[FWC]

So my tank has fallen into a state of sadness. All fish have been moved into copper treatment and tank is fallow ,however its in a rather sad state. My LSP and softies are fine (not growing really ,but not dying either) however my SPS is suffering. However I now have a healthy bristleworm population, which I am not very fond of. There is the one big mother (probably the queen/mother to all the other little worms) that likes to lay out in the front of the tank in the sand bed. It is not nice.

Also my tank has been taken over by bubble algae. Past the point of no return. Literally 65% of my rock is covered in it ,if not more. Its overtaking my coral ,its so bad.


I'm thinking I might just restart it all. Take a sampling of pods off of the glass and keep a little culture of them going so I can seed the tank once its up again ,but other then those ,my fire shrimp ,and perhaps the snails and hermits ,all invert life will be gone. Give the rock a nice day long soak in fresh water to kill all the worms and such living in it ,and then boil it or pressure wash it to destroy all of the bubble aglae. Quite possibly a combonation of both.

During this "cleansing" of my rock ,the tank/sand/filter will be dryed and washed with fresh water. In the case of the filter I will run vinegar through it to be extra safe.

After the tank ,sand ,filtration ,and rock has been cleaned and dryed ,I'll re-set up my tank again. New water ,a whole new start.

Once the tank is ready again ,extreme measures shall be taken to ensure nothing enters my tank without me knowing it. The bristles are gross ,but the bubble algae is what is really making me want to do this. Its that bad.


Also questions. I know fresh water kills the wormies pretty quick ,but do I have to worry about eggs or something surviving the fresh water ?? Also what about the bubble aglae ?? How can I make sure it is 100% gone ??

Also once things are set back up again ,what can I use for dips to make sure anything on my coral is killed ??