was still going.

3) no water changes for 3 weeks with 1 and 2 going on.

4) no one emptied the skimmer cup so it just filled then dumped back into the tank.

so those are some things to think about.

ryeguyy84 · 07/06/2013, 04:58 PM

Latest update to give hope to future bubble algae victims

There's a little branch of something growing here:

Above is the GSP I found in the back growing in the bubble algae. I actually rinsed in the cold tap water and its doing just fine haha

ryeguyy84 · 07/06/2013, 04:59 PM

Double post

ryeguyy84 · 07/15/2013, 07:20 PM

Today's take:

And I cleaned off a rock:

BlindZide · 07/15/2013, 07:43 PM

Images aren't showing up.....I wanna see the progress!!!!

BlindZide · 07/15/2013, 07:44 PM

I copied and paste into browser. What is the first pic of? Looks like the bubble algae has gotten smaller!

Nice Job!

tallball158 · 07/15/2013, 08:13 PM

It's looking a lot better!

ryeguyy84 · 07/16/2013, 05:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlindZide

I copied and paste into browser. What is the first pic of? Looks like the bubble algae has gotten smaller!

Nice Job!

First pic are the bubbles I picked off the rock on the bottom of my water change container. It's starting to look like a normal tank in the right side, now I just need to work on the back and left sides.

I'm pulling bubbles about every 3 days now and running a ton of GFO (see pic) and skimming pretty wet. ImageUploadedByTapatalk1374018642.401860.jpg

Thanks everyone, I'll be reporting my progress every once in a while until all the bubbles are gone.

Also fun fact, if you drop a bubble in really hot water it explodes. In case anyone's bored haha.

BlindZide · 07/17/2013, 11:17 AM

I will remember that if I ever get some bubble algae.

Normalaquatics · 07/17/2013, 12:59 PM

looks much better. When you do waterchanges siphon out as much as you can.

ryeguyy84 · 07/18/2013, 10:59 AM

Yeah I'm using 1/4 airline for my water changes. I can suck out one bubble at a time. For the back wall I used 1/2 hose and just go for it.

ryeguyy84 · 08/01/2013, 04:04 PM

Hi all, I'm back for an update.

It's almost starting to look normal again

I found this guy encapsulated in bubbles, I think it will pull through

If not I started another colony on a different rock a while back. The bubbles weren't so bad over here

I also may have aggregated my acans, I had to pull them off the rock they were attached to so I carefully cut the attachment with a razor. Hopefully that will heal up nice.

Ill update again soon.

ryeguyy84 · 08/01/2013, 04:08 PM

Oh and I thought this was kinda cool. This coral, I think it's a pink lemonaid, was growing over the bubble algae.

07/06/2013, 04:58 PM	#27
ryeguyy84 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,753	Latest update to give hope to future bubble algae victims There's a little branch of something growing here: Above is the GSP I found in the back growing in the bubble algae. I actually rinsed in the cold tap water and its doing just fine haha __________________ Current tank: 90G mixed reef. Current Tank Info: 90 gallon

07/06/2013, 04:59 PM	#28
ryeguyy84 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,753	Double post __________________ Current tank: 90G mixed reef. Current Tank Info: 90 gallon

07/15/2013, 07:20 PM	#29
ryeguyy84 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,753	Today's take: And I cleaned off a rock: __________________ Current tank: 90G mixed reef. Current Tank Info: 90 gallon

07/15/2013, 07:43 PM	#30
BlindZide Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 1,273	Images aren't showing up.....I wanna see the progress!!!! __________________ ~Trent Biocube 14 Mixed Reef 75G LPS Reef

07/15/2013, 07:44 PM	#31
BlindZide Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 1,273	I copied and paste into browser. What is the first pic of? Looks like the bubble algae has gotten smaller! Nice Job! __________________ ~Trent Biocube 14 Mixed Reef 75G LPS Reef

07/15/2013, 08:13 PM	#32
tallball158 Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: South Carolina Posts: 456	It's looking a lot better!

07/17/2013, 11:17 AM	#34
BlindZide Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 1,273	I will remember that if I ever get some bubble algae. __________________ ~Trent Biocube 14 Mixed Reef 75G LPS Reef

07/17/2013, 12:59 PM	#35
Normalaquatics Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: CT Posts: 75	looks much better. When you do waterchanges siphon out as much as you can.

07/18/2013, 10:59 AM	#36
ryeguyy84 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,753	Yeah I'm using 1/4 airline for my water changes. I can suck out one bubble at a time. For the back wall I used 1/2 hose and just go for it. __________________ Current tank: 90G mixed reef. Current Tank Info: 90 gallon

08/01/2013, 04:04 PM	#37
ryeguyy84 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,753	Hi all, I'm back for an update. It's almost starting to look normal again I found this guy encapsulated in bubbles, I think it will pull through If not I started another colony on a different rock a while back. The bubbles weren't so bad over here I also may have aggregated my acans, I had to pull them off the rock they were attached to so I carefully cut the attachment with a razor. Hopefully that will heal up nice. Ill update again soon. __________________ Current tank: 90G mixed reef. Current Tank Info: 90 gallon

08/01/2013, 04:08 PM	#38
ryeguyy84 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,753	Oh and I thought this was kinda cool. This coral, I think it's a pink lemonaid, was growing over the bubble algae. __________________ Current tank: 90G mixed reef. Current Tank Info: 90 gallon