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Just wanted to post another update on my slow and gradual implementation of Chloroquinol.
I've had this crazy explosion of hair algae in the tank. I'm not sure where it's coming from. My feeding habits haven't changed. All my fish and 2 shrimp are accounted for. My snails still seem to be grazing. But it got really outta control this past week. Originally I wanted to avoid changing the water, but I had to pull some of the algae out.
So because of that, I changed about 25% of the water. In doing so, I diluted the concentration of CQ. I'm not good at math, so I don't know my current concentration. I put another 10% dose back in just to re-balance it... hopefully.
Now with respect to the vermetid snails, I can't recall seeing an mucus webs. This was a welcome surprise cause I was stirring up the sand quite a bit to get at the algae.
I'm not sure what dead vermetids look like, but the ones on my snails all have white tips, as seen in the picture. Also poking around my corals, it seems like most of the ones that were attached to the base were easily removed. So far, the majority of snails on the corals are gone. Still have quite a bit on the rock work, but it's diminishing. So maybe I'm finally getting the upper hand.
The corals seemed to have stabilized somewhat. The frogspawn seems to have been hit hardest in the last couple weeks, but it's still hang in there. The mushroom, while much paler in color, hasn't receded any. I have noticed most all the coralline algae is gone.
Hopefully this is helpful for anyone thinking about trying this...
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