Cleaned out tank

On Sunday I broke down the algae-ridden ten gallon in the office here. Took the plants and synthetic coral out the night before, scrubbed them, then hung them to dry. Seemed to do the trick pretty nicely at getting the slime off, which was thick as a toxic syrup. Disgusting shit. It had covered almost every inch of the tank and cleaning the gravel was a major chore. Had to refill the tank several times just to get the water vacuum going again. Then I had to use a net and manually get out bits of the crap.

I yanked the lights and replaced them with two ten watt 50/50s, which are specifically for saltwater tanks. This subdued, bluer lighting looks fantastic and hopefully will kill the remaining algae spores.

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