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08-10-2016, 12:03 AM
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Do you have any clean up crew?
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08-11-2016, 05:50 PM
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Anyone know where i could buy Metronidazole Powder in Canada?
I came across this thread on Dino: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2307000 My plan is to try h202 first, if no success hopefully Metronidazole will work. I know seachem makes metroplex but if i can get a generic Metronidazole that will suffice.
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08-11-2016, 05:53 PM
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I think maybe your waterchanges aren't very effective. Could you describe how you do a waterchange? What steps do you follow? Do you use RO/DI water or tap water? If RO/DI, have you checked the TDS of the product water?
Even though Metro is generally considered reef-safe(ish?), it's not something I would be adding to my reef. Last edited by Myka; 08-11-2016 at 05:57 PM.
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08-11-2016, 08:57 PM
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I use spectra RO/DI, just replaced all the filters a couple months ago, i have a TDS meter and output reading is 0. Based on the thread from reefcentral some say not to do any water changes as the Dino thrives. At this point i don't have very much coral left so if using Metro only affects coral in the short term i'm fine with that. I made a decision not to purchase any coral since this started 6-7 months ago until i have the bacteria all cleared.
The steps for the water change is filling a 30 gallon tub and mixing the day of. I have used various types of salt, once mixed i transfer over to the tank on the same day. I checked the PO4(hanna) in the mixing tub and was registered at 0, i supposed i could try a different tub if the concern is leeching.
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08-11-2016, 09:34 PM
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Yeah, but there's a reason it came to be.
 I'm more curious about the waterchange itself - do you simply remove old water and replace with new water or do you get in there and turkey baste the rocks and vacuum the sand?Do you have a microscope by chance? It's easy to tell dinos from cyano under microscope. Dinos:  Cyano: 
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08-11-2016, 11:04 PM
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Oh sorry, I have been removing sand that was covered in the brown gunk as well as surface cleaning the sand. I haven't added the sand back too date so probably half has been siphoned so far. In the past this stuff didn't coat my rocks like they have now so I haven't really siphoned any out of the rocks. I would blast the rocks and then do a water change thereafter.
Yeah I'm also really confused as to why I have this, all my rock was dried, bleached and then cured for a very long time while I got the tank ready. I really wanted to start out with a clean system. I don't have access to a microscope.
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