Vibrant Liquid Aquarium Cleaner (2 Viewers)

[steveb]

I think I'm going to try some as well...

 

[Mark L.]

Been using it for 2 months now to get rid of my bubble algae as well.

Thoughts so far... Not snake oil.

Wiped out a tiny section of cyano in a back corner, wiped out my red turf algae on my rocks (which I actually wanted to keep for the tangs and angels to graze on), wiped a cool red fleshy algae in my sump, some effects on ulva but not complete tank wipe, and bubble algae about the same but I haven't seen any new ones.

Its interesting to watch it wipe one type of algae out at a time out in the system. I'm hoping the bubble algae is its last step!

While not a direct association since I've added 3 purple queen anthias to the tank and feeding a lot more the last month, I did notice my phosphate level go up but my nitrates stayed the same. Again, could just be because I'm feeding more for the anthias.

That's great to hear! My cyano disappeared after I started using siporax. Unfortunately over the past 2 weeks I'm starting to see signs of it reappears on my sand. Not nearly as bad as it was before siporax but it is there none the less. Hope this will be the final cure.

 

[Wingnut]

I use it my wife's little nano it has done remarkable things to it. But I dose Carbon in my 90 gal. And fighting a little cyano myself , do you think it could be used with carbon dosing and Biodigest are would that be a little much for the system.

 

[Reefahholic]

I be willing to bet that the Siporax will starve it out.

That's great to hear! My cyano disappeared after I started using siporax. Unfortunately over the past 2 weeks I'm starting to see signs of it reappears on my sand. Not nearly as bad as it was before siporax but it is there none the less. Hope this will be the final cure.

 

[Reefahholic]

You forgot a few steps after manual removal, let me help...

1. dip rock in 37% HCL - min exposure 5 minutes
2. dip rock in NaOCL - min exposure 1 hour
3. dip rock in H2O2 - min exposure 1 hour
4. blow torch rock - min exposure 10 minutes
5. wet rock with saltwater, apply 480v to wet rock - min exposure 1 minute (or M80 or dynamite)..
6. throw whatever fragments of the rock are left in the trash

I hate that crap... lol...

LOL....

I prefer the blow torch method.

 

[Reefahholic]

All I know is don't pop the bubbles and keep the nutrients low if you get it in the system. I can 100% promise you that spores will be released if the bubbles are popped. The key is....low nutrients. Look at the PVC fitting. That was about a week after I popped the bubbles. You can see how tiny those spores were. So tiny in fact that if the camera flash wasn't on, you would never have saw them.

 

[Mark L.]

I be willing to bet that the Siporax will starve it out.

It died off and stayed gone for a few months after I started Siporax. I dose carbon and bacteria on a routine schedule. I don't think it would be reappearing now if the Siporax alone was going to starve it out. The Siporax has had plenty of time to be seeded and working.

 

[Tsev]

I have been using vibrant for about 3 weeks and I can tell a big difference in my tank. When I was dosing 2 times a week it did mess with my macro algae some. Now I'm only dosing once a week

 

[Paul Buie]

That stuff does work. I have used it as well. I didn't really have much of an algae problem, but now I rarely have to clean the glass. I feed pretty heavy every other day.

I didn't see any affect on any corals, fish, or inverts. Only thing I noticed was my skimmer production was a bit heavier, and my water was crystal clear. Just running carbon and GFO, no refugium/macro/etc. in my system.

 

[Reefahholic]

It died off and stayed gone for a few months after I started Siporax. I dose carbon and bacteria on a routine schedule. I don't think it would be reappearing now if the Siporax alone was going to starve it out. The Siporax has had plenty of time to be seeded and working.

You must not have enough!!!!

Naw, sounds like you may have to try the vibrant.

 

[Reefahholic]

That's great to hear! My cyano disappeared after I started using siporax. Unfortunately over the past 2 weeks I'm starting to see signs of it reappears on my sand. Not nearly as bad as it was before siporax but it is there none the less. Hope this will be the final cure.

Must be legit!

 

[Reefahholic]

Waste Away definitely works too. My system was making some crazy noises after I dosed it. Pipes were a lot cleaner!

 

[PSXerholic]

All I know is don't pop the bubbles and keep the nutrients low if you get it in the system. I can 100% promise you that spores will be released if the bubbles are popped. The key is....low nutrients. Look at the PVC fitting. That was about a week after I popped the bubbles. You can see how tiny those spores were. So tiny in fact that if the camera flash wasn't on, you would never have saw them.

Jared,

tell the people what I showed you the other day in front of you ;-)


Getting BA's outta the tank or keep it under control is a balance of the Redfield ratio as well good skimming. BA do explode in case of low po4 or low No3 with ease, since they take other waste easily such as silicates and specific organic waste.

One way to control that subject is to have the correct Microfoam adjusted on the skimmer, so that the skimmate stinks like sh!t, sorry for the language, lol.
This can be achieved with very small tiny bubbles, easily to be adjusted with reduced air inlet (even on Lifereef Skimmers).

-Andre

 

[Paul Buie]

Mark. Give it a try if you want. Bubble is hard to rid but with patience the verdict says it will. I'm not the best source as my algae was not bad, but what I researched it will kill bibble. My main thing was to check on everything else. If you want what's left of mine let me know.

 

[Reefahholic]

Yeah, Andre did pop a huge bubble that was the size of a golf ball. Lol

Excess nutrients definetely play a roll. As fas as the red field ratio, I know that it is accurate but not that familiar with it.

Slowing the growth or preventing new growth may be achieved with the right methods, but I couldn't get rid of the stuff.

As you see from the pics above, it went viral and I'm pretty sure it was a different strain than I've encountered before. If you zoom in on that pvc picture, the new bubbles on the base are microscopic and if you get the nutrients under control they will not grow, but they won't die either. But.... if you ever negelect the system....boom!

That's why I'm trying to run very low nutrient system this time. I should probably read up on the Redfield Ratio. Low, but not too low. Don't wanna starve the corals.

Jared,

tell the people what I showed you the other day in front of you ;-)


Getting BA's outta the tank or keep it under control is a balance of the Redfield ratio as well good skimming. BA do explode in case of low po4 or low No3 with ease, since they take other waste easily such as silicates and specific organic waste.

One way to control that subject is to have the correct Microfoam adjusted on the skimmer, so that the skimmate stinks like sh!t, sorry for the language, lol.
This can be achieved with very small tiny bubbles, easily to be adjusted with reduced air inlet (even on Lifereef Skimmers).

-Andre

 

[steveb]

I am on the band wagon as well...

 

[lucho]

Me too! Trying to get rid of some GHA. Will let you know how things go


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[Mark L.]

Mark. Give it a try if you want. Bubble is hard to rid but with patience the verdict says it will. I'm not the best source as my algae was not bad, but what I researched it will kill bibble. My main thing was to check on everything else. If you want what's left of mine let me know.

Thanks Paul. I have a couple bottles on its way. I'll by trying it very soon. I have very little bubble algae in the tank. Just a couple spots. I'm mostly after the cyano that seems to love my tank.

 

[chrfrancis]

Just added my first dose of Vibrant!

 

[steveb]

yah know if we were all smart people we would have done a group buy....