I'm going to try and keep this as short and to the point as i can!
I've had my 29 gallon tank setup for about 8 months.
Filtration is 2 canister filters.
No skimmer.
Never used RO water, only tap water.
I use good quality salt.
About 15 lbs of LR.
2 powerheads. One propeller and one shooting a spreadout jet stream.
Now, for the short story....
The past 2 months i've had a huge algae attack. At least 3 different types. Cyno being one of them even though i know it's classified as a bacteria. I only run my actinics now because i know algae love white light. Light hood is 1 month old by the way. The algae over took my tank so i had enough. i took out ALL of my LR except for 1 piece with some GSP on it. (Which also has some algae on it) soaked it in a mixture of peroxide and water for about 12 hours. Barely did anything at all. So then out of even more rage i boiled the rocks in a pan. Got most of it off but some rocks still have the green algae on them or maybe they are just stained from the algae??? Idk.
So now i have those rocks sitting in my ten gallon tank with fresh water in a dark room and a air pump for surface aggitation. Idk why im doing that.... Hopefully to get some of the dieoff out of them.
I just ordered a seaclone 100 protien skimmer and a 50GPD BARRACUDA RO/DI UNIT. They will be here today.
In conclusion my questions are, and please try to answer all of them :(
-Should i just ditch the rock i have and buy new live rock to put in my tank asap or dry rock? CURED OR UNCURED??
-if i do buy dry rock can i cycle it in my 10 gallon with the rock i have in my main tank with the GSP on it (remember also has algae) or is there another way to cycle it?
-will my fish and others be able to survive with no LR until the new dry rock is cycled?
-Will i notice any benefits or anything when i staft running the skimmer?(i have a few corals SPS and LPS)
-i have head canisters are nitrate factories but all my params read 0. Have not tested for phosphates but my question is since i am running a skimmer now should i take down my canisters? Will that hurt any of my live stock because im not getting enough filtration?
-Final question, am i doomed aka screwed?
Thanks in advance and if i wasn't clear enough on things please let me know!
I've had my 29 gallon tank setup for about 8 months.
Filtration is 2 canister filters.
No skimmer.
Never used RO water, only tap water.
I use good quality salt.
About 15 lbs of LR.
2 powerheads. One propeller and one shooting a spreadout jet stream.
Now, for the short story....
The past 2 months i've had a huge algae attack. At least 3 different types. Cyno being one of them even though i know it's classified as a bacteria. I only run my actinics now because i know algae love white light. Light hood is 1 month old by the way. The algae over took my tank so i had enough. i took out ALL of my LR except for 1 piece with some GSP on it. (Which also has some algae on it) soaked it in a mixture of peroxide and water for about 12 hours. Barely did anything at all. So then out of even more rage i boiled the rocks in a pan. Got most of it off but some rocks still have the green algae on them or maybe they are just stained from the algae??? Idk.
So now i have those rocks sitting in my ten gallon tank with fresh water in a dark room and a air pump for surface aggitation. Idk why im doing that.... Hopefully to get some of the dieoff out of them.
I just ordered a seaclone 100 protien skimmer and a 50GPD BARRACUDA RO/DI UNIT. They will be here today.
In conclusion my questions are, and please try to answer all of them :(
-Should i just ditch the rock i have and buy new live rock to put in my tank asap or dry rock? CURED OR UNCURED??
-if i do buy dry rock can i cycle it in my 10 gallon with the rock i have in my main tank with the GSP on it (remember also has algae) or is there another way to cycle it?
-will my fish and others be able to survive with no LR until the new dry rock is cycled?
-Will i notice any benefits or anything when i staft running the skimmer?(i have a few corals SPS and LPS)
-i have head canisters are nitrate factories but all my params read 0. Have not tested for phosphates but my question is since i am running a skimmer now should i take down my canisters? Will that hurt any of my live stock because im not getting enough filtration?
-Final question, am i doomed aka screwed?
Thanks in advance and if i wasn't clear enough on things please let me know!
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