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jason2459 · 11/29/2016, 02:27 PM

The other night, I think it was Saturday, I wanted to see what a single strand of algae with a drop of vibrant on it would do.

I wasn't expecting much and can't really say the vibrant did anything of what I saw but it was a pretty cool thing to do and found some bacteria liking certain areas. Even saw pieces of something (the algae?) falling apart covered in bacteria. Again, I can't say for certain it was the bacteria in the Vibrant or just bacteria that didn't get washed off.

What I did was pick a small strand of algae out of my ATS and rinse it in freshly mixed saltwater. And rinsed again. And rinsed again. And again. And again. It certainly got rid of most everything else I normally see.

I still need to get the videos uploaded.

Algae_vs_Vibrant-0033 by Jason, on Flickr

Algae_vs_Vibrant2-0002 by Jason, on Flickr

Algae_vs_Vibrant2-0004 by Jason, on Flickr

Algae_vs_Vibrant2-0005 by Jason, on Flickr

11/29/2016, 02:27 PM	#325
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	The other night, I think it was Saturday, I wanted to see what a single strand of algae with a drop of vibrant on it would do. I wasn't expecting much and can't really say the vibrant did anything of what I saw but it was a pretty cool thing to do and found some bacteria liking certain areas. Even saw pieces of something (the algae?) falling apart covered in bacteria. Again, I can't say for certain it was the bacteria in the Vibrant or just bacteria that didn't get washed off. What I did was pick a small strand of algae out of my ATS and rinse it in freshly mixed saltwater. And rinsed again. And rinsed again. And again. And again. It certainly got rid of most everything else I normally see. I still need to get the videos uploaded. Algae_vs_Vibrant-0033 by Jason, on Flickr Algae_vs_Vibrant2-0002 by Jason, on Flickr Algae_vs_Vibrant2-0004 by Jason, on Flickr Algae_vs_Vibrant2-0005 by Jason, on Flickr __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank