Nyles Posted June 9, 2006 Author Share Posted June 9, 2006 tank is 155 gallon with a 50 gallon water capacity sump totalling about 180 gallons of physical water volume. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyles Posted June 9, 2006 Author Share Posted June 9, 2006 I would be really suprised if your old rock was the problem. I just don't beleive that rock goes bad. Rich http://www.thereeftank.com/forums/showthread.php?t=66551&highlight=cooking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyles Posted June 9, 2006 Author Share Posted June 9, 2006 sounds a little like vodka dripping eh? changing from a algae driven system to a bacteria driven. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20cooled Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 Nyles, I know all about Rock Cooking, but I'm not a fan of it. I think it is completly unneccesary; there are so many better ways to solving problems then this method. IMO. Prodobio and the Zeovit system are all similar to vodka dosing, but with more control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowman Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 Did you cure the rock in ro/di water? If not, it will take a while for the crap to leech out of your rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 Nyles, I am just getting over a pretty bad outbreak of hair algea. The only thing I am doing different from 4 months ago is: I changed all my lights. My 2X96 watt actinic PC's were over a year old. They should be changed every 6 monthts. My halides are on a one year cycle. I changed my brand of salt. I used Kent for about a year, and have recently changed to OceanPure. I also added a calcium reactor. I think this helped a little, but I am not sure. I'm not sure which one made the difference, but I can honestly say that I am feeding the tank more then I ever have before and the algea is just about gone. My skimmer is way overrated at 750 gallons, so I am not so worried about the feeding. I feed once a day, but I am pretty heavy handed. I don't know if this will help you, but it was worth a shot. Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyles Posted June 10, 2006 Author Share Posted June 10, 2006 For now I am going to keep doing what I am doing, keep the Ph04 at "0" and wait it out. Things are looking up its just a slow process. I did the big water change and siphoned a lot of the hair out. I will wait a week and see what happens, I also bumped the skimmer to a much wetter skim than before. Chief you ordering Phosban? If so call me first.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 I actually picked up a phosban reactor and some phosban, but I have never used it. The algea was dying, so I saw no need. Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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