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    thanks to my son its back to the salty side this time the low key approach not sure about a skimmer or not any advice much appreciated I am surprised at how much I have forgot. I am only going to keep softies and two clowns at the mo , not much in at the mo not sure how much more live rock I am going to need . No sump this time , this time an ext with alpha grog
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    Re: time to start again

    Nice to see you back Dave

    First thing is get a bottle of vodka ....and no it's not for you m8

    You will need Smirnoff vodka, this is for vodka dosing, and will help to keep your nitrates down, and get yourself a good test kit.

    I have done this for the last 2 years now and is best thing I have every done for my tank, never done a water change in three years now.

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    Re: time to start again

    Sounds like a plan on a different note my son has a bad cyno outbreak do you think this would help

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    Quote Originally Posted by lost View Post
    Sounds like a plan on a different note my son has a bad cyno outbreak do you think this would help
    25% water changes every 2 days turn the lights off for 24 hours then cut the lights down to 6 hours a day most until it starts to die off, check water moment as dead spots is were it will thrive, add a Clean up crew and most of all, water readings need to be done .... phosphates, PH, calcium, alkalinity, magnesium and Nitrate.

    Once all this as been done it will be a good time to start vodka dosing.

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    No gaz he hasn't , what I meant to say was he is only having his blue lights on at the mo and he seems to think that is helping , not spoke to him today being as he has two big exams to do and the last thing he wants is me pestering him

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    Re: time to start again

    Its you age mate

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    Re: time to start again

    I don't think that is a mk2 mate that is a slightly different one and not a good one at that according to u tube I can buy a timer for mine for £25 but that does not switch the blue leds on at night . It just dims the whites a little I might have to see about a blue led for night time

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    Re: time to start again

    he did a 50% water change, blacked out his tank for a day Nealy lost one of his nems he tells me no luck, he has used a chemical for getting rid of the stuff vacuumed it out as much as he could and with in a fortnight it was back just as bad

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    Re: time to start again

    find out in three weeks mate , I have never had a skimmer I was under the impression softies liked a bit of dirty water

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    ask him to do a Nitrate test please and let me know how Meany gallons/ litres the tank is.

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