Slyguy00
06-20-2014, 01:06 AM
So after several months of fighting this incredibly resilient algae and trying almost everything I can with no success at all Iv decided to take the next step. I was trying to avoid it but it appears that i don't have any other choice. Iv decided to black out my tank for 3 days with no light at all. I have done a lot of reading on this and it seems to have a fairly high success rate. Here is a really good video showing the process I'm going to use. http://youtu.be/pk1UCB0dNKc Here is a pic of what my tank looks like in the morning, and then some pics of what it looks like by the end of the day.
http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/ad204/Slyguy00/Mobile%20Uploads/98F3C00A-D6F7-4438-BECD-E9F3032BCA59_zpsm9zmis96.jpg (http://s936.photobucket.com/user/Slyguy00/media/Mobile%20Uploads/98F3C00A-D6F7-4438-BECD-E9F3032BCA59_zpsm9zmis96.jpg.html)
http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/ad204/Slyguy00/Mobile%20Uploads/103ED12A-003D-4737-A6BE-13474754E4D4_zpsmnd8kqyt.jpg (http://s936.photobucket.com/user/Slyguy00/media/Mobile%20Uploads/103ED12A-003D-4737-A6BE-13474754E4D4_zpsmnd8kqyt.jpg.html)http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/ad204/Slyguy00/Mobile%20Uploads/9DDA2F3F-5E41-4D3F-BF12-2D67C8F289CD_zps5kkewo6w.jpg (http://s936.photobucket.com/user/Slyguy00/media/Mobile%20Uploads/9DDA2F3F-5E41-4D3F-BF12-2D67C8F289CD_zps5kkewo6w.jpg.html)
I have had to take out all of my zoas and anything on my sand as it was getting smothered by the stuff. And i have to syphon sand every day. This to me seems like the next logical step. Last night I completely covered my tank in cardboard and black plastic and changed out my gfo and added new stuff. So today is day 1. http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/ad204/Slyguy00/Mobile%20Uploads/B1E174CB-533A-4375-98D8-E7C5610795CA_zpstkf3pmfu.jpg (http://s936.photobucket.com/user/Slyguy00/media/Mobile%20Uploads/B1E174CB-533A-4375-98D8-E7C5610795CA_zpstkf3pmfu.jpg.html)
http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/ad204/Slyguy00/Mobile%20Uploads/C8624540-AA8B-4459-AB5A-62E2D72EC950_zpsdoyqvb9u.jpg (http://s936.photobucket.com/user/Slyguy00/media/Mobile%20Uploads/C8624540-AA8B-4459-AB5A-62E2D72EC950_zpsdoyqvb9u.jpg.html)
Any feedback or input is always appreciated. I figured whether I'm successful or not this would be a good learning experience. I will update this thread on sunday morning, after I uncover it and see if it worked. And if this is in the wrong section sorry mods, feel free to move.
http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/ad204/Slyguy00/Mobile%20Uploads/98F3C00A-D6F7-4438-BECD-E9F3032BCA59_zpsm9zmis96.jpg (http://s936.photobucket.com/user/Slyguy00/media/Mobile%20Uploads/98F3C00A-D6F7-4438-BECD-E9F3032BCA59_zpsm9zmis96.jpg.html)
http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/ad204/Slyguy00/Mobile%20Uploads/103ED12A-003D-4737-A6BE-13474754E4D4_zpsmnd8kqyt.jpg (http://s936.photobucket.com/user/Slyguy00/media/Mobile%20Uploads/103ED12A-003D-4737-A6BE-13474754E4D4_zpsmnd8kqyt.jpg.html)http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/ad204/Slyguy00/Mobile%20Uploads/9DDA2F3F-5E41-4D3F-BF12-2D67C8F289CD_zps5kkewo6w.jpg (http://s936.photobucket.com/user/Slyguy00/media/Mobile%20Uploads/9DDA2F3F-5E41-4D3F-BF12-2D67C8F289CD_zps5kkewo6w.jpg.html)
I have had to take out all of my zoas and anything on my sand as it was getting smothered by the stuff. And i have to syphon sand every day. This to me seems like the next logical step. Last night I completely covered my tank in cardboard and black plastic and changed out my gfo and added new stuff. So today is day 1. http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/ad204/Slyguy00/Mobile%20Uploads/B1E174CB-533A-4375-98D8-E7C5610795CA_zpstkf3pmfu.jpg (http://s936.photobucket.com/user/Slyguy00/media/Mobile%20Uploads/B1E174CB-533A-4375-98D8-E7C5610795CA_zpstkf3pmfu.jpg.html)
http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/ad204/Slyguy00/Mobile%20Uploads/C8624540-AA8B-4459-AB5A-62E2D72EC950_zpsdoyqvb9u.jpg (http://s936.photobucket.com/user/Slyguy00/media/Mobile%20Uploads/C8624540-AA8B-4459-AB5A-62E2D72EC950_zpsdoyqvb9u.jpg.html)
Any feedback or input is always appreciated. I figured whether I'm successful or not this would be a good learning experience. I will update this thread on sunday morning, after I uncover it and see if it worked. And if this is in the wrong section sorry mods, feel free to move.