January 31, 2014, @9:00 pm, 50 hrs from start
Dinoflagellates: no change or not significant
Cyanobacteria: reduced
pH=7.8, dosed little bit of pH buffer
I fed frozen Mysis. All fish ate except Hippo, which did not come out.
Chaeto changed little bit in colour. It is pale green. Still firm.
Corals "OK", less extended compared to after 24 hrs. RBTA did not move.
February 1, 2014, @7:00 am, 60 hrs from start
Flood in the basement
. I left the skimmer drain valve open. It drained in a pail and overflowed. Night before I adjusted the skimmer to skim even more wetter. I had to collect about one gallon of water from the floor. It is unfinished basement, so not a big problem. The ATO did not keep up, because is designed to deliver a maximum amount of water, so in situations like this prevents dilution. I had to add ~5 gallons of new saltwater. Let's consider it a partial water change
. The return pump was almost to run dry.
February 1, 2014, @10:00 pm, 75 hrs from start
Dinoflagellates: 90% gone. I am surprised because after 50hrs they were still in place. There are some spots that did not cleaned, but I am not able to say if they are dead or alive. Probably true results will be in few weeks from now.
Cyanobacteria: 90% gone. Whatever remained is darker and shriveled. Again, I can't tell if it is alive or dead.
pH=7.9-8.0 still dosing pH buffer.
I turned the blue lights ON for about 30 minutes, until all fish came out. I fed Mysis and all of them ate.
Corals were OK and they started to extend during this 30-40 minutes of blue light. Too bad, because I ...
...... turned the lights OFF. I will extend the blackout until tomorrow morning, approximately 85 hours of total darkness, except the few feeding periods as stated.
