Tank Journal Archive

[thepubenator]

time for an update, lots changed,

* AIO pellets went spastic caused bacterial outbreak that killed all fish and coral
* pellets taken offline
* 57W UV added

tank is now running skimmer and UV only, nothing else for nutrient control.

anyways here are some pics

 

[daveH]

What do you reckon caused your AIO pellets to go off?

 

[thepubenator]

What do you reckon caused your AIO pellets to go off?

not sure but its happened to everyone i know who uses them.

 

[RobbieMVFC]

not sure but its happened to everyone i know who uses them.

It happend to me also ,
It Wiped out alot of my SPS.

 

[thepubenator]

It happend to me also ,
It Wiped out alot of my SPS.

did your fish have any issues also? mine got fungal growths on them like sists. only 2 survived.

 

[Franklin Dattein]

Do you mind sharing a bit more info about the crash, just so we understand the risks and can better avoid it?

For how long was it running without issues?
How much pellets and tank volume?
How long did it take to nuke the tank, since you notice the first signs of a problem?
Was there any visible signs, besides whiteish water?

Thanks

 

[thepubenator]

800L tank 1.5L pellets in a recirc reactor
nuked over a day or so
50 dead sps and fish with pea sized cysts were only visible sign and the smell of rotten eggs

 

[n0rk]

Do you reckon it's isolated to the AIO pellets, or something endemic to all pellet types?

 

[daveH]

That's quite amazing to get that kind of reaction so rapidly.
This is the exact product you were using?

 

[bimbo]

I ran some AIO pellets for a while and I hate them, the ones I had seem to sloth off so much sludge and was building up thick layers in the neck of my skimmer etc, wouldn't surprise me if it built up enough inside your reactor to significantly reduce the flow. I also chased my tail for a while trying to find the source of slow decline of SPS in my tank and ended up being that the AIO pellets I had (from Fish street) where very magnetic and so was the sludge they sloth off. Not a fan.

Great to see your tank is onwards and upwards once again - truly amazing tank

 

[jordanf1racing]

Oh gees. Ryan the comeback king lives! Sorry to again of another crash dude. So what are the plans to run with now? Algae scrubber? Macro refugium? Miracle mud? Trickle filter? Canister?;)

My using Zeo has become a bit tedious......and sucks when you take vacation. Great looking acros though and your photography skills have improved stacks!!

 

[thepubenator]

Do you reckon it's isolated to the AIO pellets, or something endemic to all pellet types?

cant comment on others as this is the only type ive used.

 

[thepubenator]

That's quite amazing to get that kind of reaction so rapidly.
This is the exact product you were using?

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yes thats the one

 

[thepubenator]

I ran some AIO pellets for a while and I hate them, the ones I had seem to sloth off so much sludge and was building up thick layers in the neck of my skimmer etc, wouldn't surprise me if it built up enough inside your reactor to significantly reduce the flow. I also chased my tail for a while trying to find the source of slow decline of SPS in my tank and ended up being that the AIO pellets I had (from Fish street) where very magnetic and so was the sludge they sloth off. Not a fan.

Great to see your tank is onwards and upwards once again - truly amazing tank

annoying , and thanks for the kind words

 

[thepubenator]

Oh gees. Ryan the comeback king lives! Sorry to again of another crash dude. So what are the plans to run with now? Algae scrubber? Macro refugium? Miracle mud? Trickle filter? Canister?;)

My using Zeo has become a bit tedious......and sucks when you take vacation. Great looking acros though and your photography skills have improved stacks!!

hey buddy, i plan on running this tank with only a skimmer and carbon when i frag. If i cant keep colours i will look into adding rowaphos but currently have no plans of it.
suprisingly this is the first time ive taken the SLR out in the 11 months ive had this tank running, must have been a fluke.

 

[daveH]

I did a big clean today - skimmer and sump. Decided to remove the AIO pellet reactor. (due to above comments) See what happens.
There was a whiteish coating of gunk through the sump and skimmer which I guess was attributed to the pellets.
I'm still dosing NoPox so I'll see if that handles the nitrates and if the sump stays cleaner.
I might add some more Marine Pure - I reckon it helps a lot.