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Sure thing. That's what I do.

Originally Posted by melev

Actually, dosing full strength is best. I've used it many times over the years, and even once I used it 200% of what was recommended to kill the stuff. I never had any losses from it. That being said, I would strongly recommend you siphon out as much as you can before you treat to reduce the volume of its presence. Having a large amount of it die in your tank may cause strange results like turning the water pink (you don't want that). So siphon out a lot, then treat.

And you can follow the guidelines I posted on my site here, as it applies the same: http://www.melevsreef.com/node/62

Ewww pink water. I`ll be dosing a full strength once my water is ready. Thank you for the tip on siphoning, I`ll make sure to do it extra thoroughly. I can`t wait for this stuff to be gone. Thanks for the link too.

Actually, dosing full strength is best. I've used it many times over the years, and even once I used it 200% of what was recommended to kill the stuff. I never had any losses from it. That being said, I would strongly recommend you siphon out as much as you can before you treat to reduce the volume of its presence. Having a large amount of it die in your tank may cause strange results like turning the water pink (you don't want that). So siphon out a lot, then treat.

And you can follow the guidelines I posted on my site here, as it applies the same: http://www.melevsreef.com/node/62

Originally Posted by melev

What are you using to combat cyano? Here's my article with your options: http://www.reefaddicts.com/content.p...-get-rid-of-it

Because my cyano was caused by overfeeding, bad sitter, bad, I knew what the cause was and could guess the trigger. I first focused on manual removal of the extra food in the tank, then water changes (increased frequency and size) and manual removal. Both skimmers were tuned to pull wetter skimmate. I already use filter socks and as a result I have to change them right after I siphon and blow off the rocks and I swap them again after about 7 hours. The feedings were cut down in quantity as well; autofeeder, nori, and meaty foods.

After working on cleaning up the tank, I've been focusing on bigger water changes (10% volume vs 6% and every 10 days vs every 3) and getting my parameters all back into line. My parameters are back where they should be and have been there for nearly two weeks. They were very unbalanced when I got home from holidays; low Mg, high Ca, low dKH. I tried doing weekly black outs on weeks 1-5 (July & August) and it had zero effect so I gave up on it.

Up until Monday morning I was fairly confident I was getting ahead of it, but alas. This week I've been siphoning daily, an increase, and the cyano has moved off the rocks onto the sand in a big way. So I stepped up my game. I gestured threateningly at my tank. The tank just sat there, so I brought out the Chemi-Clean and told it to smarten up.

Nah, I'm joking, I'm making water now to dose my tank with Chemi-Clean. I figure its been a fair 8 weeks with only marginal turnaround, it's time for more serious measures before everything else gets smothered. I do however hesitate to dose at full strength though so I'm still doing a bit of research on what is an appropriate weakened dosage.

Originally Posted by gettareef

Great fish shots, esp the tangs (my favorite). Everyone looks colorful and healthy. The one shot taken from the side really shows just how HUGE and open your tank is. Why the SPS in the fuge? Or is that your grow out area?

Thank you very much. They're all hams, so much so its kind of hard to see INTO the tank sometimes.

SPS are in the refugium because I don't yet know where I want to put them in the display.

What are you using to combat cyano? Here's my article with your options: http://www.reefaddicts.com/content.p...-get-rid-of-it

Great fish shots, esp the tangs (my favorite). Everyone looks colorful and healthy. The one shot taken from the side really shows just how HUGE and open your tank is. Why the SPS in the fuge? Or is that your grow out area?

Thanks!

I should have been clearer, the top down shots, are from before my vacation. I think they are from March or April. I posted some new ones today and it gives a better idea of what I'm dealing with.

Just spotted your blog, Michika. Hang in there - it'll get better. In the pictures, there's not so much cyano as the brown stuff that looks like serious thick diatoms. I've got a bit of that in my sandbed as well currently.

Definitely need to train your sitter better. Not everyone is cut out for this job.

Nice! Love that school of Yellow Tangs.

Nice update. Glad to see all is well.

Wow, that's all I can say. It's going to really look spectacular after it's had a couple years to grow in.

Thanks.

I've been pretty good about keeping a water volumn count everytime we've added equipment. Granted it will still always only be a tentative number, but I'm dosing using 550US GAL as our water voumn for now. You're right, its a challenge to dose correctly, lots of testing and tweaking. Its getting there, but its really tedious. It will pay off though!

It's a big system and with that much water, it must be quite challenging to dose correctly and adequately even with a low bio-load. The stand looks nice.

Looking good. It's impressive now, will really look awesome with livestock.

I really like the upright plastic cabinets that Lowes sells. I don't have a fish room, but the one in my shop is holding up well. I used a partical board one to hide my sump and store all my equipment for a couple years, but the mositure took it's tole on that.

Congratulations on getting the beast running at last.

Yes, I'm seeing water in your tank at last!!! How's that odd glass box working out in the back left?

Shelves & clear plastic bins are both good, and a spot to have handy towels is important to catch those drips.

Wow! Ten gallons of water a day?! My ro container only holds 7 gallons! That would make me crazy doing that manually every day! But it must be paying off because it looks nice!

Awesome. Can't wait to see it with livestock, going to spectacular.

I like it Very Much