Hello to all
I have had a 14GAL biocube tank for quite a long time.
Right now have quite a bit of live rock covered with coralline algae.
in some parts it has turned BLACk. What does that mean?
But thats not my main problem.
My main problem is that my aquarium got out of control for a while and I left i running with no fish or coral with no water changes. A few months worth. The tank got covered in algae on the glass and green fuzzy type algae on the live rock. I also have what looks like a bristleworm outbreak.(look like this... http://www.reefs.org/hhfaq/worms/faq_bristle.jpg/variant/medium ) I have at least 20 of these things that are growing. Longest one ive seen is 2-3".
What should I do?
I love my coralline algae and dont want to ruin my live rock.
how can i clean out this tank and kind of "start over",
Maybe new sand and scrub the rocks a bit?
These worms although Ive read can be good, give me a bad feeling. I dont like not being able to touch my tank without worried of getting stung.
Any sugestions?
For a pic of my tank, go to http://noelandmeli.com/fish/aquarium.jpg
I have had a 14GAL biocube tank for quite a long time.
Right now have quite a bit of live rock covered with coralline algae.
in some parts it has turned BLACk. What does that mean?
But thats not my main problem.
My main problem is that my aquarium got out of control for a while and I left i running with no fish or coral with no water changes. A few months worth. The tank got covered in algae on the glass and green fuzzy type algae on the live rock. I also have what looks like a bristleworm outbreak.(look like this... http://www.reefs.org/hhfaq/worms/faq_bristle.jpg/variant/medium ) I have at least 20 of these things that are growing. Longest one ive seen is 2-3".
What should I do?
I love my coralline algae and dont want to ruin my live rock.
how can i clean out this tank and kind of "start over",
Maybe new sand and scrub the rocks a bit?
These worms although Ive read can be good, give me a bad feeling. I dont like not being able to touch my tank without worried of getting stung.
Any sugestions?
For a pic of my tank, go to http://noelandmeli.com/fish/aquarium.jpg