Biocube and custom 80 gal buildish build, Evo no more. There is some reef related content, sometimes.

[7of9]

Current situation. The nastiness comes and goes with the light. This morning any section of the tank that had natural light on it had so much gross stringy sh1t. I’m ordering a microscope today to figure out exactly what I’m dealing with but in the meantime, I’m blacking out the tank for at least two days and will try to keep nutrients up.

I won’t be on much this weekend other than trying to stay current. Godspeed reefing friends.

You mean like this gross, stringy sh$t?

It’s everywhere. And my turbo snail has gone on strike.

 

[7of9]

You mean like this gross, stringy sh$t?

It’s everywhere. And my turbo snail has gone on strike.

My current plan is to get another turbo snail and an algae blenny and save my pennies for a protein skimmer.

Clowns gotta eat and the zoas need their light.

 

[fishguy242]

#Cronies nutrient check ,and advice needed here...

 

[fishguy242]

#Cronies nutrient check ,and advice needed here...

not here persay @7of9 's...

 

[rmorris_14]

My current plan is to get another turbo snail and an algae blenny and save my pennies for a protein skimmer.

Clowns gotta eat and the zoas need their light.

Fwiw, my lawnmower blenny was worthless when it came to eating nuisance algae. He mostly chowed down on frozen food.

 

[Projects with Sam]

Fwiw, my lawnmower blenny was worthless when it came to eating nuisance algae. He mostly chowed down on frozen food.

wouldn't you?

ya... the kale chips and plain rice cakes are over there... enjoy....
Oh, me? I'm just going to enjoy these Lays, Doritos, and Ruffles over here...

 

[shadow_k]

wouldn't you?

ya... the kale chips and plain rice cakes are over there... enjoy....
Oh, me? I'm just going to enjoy these Lays, Doritos, and Ruffles over here...

They have to be the spicy chips for me

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

Biocube question... how do you scrape the hard algae off the glass?

If you present the blade vertical, is the glass flat enough in that direction?

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Current situation. The nastiness comes and goes with the light. This morning any section of the tank that had natural light on it had so much gross stringy sh1t. I’m ordering a microscope today to figure out exactly what I’m dealing with but in the meantime, I’m blacking out the tank for at least two days and will try to keep nutrients up.

I won’t be on much this weekend other than trying to stay current. Godspeed reefing friends.

So, fun story; when I started my first reef tank, I didn't know a lot about different algae and assumed the "stuff with bubbles in it" that appeared a few months in was just cyano. Proceeded with manual removal and waiting it out and it went away on its own... it was definitely dinos of some sort, but I didn't do anything special to get rid of it.

Also, when I set up a 10 gallon recently, I ended up with a lot of snotty stringy stuff... scraped the walls and floor of the tank (bare bottom) every day or so and siphoned out the crud with a turkey baster. Went away in a few weeks without any other intervention.

Not trying to discount the struggles others have had with dinos, but in a new tank, they might go away mostly on their own...

 

[rmorris_14]

So, fun story; when I started my first reef tank, I didn't know a lot about different algae and assumed the "stuff with bubbles in it" that appeared a few months in was just cyano. Proceeded with manual removal and waiting it out and it went away on its own... it was definitely dinos of some sort, but I didn't do anything special to get rid of it.

Also, when I set up a 10 gallon recently, I ended up with a lot of snotty stringy stuff... scraped the walls and floor of the tank (bare bottom) every day or so and siphoned out the crud with a turkey baster. Went away in a few weeks without any other intervention.

Not trying to discount the struggles others have had with dinos, but in a new tank, they might go away mostly on their own...

I hope that’s the case as well… I’ve never had issues from the jump like this.. so I’m definitely a fish out of water in this sense. I recently had Dino’s in the evo. Left the lights off of a couple days followed by blues only and raised nutrients and it was all good. It’s weird to me to have them right off the bat. (If that’s in fact what they are) plus with this tank being much larger than the evo, I think my efforts have been a little watered down. Pun intended

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

I hope that’s the case as well… I’ve never had issues from the jump like this.. so I’m definitely a fish out of water in this sense. I recently had Dino’s in the evo. Left the lights off of a couple days followed by blues only and raised nutrients and it was all good. It’s weird to me to have them right off the bat. (If that’s in fact what they are) plus with this tank being much larger than the evo, I think my efforts have been a little watered down. Pun intended

What's currently in the tank?

 

[rmorris_14]

Biocube question... how do you scrape the hard algae off the glass?

If you present the blade vertical, is the glass flat enough in that direction?

I use the scraper on the flat sections, magic eraser on the curved part and if it is really hard in the curved part, then I would gently use the scraper blade vertical like you mentioned to get to remaining bits.

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

I use the scraper on the flat sections, magic eraser on the curved part and if it is really hard in the curved part, then I would gently use the scraper blade vertical like you mentioned to get to remaining bits.

Gracias! Didn't think of the magic eraser in the corner.

 

[rmorris_14]

What's currently in the tank?

Just live rock and some coral

 

[fishguy242]

About 10' in the air ,web span ? 6' x 8' orb is about 3' ,she's been busy...

 

[Stang67]

They had one of these set up at the swap today.

 

[tbrown]

You mean like this gross, stringy sh$t?

It’s everywhere. And my turbo snail has gone on strike.

That looks like maybe bacteria bloom but there are other things that are long snot looking strands.

 

[fishguy242]

What did ya' you buy?... @Stang67

EDIT : Wrong place AGAIN...

 

[Stang67]

Thanks for the spooky vibes today guys. They are needed

 

[Stang67]

Current situation. The nastiness comes and goes with the light. This morning any section of the tank that had natural light on it had so much gross stringy sh1t. I’m ordering a microscope today to figure out exactly what I’m dealing with but in the meantime, I’m blacking out the tank for at least two days and will try to keep nutrients up.

I won’t be on much this weekend other than trying to stay current. Godspeed reefing friends.

If I can beat the nasties so can you!