In that picture, some generic 180w full spectrum led that we got with the tank, now have 2 kessil a160we
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In that picture, some generic 180w full spectrum led that we got with the tank, now have 2 kessil a160we
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Really struggling with my tank at the moment.
Left my lights off for a 3 day blackout period because of an uncontrollable algee breakout
which due to work unfortunatly turned into a 5 day blackout. Turned just the blues on this afternoon and apprears both of my leathers have decided to melt. No idea why only thing that changed was the lights
Almost thinking of breaking it down and starting again, really disheartening at the moment
Left my lights off for a 3 day blackout period because of an uncontrollable algee breakout
which due to work unfortunatly turned into a 5 day blackout. Turned just the blues on this afternoon and apprears both of my leathers have decided to melt. No idea why only thing that changed was the lights
Almost thinking of breaking it down and starting again, really disheartening at the moment
Wtf did he crash the tank or something, must have really done something bad to kill the entire tank.
Not feeding at all wouldn't kill the whole tank in a week!
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Tanks nearly a year old.
Was a mixture of the nasty ones. Cyno, diatoms and hair algee, nothing on the tests so thought id try a blackout.
Cant understand why the leathers melted tho.
Coral snow and zeo bak sorts cyano out, diatoms come and go, I changed salt to aquaforest and had blooms of diatoms, switched to h20 DD and there gone, try vibrant and fucanozole I will guarantee it works and the tank will be free of algea.
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I use dd salt.
Was also using vibrant (on your recomendation) but wasnt clearing anything up after a month or so
Was also using vibrant (on your recomendation) but wasnt clearing anything up after a month or so
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Haggisman, Toadstool's enjoy quite high flow, if there's not enough a kinda film develops over it which stops the polyps from extending. I had this problem once before and moving it into a higher flow area cured it within a day, you could see the film peeling off and the polyps coming out again. The film looks kinda shiny. Higher flow also gives them a reason to fight against it and stay strong and upright.
Also once clownfish pick a spot they basically stay there forever. I had some skunk clownfish that picked a spot right at the back behind a rock and hardly ever saw them! Lol.
Also once clownfish pick a spot they basically stay there forever. I had some skunk clownfish that picked a spot right at the back behind a rock and hardly ever saw them! Lol.
Aye vibrant can take 20 weeks to really kick in, fucanozole 14 day one time dose, may take a couple, I had a tank over run with bryopisis for a year, fucanozole treated my tank in 6 weeks and it was pristine after that.
You reckon it's worth moving it a bit higher up and pointing the powerhead a bit more centrally so it gets more of it?
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Leave it where it is and point the powerhead towards it, from the picture it looks like the powerhead is facing up too much and missing it. If this works you should see a difference within a few days.
thanks!
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And the moral of the story is... If you really really cannot face the idea of leaving your fish without food for a week, leave daily portions on tubs and hide your bulk food containers.
I got fed up up coming back home from hols of less than a week to dead/missing fish when "looked after" by family member while we were away, I now feed them just before we leave and they have an extended famine. Not lost a single fish since on return from a hol.
In fairness to family member, one time he saved a tank, when he discovered the Powersafe armoured cable to the garage had tripped its RCD,
I’m not 100%, it wasn’t to do with feeding but some large yellow fish he has had some kinda infection on its head that comes and goes, it died and my dad didn’t realise and they think that’s rotten the water and killed the tank.
I’ve only seen my old man for like 5 mins since brother got back so not clued up on what went on, I just joked I’m never leaving him with my huskies when I go on holiday again lol
Anyone know how to decrease nitrates? On the test I have it is either 40 or 80 ppm - there doesn't appear to be any difference in the shade of red so I can't really tell. Does it really matter? Ammonia and nitrites are always at zero so no issues there.
They seem happy though as far as I can tell.
They seem happy though as far as I can tell.
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Removed my two leathers today they absoutly stunk and were melting away.
No idea what could have killed them, leathers are usually un killable.
Am just hoping i dont loose anything else
No idea what could have killed them, leathers are usually un killable.
Am just hoping i dont loose anything else
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have you tested your tap water? if its anything like mine the best you could hope for is 20-30! Nothing really brings it down from higher levels other than water changes and cleaning the crud from the bottom of my filter and sponge filters.