Red bug sharing question - Page 2

Aquattro · #11 04-23-2003, 10:03 PM

But you had no problem taking a frag from me......why? Did you feel certain that the bugs could be removed by iodine, or what other thought process happened? I'm just trying to figure out why there isn't much concern. Why were you not too concerned with a frag from my tank?

Aquattro · #12 04-23-2003, 10:04 PM

the above was addressed to Sam, not Christy.

Aquattro · #13 04-23-2003, 10:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by christyf5

So how much is a whole whack of cyanobacteria?? Is that the brown one?? I think I may be approaching an entire whack or possibly may have 3/4 of a whack.

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Christy, I need the red. For the testing, I think I can get enough at the LFS, but if I'm correct, I'll need to half fill my tank with it

christyf5 · #14 04-23-2003, 10:08 PM

Yikes, I only have it growing on my powerhead cords at the moment

. I hope I never have enough to fill your tank (although with my luck

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Samw · #15 04-23-2003, 10:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by reef_raf

But you had no problem taking a frag from me......why? Did you feel certain that the bugs could be removed by iodine, or what other thought process happened? I'm just trying to figure out why there isn't much concern. Why were you not too concerned with a frag from my tank?

I didn't feel terribly concerned because so far I haven't come across any readings that warn me of definite danger from acro bugs.

What experiment are you doing with cyno?

Aquattro · #16 04-23-2003, 10:44 PM

Sam, a couple of people noted that after treating their tank for cyano, using various cyano killers, that the red bugs had vanished. I suspect the cyano(which is highly toxic) died, ticked off the acros enough to cause them to slime up for a day (symptom reported). The toxins adsorbed to the slime and were consumed by the bugs. Result = dead bugs. They are small and probably feed constantly, so toxic slime over the 24 hours reported would affect every one of them. Both these people confirmed that the bugs had not returned after this. I plan on setting up a nano red bug acro tank and replicating this scenario.

StirCrazy · #17 04-23-2003, 11:01 PM

Set up a new tank and I am sure we can get cyno to grow.. I was a pro at growin g cyno for a month or two

Steve

Aquattro · #18 04-24-2003, 05:54 PM

Something wrong here....118 views and only 5 people have opinions???? Can people please give some type of response? Either you care, don't care, have no idea what I'm talking about or can't type. Those that can't type need not reply

AJ_77 · #19 04-24-2003, 06:45 PM

IF you're sure that the slime soaked up the toxins from the cyano-cures, then off you go. If perhaps just the presence of the cyano-cure in the water killed the bugs, then you have a much simpler experiment.

Separate some bugs and treat the water with chemi-clean or other product, then view the results. Maybe that'll do it...

Aquattro · #20 04-24-2003, 06:55 PM

Alan, that's been tried. Medicating in the abcense of cyano does nothing.

Back to the topic. Would you put a frag from my tank in yours? Why? Why not?