EMERGENCY HELP - corals dying, brown algae & bubbles

yellow submarine · 04-22-2007, 10:18 PM

Please HELP ME on what I am to do to save $1,000 worth of corals.

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EDITED:
ammonia 0
nitrite 0
phosphate 0
salinity 1.027
calcium 440ppm

Below are pictures of my tank AFTER I had a LFS Owner talk me into putting all 8 packets of Mardel MARACYN into my 75gal Reef Tank while complaining to him I had purple algae.

I told him, "I have about $1,000 worth of corals, softies, LPS, SPS..... wont Maracyn hurt or kill them?"

"Ooooohhhh no.... I've been using Maracyn for years.... in reefs and NEVER had a problem...it will chemically react and RID your tank of purple algae."

Well, here are the RESULTS MR LFS OWNER:

JY13131 · 04-22-2007, 10:25 PM

ohhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!
looking on google!

ChilisREasy · 04-22-2007, 10:28 PM

call me stupid but what the heck is ''Mardel MARACYN ''

JY13131 · 04-22-2007, 10:28 PM

This is from an article I just read:

We STRONGLY recommend AGAINST the use of ANY antibiotics, such as Maracyn, in reef tanks. As a reef aquarist, you spend a lot of effort and resources to build the bio-diversity of your tank up. Use of antibiotics is in direct conflict with that goal. At best, it's a temporary setback for the cynanobacteria, which, like most bacteria, will eventually build up a resistance to the antibiotic.

ChrisPrusha · 04-22-2007, 10:28 PM

Do you do regular water changes with RO water? Some have stated that Maracyn has worked for them, but I do not believe it's a long term solution.

jerseyguy1996 · 04-22-2007, 10:31 PM

I used Maracyn in a freshwater tank once. It caused a huge cycle. I will never do that again.

yellow submarine · 04-22-2007, 10:36 PM

water test:

ammonia 0
nitrite 0
phosphate 0
salinity 1.027
calcium 440ppm

dont have any another tests with me.

JY13131 · 04-22-2007, 10:38 PM

Can you do a major water change?

Hendersonracing · 04-22-2007, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by JY13131

Can you do a major water change?

ditto

yellow submarine · 04-22-2007, 10:41 PM

I could just STRANGLE this lfs owner. I have a half mind to go in with these pics and slap them down on the cashiers counter and say, "ok buddy, lets talk about YOU replacing all my SoftCorals that died."

I'm thinking about doing a 90% waterchange Monday night. only leaving 10% so atleast the 3 fish I have can still swim and stay alive.

DO THE 90% WATERCHANGE -OR- NOT????? Please help.

***I put brandnew Carbon Pellets in my filtration and they arent doing much***

Hop · 04-22-2007, 10:43 PM

Well the algae looks like the start of dinos. Not good. It took me months to get rid of dinos.

The dilemma is that to get the Maracyn out, you need to do waterchanges... Waterchanges fuel dinos.

I guess you will have to pick one battle at a time. Try to get some waterchanges in, recognize the beneficial bacteria and then try to defeat the dinos. But my guess is that the dinos are only going to get worse and they claimed all but two of my SPS colonies

Hendersonracing · 04-22-2007, 10:43 PM

I would do 3- 50% water changes...

JY13131 · 04-22-2007, 10:43 PM

You should do a 50% water change NOW

JY13131 · 04-22-2007, 10:44 PM

What is the difference between dinos and cyano?

Hop · 04-22-2007, 10:49 PM

Cyno is easily currable. Dinoflagellates come from the depths of an evil place and are hard to get rid of!