need to get things back in order

[duke62]

well i havent done any type of cleaning or maintanence on my 120 since 1/13/08 due to my back injury.i have brown algae growing on my glass most hard coral and sps have been a victim of my injury but i think im ready to get it healthy again.what is my first move to getting my setup back in order,i was figuring.
20 gal water change
change carbon
change phosban
remove all dead or dying coral
clean skimmer cup
check parameters
if there is anything else major i need to do please feel free to comment.

 

[Bob 1000]

Hey, good to see you back in action...
I'd test all pars first then see how far out of wack your tank is first then go from there.. You might not need to do a huge water change based on your water quality...

 

[vinny]

how big is the tank your doing a 20 gallon water change too?

 

[NYreefNoob]

id do alot more than a 20g wc. and dont count dying corals out yet. and wb and hope your feeling better

 

[duke62]

well i was going to do the 20 to start.after that ill wait 24 hrs check the parameters and if i need to do more ill do another one.i didnt want to shock the system with 2 much new water.and no i dont feel much better but i need to get back to my normal routine

 

[lanacane214]

where in long island are you,i live in malverne,if you live near by i can give you a hand

 

[wxl14]

Hope you feel better. I would clean some of you filter media. Change carbon small water changes till all paramaters are good. and minimize your lighting to try to hold back the power of the algae. What kind of cleaning crew do you have in there? Do you have sand. A good cleaning of the sand bed might be in order also. Just take it one piece at a time so you dont kill your back. Dont want to re injure your back just when your getting back on your feet. The tank didnt go bad in one day. Dont try to fix it in one day you know what i mean. Back injuries can take long time to heal, i am sure you Know that by now.

 

[duke62]

well what i could use is some type of pump with a long hose.i could use that to drain my tank out the window instead of carrying it up the basement stairs and fill it back up with it.when my tank went low i filled a bucket with 1/4 water at a time and my kid poured it in.thanks for advise