On the road to recovery

[Delphinus]

Hey, the Achilles is right-side up!

Tank looks good Marie. I know things can get frustrating (beleeeeeeeeive me I know. I'm still there, I'm there every day). Hang in there. You have a magnificent setup.

[marie]

I have to say this is a case where a little experience payed off. Knowing every coral intimitely, I knew by reading coral body language that things weren't right and had started to remedy the situation even before the cyano and dinos showed up. Unfortunately it didn't save one of my favourite corals

This is the one I lost

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Tank looks great. You did such a great job with the recovery. Do you remember where you got that "casualty" originally so I can see if I can get you another frag of it? Glad it wasn't that one Tom & I really admired on your right overflow box.

Anthony

[whiteice669]

so what was your treatment plan ?? am battling the same thing

[marie]

I've changed the RO membrane, switched the carbon for chemi-pure elite (has a phosphate remover in it),lots of water changes, clean the skimmer every 2 days, have the refugium light on 24/7, dropped one of the feedings everyday, slowed the calcium reactor down, add vinegar in with the kalk, increased water flow, keep the crap off the rocks and I do the "dino/cyano go away" dance daily

[Chowder]

Was just wondering if there was video of the Dino/cyano dance. Sounds interesting and may be a handy tool to have if I get Dinos or Cyano.

[marie]

Originally Posted by jkhchris

Was just wondering if there was video of the Dino/cyano dance. Sounds interesting and may be a handy tool to have if I get Dinos or Cyano.

Seeing as how it involves the removal of clothing and vigorous leaping up and down, I think I'll pass on the video thing

Originally Posted by Delphinus

Not 100% sure about this but I think I've read that in addition to increasing the solubility of kalk (ie. getting more kalk into your system), it is a carbon source - which is basically the foundation of things like sugar dosing, vodka dosing (which is in the same vector as things like zeovit, ultralith, polyplaps, etc.) - fuel for more bacteria to do their thing thus reducing the nutrient load.

Something like that anyhow.

Exactly that, it's worked for me in the past.
And like christy said, it also increases the amount of kalk you can dissolve in the RO water and kalk has been thought to help precipitate out phosphates

[marie]

Originally Posted by SeaHorse_Fanatic

Tank looks great. You did such a great job with the recovery. Do you remember where you got that "casualty" originally so I can see if I can get you another frag of it? Glad it wasn't that one Tom & I really admired on your right overflow box.

Anthony

The coral on the overflow was hit with some tissue recession and its browner then it used to be but will recover.

[Joe Reefer]

What does adding vinegar to kalk do?

[christyf5]

It increases the solubility of kalk. Hmm I'm not sure if that sounds right. It increases the amount of kalk that can be mixed with water and still stay clear in the water. I know theres a better word for that but that will have to do, my brain is still foggy this am.