brown alage or another tank cycle
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Ok so the rock referenced in this thread http://www.marinecolorado.org/forums/showthread.php?t=14710 that blazinjack was saying was nasty, isnt the rock in the tank we are talking about?
Agitating the sand the way you did may account for the sudden spike in nitrates and ammonia, Im not sure you cured the rock enough either. This may be your problem. The sands dead spot is not helping. I would highly reccomend removing any remaining live stock into QT, and start doing heavy water changes on the tank. Increase flow, add a powerhead to blow across the back bottom part of your stack to help circulate any dead spots that may be occuring. Get those nassurus snails too. add an extra canister fileter or HOB to help with filtration, that would not hurt at all either.
In short I think your best bet is to beef up flow, big water changes and beef up filtration for the duration until the levels return to normal, but if you dont get your livestock out, its likely going to continue to slowly die off, which is not helping the situation either. If you need I have a couple rubbermaid tubs, DIY frags racks and a HOB filter I could let you borrow. I used the tubs and HOB as a temporary flat while moving, have also used them as a temp QT. I also have a 250 watt metal halide you could boroow to hang above the flat so you have good light. If you need it let me know, Im leaving for camping early tomorrow morning so youd have to come by tonight to grab this stuff.
In short I think your best bet is to beef up flow, big water changes and beef up filtration for the duration until the levels return to normal, but if you dont get your livestock out, its likely going to continue to slowly die off, which is not helping the situation either. If you need I have a couple rubbermaid tubs, DIY frags racks and a HOB filter I could let you borrow. I used the tubs and HOB as a temporary flat while moving, have also used them as a temp QT. I also have a 250 watt metal halide you could boroow to hang above the flat so you have good light. If you need it let me know, Im leaving for camping early tomorrow morning so youd have to come by tonight to grab this stuff.
Let me put it to you this way... In my 120 I have a mag 12 return to both sides (let's say 1000gph, conservatively) 2 koralia 1650s, 2 koralia 1050s all on a red sea wave maker... And I still had dead spots. During the rebuild I'm going with a faux sand bed and adding 2 nanos behind the rock to keep Detrus from settling anywhere in the DT
On my 180 I run 2 mag 12s and an external booster pump to help push the water up the pipe, I have 2 koralia 1650s, 2 koraila 1050, 2 korilia 600 and 2 koraila 300 nanos. Overflow is in the middle of the tank and i have the powerheads positioned to create a circular movement around the stack, with the 2 1650s blowing down the center. I use the 300s in the lower corners of the tank to provide a small amount of flow in those areas. the 1050s run the lower front, and the 600s blow down the back of the stack. Seems overkill, but no dead spots, no build up no algea problems and the SPS absolutly love it.
Wow. Boy did my research do me wrong. Maybe i just misunderstood but or misread what I was reading is that I didnt want to turn my tank over more than 10x the size of the tank. What would be some recommendations i have a 1050 power head i can use too. I only have one return is what the tank was built with.