scabbedwings616
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I was wondering if anyone has used this on their tanks. What has happened to your tank? Did it work? Did it kill anything? I know bulk reef supply did a video on this but it didn’t have corals in the tank.
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BiGGiePauls33
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From what I've read on R2R it works but should be used with caution. I feel a more natural approach is a better option.
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scabbedwings616
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I’ve added snails, added crabs, and changed the flow on my Uv light to fix this. Nothing has worked. I’ve seen on r2r the same things about it with caution. I got a bottle and testing on a tank that only has soft corals to see how it does. I’m being cautious with my main tank.
Lilys
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You might want to read this, this is my issue after a water change I was in the zone and changed the 2 full baskets in my nuvo 40 got a full algae explosion a few days after. It was 6 weeks ago, It’s better now but I have to be careful in doing change that can fluctuate my biological system.
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absolutecarrot
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I used It for a while, didnt kill anything and I saw some algae turn white and dye.
BiGGiePauls33
Current BRS President
@scabbedwings616 I've seen some heavy SPS guys swear that it killed their corals after using it. Could be hear say, but I'd not be Willi g to take the risk myself personally.
Terry Martin
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I've now used it twice with no effect, no negative effect on algae, no negative effect on rest of tank; negative effect on my pocketbook...
Stanley Wong
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I dosed it 3 times and it get rid of all the Bubble algae in the main tank but it also get all my SPS STN.
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scabbedwings616
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I read this and going to try this before the vibrant. It’ll be my last chance. Going to take my time. This is a good read. I didn’t read all the comments but the article itself was good. When I did the turkey baster on the rock where the hair algae is, I could see it lifting and moving. I ripped it off and only did a few rocks so far. Nothing crazy.You might want to read this, this is my issue after a water change I was in the zone and changed the 2 full baskets in my nuvo 40 got a full algae explosion a few days after. It was 6 weeks ago, It’s better now but I have to be careful in doing change that can fluctuate my biological system.
#1 WHAT IF I TOLD YOU... Ammonia is causing your algae problems?
After this, there is no turning back. You take the blue pill - the story ends, you keep believing that nitrate and phosphate are the cause of your algae problems. You take the red pill - I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes. This image was created by @Fish_Sticks, ©2019, All Rights...
coralfishreef
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I wouldn’t use vibrant for hair algae.
A refugium or algae turf scrubber will clear up hair algae in the display along with manual removal, snails and an urchin.
A refugium or algae turf scrubber will clear up hair algae in the display along with manual removal, snails and an urchin.
Skeeter7424
More corals than gallons
I used it for bubble algae (along with vacuuming what I could) and it worked great. Followed some of the walk-throughs on R2R. Also, random benefit, I noticed I almost NEVER cleaned my glass. Like once every 10 days, versus every 1-2 normally. I may go back to using it just for that!
rock-n-reef
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I have been using Vibrant on my 112. I have not noticed any broad ill effects personally. Recently I did start to see some issue with some encrusting montis/ chalice.... you can see my recent post #56 here -->
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The last picture in there shows the chalice losing some tissue. But I don't know if it is the vibrant that is causing it. Other SPS in the tank seems to show no issues. I dose only half the recommended dosage and I'm planning to keep at it and see is this one recovers. If I see other SPS show issues, I might stop. On my other tanks, I do not use Vibrant. In comparing them I can say for sure that Vibrant does work in keeping the surfaces clean of algae and reduces maintenance significantly.
Rock-n-Reef’s IM 112 Gallon Lagoon style build (or rather the 2020 Corona build!)
Bucket Refugium! After considerable thought on having Refugium vs. Algae Turf Scrubber vs. Algae reactor, decided to go with a refugium. However, my sump doesn’t have a separate refug chamber. It has a large 18 x15 center chamber that already has my Skimmer and couple of marinepure blocks. I...
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The last picture in there shows the chalice losing some tissue. But I don't know if it is the vibrant that is causing it. Other SPS in the tank seems to show no issues. I dose only half the recommended dosage and I'm planning to keep at it and see is this one recovers. If I see other SPS show issues, I might stop. On my other tanks, I do not use Vibrant. In comparing them I can say for sure that Vibrant does work in keeping the surfaces clean of algae and reduces maintenance significantly.
cablez
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I used it on cyano, dino and all that clears it all up...its a bacteria...i dont see how bacteria is gonna hurt anything in your tank...especially if you are skimming....which removes dead bacteria. This product, and micro bacter 7 are just waste treatment style bacterias, super agressive, but have 1 job in the tank and thats to eat detritus bacterias and sh**, works pretty well but it isnt a 100% cure for bas husbandry......still gotta keep up with water changes, and equipment cleaning and all that.
cablez
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use fluconazole my man, algaes die with flucon....reef flux.....that it what destroys it
Chlorinated
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I've used Vibrant on my Nuvo 20. Dose about 3/4 recommended dose. Took months, but slowly saw all my GHA and bubble algae die off and stay gone.
I would use a toothbrush on a rock to clean off the algae and it never came back. Zero negative effects. I think most people get negative effects from overdosing. Too much means a rapid drop in nutrients which for SPS, can cause a lot of issues.
If you are careful, go slow...there should be no issues. Also make sure to take into account the volume displaced by rock/sand when determining your dose. Can be quite significant.
I would use a toothbrush on a rock to clean off the algae and it never came back. Zero negative effects. I think most people get negative effects from overdosing. Too much means a rapid drop in nutrients which for SPS, can cause a lot of issues.
If you are careful, go slow...there should be no issues. Also make sure to take into account the volume displaced by rock/sand when determining your dose. Can be quite significant.
I used vibrant with amazing results. I had several acros in my tank with no issues. Everyone has different experiences but I love the stuff. After I used it my new algae scrubber has been growing all the algae in there instead of my display.
Here is my build thread. First dose is on page 8. Only took four days to see a big die off in algae.
https://www.nano-reef.com/forums/topic/407385-lizs-waterbox-703/page/8/#comments
Here is my build thread. First dose is on page 8. Only took four days to see a big die off in algae.
https://www.nano-reef.com/forums/topic/407385-lizs-waterbox-703/page/8/#comments
Bostoncoral
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Curious how well it works. Ive always wanted to try it. Looking fprward to seeing if this helps ypu adam
MofoCorals
Previously - elmafioso52988
Vibrant is awesome. Just don’t rush it. Dose smaller doses. It will/should work. Used it on some of my customers tanks and it really takes care of the algae. No adverse results in my experiences. Used it over a year... Good luck.
