Algae Issues..

[FishyAmor]

Hi all,

Had a major outbreak of what I think was the black beard algae. So I decided to rescape and get rid of all plants and substrate on the weekend.

I was using DIY CO2 (yeast/sugar reactor) in past, with a ceramic disk bell shaped thingy to distribute into tank. This over time was clogged and consumed with the algae outbreak, so I dipped into water/bleach to kill and clean the bell. This was quite a success however I believe there is still some bleach residue in the bell and am concerned in putting it back into tank.

Any suggestions on the safety aspect of reusing said bell, as it may be toxic to new setup?

Any help/advise would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers!

 

[Dangerdoll]

you can try soaking it in a dechlorinator, or scrubbing it with it and then continue to rinse it...

 

[John N.]

Yes give it a good rinse. Soak in a solution of dechlorinator and you should be good to go. People do this with glass diffusers all the time. Some, probably most, even skip the dechlorinator solution part an plop it right back into their tanks.

-John N.

 

[FishyAmor]

Thanks guys for your replys, I did as suggested and have since reinstated diffuser into tank with DIY yeast/sugar bottles, all seems well for now. I also purchased some plants on the weekend and tank is staring to take shape, will have to post pic soon!

Cheers.

 

[FishyAmor]

Well here is what it looks like at the moment!

Comments welcome...

 

[duke33]

Very nice. Bummer having to start all over.

 

[Blueiz]

Looks great!

 

[Dangerdoll]

beautiful!

 

[calivivarium1]

Nice tank

 

[rich311k]

Very nice!