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06-04-2005

Posted by rtk on June 4, 2005, 8:09 am

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I couldn't understand why the big brown icky presumably cyano break-out.
After siphoning it up a dozen times, I went on a search, dismantled
where I had last seen the elusive blue linckia, and found its puny
smelly remains. Serious mess. I've changed the water, dropped in one
measley Maracyn tablet, which I'm assured won't do any significant harm
is such small doses, and I'm repeatedly emptying the skimmer which
really goes into major foam production after even such a small dose of
Maracyn. Is there anything I should or could be doing? Very ugly stuff.

rtk

Posted by Rick on June 4, 2005, 8:29 am

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dont skim for 24 hrs after putting in maracyn. your skimmer pulls ot
most of it. unplug skimmer for a day or 2 so medication has time to
work.

Posted by rtk on June 4, 2005, 9:29 am

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Rick wrote:

> dont skim for 24 hrs after putting in maracyn. your skimmer pulls ot
> most of it. unplug skimmer for a day or 2 so medication has time to
> work.
>

Thank you. I'll turn it off right now.

rtk

Posted by miskairal on June 5, 2005, 2:12 am

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rtk wrote:

> I couldn't understand why the big brown icky presumably cyano break-out.
> After siphoning it up a dozen times, I went on a search, dismantled
> where I had last seen the elusive blue linckia, and found its puny
> smelly remains. Serious mess. I've changed the water, dropped in one
> measley Maracyn tablet, which I'm assured won't do any significant harm
> is such small doses, and I'm repeatedly emptying the skimmer which
> really goes into major foam production after even such a small dose of
> Maracyn. Is there anything I should or could be doing? Very ugly stuff.
>
> rtk

When you say you put in one measley tablet, do you mean that was not the
correct dose? (Can't get this stuff here so don't know the dose rates
and you didn't say the size of your tank)

If that is the case why put it in at all as it won't do the job you are
expecting? All you are doing is breeding resistant bugs!! Please don't
do that, pretty please even.

Posted by rtk on June 5, 2005, 6:35 am

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miskairal wrote:

>
> When you say you put in one measley tablet, do you mean that was not the
> correct dose? (Can't get this stuff here so don't know the dose rates
> and you didn't say the size of your tank)
>
> If that is the case why put it in at all as it won't do the job you are
> expecting? All you are doing is breeding resistant bugs!! Please don't
> do that, pretty please even.

Thank you for the pretty please. I assume that was sugar coated. The
dose of Maracyn, one third of that recommended for fish disease, is
intended only for the cyano which is way more sensitive to the chemical.
Today I'll use only half of that. It really is a nasty problem, though,
and I'm siphoning up the stuff repeatedly all day, but that's just on
the surface of the sand, so it's probably more for the sake of my eyes
than the actual problem. I did turn off the skimmer and I'm going down
to see if things are any better. So far, the fish and corals don't seem
to react to either the bacteria or the Maracyn and I hope all this
passes with no damage from either. Ugly, though.

I do appreciate your concern and warning.

rtk

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