question about using chemiclean

Nina51 · 10/09/2014, 06:19 PM

for those who have used this to treat their tank for cyano, is it necessary to siphon as much as possible before using or will it work as well if i leave some of the nasty patches on the sand bed?

the only reason i ask is because i fell a couple of weeks ago (i knew that chandelier in the ceiling wouldn't last forever

), broke a bone in my shoulder and my arm is in a sling. boo hiss!

if i must siphon, i will find a way but it sure would make things easier if i didn't have to.

disc1 · 10/09/2014, 06:53 PM

It would really help if you could. All that cyano dieing is going to release a lot of nutrients. I wish i lived closer i would come siphon it for you.

Nina51 · 10/09/2014, 07:03 PM

and i would let you, david! hehe

i'll do what i can, left-handed. i won't be able to get it all but i can get the heaviest spots.

Fibinotchi · 10/09/2014, 07:27 PM

You will need to do a large water change anyways so just have that ready to go in case you cant get a lot of siphoning done.

Nina51 · 10/09/2014, 07:44 PM

yup, i have 2 big brute cans full of water all mixed up and ready to go. i plan to add the chemiclean tomorrow morning and do a big water change sunday morning.

that brings me to another question...my dt is 75g. i have a 35g sump. i have about 90# of live rock in my dt and my sump/fuge is pretty full of rock, too. is there a good way to estimate the amount of gallons i'll be treating or do i just go with 110g total volume?

10/09/2014, 06:19 PM	#1
Nina51 biggliest cofveve champ Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: 5th floor, Illinois, gewgaw expert Posts: 3,506	question about using chemiclean for those who have used this to treat their tank for cyano, is it necessary to siphon as much as possible before using or will it work as well if i leave some of the nasty patches on the sand bed? the only reason i ask is because i fell a couple of weeks ago (i knew that chandelier in the ceiling wouldn't last forever ), broke a bone in my shoulder and my arm is in a sling. boo hiss! if i must siphon, i will find a way but it sure would make things easier if i didn't have to. __________________ of all the things i've lost, i miss my gary the most. Never hold your farts in. They travel up your spine into your brain, and that is where crappy ideas come from. Current Tank Info: i gave my reef away and i feel like a bird out of a cage!!

10/09/2014, 06:53 PM	#2
disc1 -RT * ln(k) Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Little Rock Posts: 9,705	It would really help if you could. All that cyano dieing is going to release a lot of nutrients. I wish i lived closer i would come siphon it for you. __________________ David Current Tank: Undergoing reconstruction...

10/09/2014, 07:03 PM	#3
Nina51 biggliest cofveve champ Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: 5th floor, Illinois, gewgaw expert Posts: 3,506	and i would let you, david! hehe i'll do what i can, left-handed. i won't be able to get it all but i can get the heaviest spots. __________________ of all the things i've lost, i miss my gary the most. Never hold your farts in. They travel up your spine into your brain, and that is where crappy ideas come from. Current Tank Info: i gave my reef away and i feel like a bird out of a cage!!

10/09/2014, 07:27 PM	#4
Fibinotchi Upstanding Citizen Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 650	You will need to do a large water change anyways so just have that ready to go in case you cant get a lot of siphoning done. __________________ Accepting donations for fish and coral food. PM me.

10/09/2014, 07:44 PM	#5
Nina51 biggliest cofveve champ Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: 5th floor, Illinois, gewgaw expert Posts: 3,506	yup, i have 2 big brute cans full of water all mixed up and ready to go. i plan to add the chemiclean tomorrow morning and do a big water change sunday morning. that brings me to another question...my dt is 75g. i have a 35g sump. i have about 90# of live rock in my dt and my sump/fuge is pretty full of rock, too. is there a good way to estimate the amount of gallons i'll be treating or do i just go with 110g total volume? __________________ of all the things i've lost, i miss my gary the most. Never hold your farts in. They travel up your spine into your brain, and that is where crappy ideas come from. Current Tank Info: i gave my reef away and i feel like a bird out of a cage!!