Post by maineultraclassic on Mar 11, 2016 18:19:39 GMT -5
I was having some issues with diatoms, hair algae, and cyano the past few weeks and I couldn't keep my glass clean unless I did it daily.
I didn't want to use chemicals to fight what was going on, so I decided to give a 3 day blackout a try after reading about results online.
So last Sunday I turned my lights off and didn't turn them on again until Thursday morning...........forgot on Wednesday so it turned into a 4 day black out. I didn't wrap the tank or anything like that, so it was getting light from the room but no direct sunlight or anything like that.
My tank looks the best it has ever looked in the 2+ years this one has been setup. All the diatoms, hair algae, and cyano are gone. The water is crystal clear, corals look great, fish look great............I couldn't be happier with the results.
I would highly recommend this to anyone debating doing it for this same issue.........it's free, painless, and works great.
I didn't want to use chemicals to fight what was going on, so I decided to give a 3 day blackout a try after reading about results online.
So last Sunday I turned my lights off and didn't turn them on again until Thursday morning...........forgot on Wednesday so it turned into a 4 day black out. I didn't wrap the tank or anything like that, so it was getting light from the room but no direct sunlight or anything like that.
My tank looks the best it has ever looked in the 2+ years this one has been setup. All the diatoms, hair algae, and cyano are gone. The water is crystal clear, corals look great, fish look great............I couldn't be happier with the results.
I would highly recommend this to anyone debating doing it for this same issue.........it's free, painless, and works great.
