Hi,
I am a 10th grade chemistry teacher in Pennington. It has been quite a while since I wrote in the forum.
We had a great tank going for a couple of years and with the help of members of the NJ reefers, were able to get a good variety of soft corals and reef residents. Over the summer (it was on an automatic feeder and a reef keeper), it was overtaken by cyanobacteria and dinoflaggelates like we never saw. It killed off all the coral and several fish, but we were able to save 3 clowns and a blue hippo tang.
We are currently adding hydrogen peroixide daily and keeping dark, nearly completely dark. There is no further growth of the pests, but there is also nothing much to look at besides the rock.
How long do you think we need to keep the tank dark and continue treating it before we begin the job of repopulating the fish and coral.
Any suggestions?
Thanx.
Sam
I am a 10th grade chemistry teacher in Pennington. It has been quite a while since I wrote in the forum.
We had a great tank going for a couple of years and with the help of members of the NJ reefers, were able to get a good variety of soft corals and reef residents. Over the summer (it was on an automatic feeder and a reef keeper), it was overtaken by cyanobacteria and dinoflaggelates like we never saw. It killed off all the coral and several fish, but we were able to save 3 clowns and a blue hippo tang.
We are currently adding hydrogen peroixide daily and keeping dark, nearly completely dark. There is no further growth of the pests, but there is also nothing much to look at besides the rock.
How long do you think we need to keep the tank dark and continue treating it before we begin the job of repopulating the fish and coral.
Any suggestions?
Thanx.
Sam