jay2k2 Posted June 4, 2003 Share Posted June 4, 2003 Hey guys I finally got a job. Now my ultra budget 25 gallon tank can have some half-decnt ###### for it. I tell you specs. 25 gallon AGA. 2X20 watt NO, 1 NO is 10,000 and the other is actintic. and also a 1X15 watt NO Power-Glo Bulb. The habitants are 2 clowns and a firefish. Some yellow polyps that are dieing slowy, GSP that are kinda on their way back and a toadstool and finger leather! The ultra soft stuff i put in there is doing ok. But I am wondering what the brown film on the top of the water is. When i stick my arm in the tank it like hardens to my skin and stinks like ass, when I take it out. Also I am seeing some crazy dark red stuff that sticks everywhere and when you break it the inside is like a white colour its like a film. I know the tank is very healthy. Does anyone know what this is?! And I am looking to get new lighting for a 25 gallon 24x12 tank any suggestions? Comments! Link to comment
jay2k2 Posted June 4, 2003 Author Share Posted June 4, 2003 don't all reply at once now! Link to comment
sammy33 Posted June 4, 2003 Share Posted June 4, 2003 I have a "brown film" on the surface of my water as well. It has been there except for a brief time when I ran a Hagen surface skimmer (intake) on my AquaClear 150. This alleviated the surface film problem but I had this big ugly freaking tube thing in my tank! Nano reefs are generally too small for big ugly freaking tube things! The film never really seemed to cause any problems so I took the surafce skimmer out and have had no problems. The "red stuff" you are referring to may be coraline algae forming? Coraline algae is also not necessarily a bad thing. It sounds like you may not have enough light for it to encrust. Not sure on this. Can you post pics? For lights: ahsupply.com has a few good solutions. The 2 x 55 kit would work nicely with the 24" enclosure (for about $100). You would have about 4.5 watts per gallon. This is sorta a DIY kit and would save you some money if you are into DIY. Link to comment
jay2k2 Posted June 4, 2003 Author Share Posted June 4, 2003 Hey I was thinking more along the lines of www.petsupplyliquidator.com it is a full canopy no DYI that looks pretty promising to me cause i am too lazy to make a good one! any thoughts?! Link to comment
jay2k2 Posted June 5, 2003 Author Share Posted June 5, 2003 I guess no one cares about me Link to comment
Acoustic Posted June 5, 2003 Share Posted June 5, 2003 Your brown film is plain old cyano bacteria. Don't worry it's gonna get worse. At one time when my tank was only a week old I had clumps of it lifting off the sand and floating around. It eventually went away and the hair algae took over. It's just part of your biological cycle. Link to comment
jay2k2 Posted June 5, 2003 Author Share Posted June 5, 2003 ok, but the tank is over a year old and it has NO protein skimmer! Link to comment
Korbin Posted June 5, 2003 Share Posted June 5, 2003 You can always mop it up with a paper towel. I realized this after working in my tank and noticing that the film was gone after I had my arms in a lot. Turns out it was all sticking to my arms. One time I looked in my refugium after not looking in for a long long time, and I had 2" of brown foam. Now thats nasty. Link to comment
jay2k2 Posted June 5, 2003 Author Share Posted June 5, 2003 its sexy not nasty Anyone got anythoughts on the 2x55watt Canopy from www.petsupplyliquidator.com any comments?! Link to comment
Korbin Posted June 5, 2003 Share Posted June 5, 2003 Yeah, I looked at those. Its probably the cheapest price you're going to get, short of buying it used. Link to comment
jay2k2 Posted June 6, 2003 Author Share Posted June 6, 2003 yeah they look almost too good to be true. I wonder what the quality is like?! Link to comment
Guy Posted June 7, 2003 Share Posted June 7, 2003 I bought one of those a while ago on e-bay from them for around$100. The hood is pretty decent and it is still working 1 1/2 years later. The only thing I would suggest is that you order it over the phone. The reason being is you will need to request that they install endcaps. Mine came with wire pins which you slip over the Bulb pins. needless to say I was not happy. But I have seen many others post about their hoods and say they ordered them with the endcap. But that you had to ask for it. For the price it works fine. Link to comment
yellowtang Posted June 8, 2003 Share Posted June 8, 2003 I think you shoudl get a aqua-c remora protein skimmer Link to comment
jay2k2 Posted June 8, 2003 Author Share Posted June 8, 2003 I was thinkin about a CPR Backpak or a red sea skimmer?! Link to comment
yellowtang Posted June 8, 2003 Share Posted June 8, 2003 The bakpak 2 skimmer is suppose to be good.Dont get a red sea skimmer.I will be ordering a Aqua-c remora pro from marine depot for 230$ for my 29gal.I've heard allot of good things about them and my friend has one so thats what im getting. I think a skimmer is what you should get first. As for lights I bought a 2x55watt kit from www.ahsupply.com and built a custom hood.I did buy a 36watt light from www.petsupplyliquadator.com and it's pretty nice.But if I were you I would go with the retro kit. Link to comment
jay2k2 Posted June 8, 2003 Author Share Posted June 8, 2003 Originally posted by yellowtang Dont get a red sea skimmer. AND WHY IS THAT!? Link to comment
yellowtang Posted June 8, 2003 Share Posted June 8, 2003 Well i dont have any experience with red sea skimmers but everyone I talk to who has one tells me not to bother and just go with a better skimmer.So maybe there fine I dont know but, I'm not gonna take the chance and waste my money.Plus I want a skimmer that could handle a larger tank in the future. Link to comment
jay2k2 Posted June 9, 2003 Author Share Posted June 9, 2003 alrighty, but the max capacity is 40 gallons?! Link to comment
yellowtang Posted June 9, 2003 Share Posted June 9, 2003 So why not go with a remora or bak pak? Link to comment
jay2k2 Posted June 9, 2003 Author Share Posted June 9, 2003 cause the red sea is cheaper Link to comment
yellowtang Posted June 9, 2003 Share Posted June 9, 2003 Ok do what you think is best...I think it's just taking the cheap way out and remeber you get what you pay for! Link to comment
jay2k2 Posted June 9, 2003 Author Share Posted June 9, 2003 BUt you have to remember, they are both fairly expensive, plus the red sea is on sale where i live locally. And also they don't sell CPR 2 backpaks! I live in Canada so it is more money! Link to comment
yellowtang Posted June 10, 2003 Share Posted June 10, 2003 What about ordering from marinedepot.com? maybe the red sea would be fine but its like i said....blablabla refer to previous post Link to comment
Fire Marshall Dave Posted June 10, 2003 Share Posted June 10, 2003 I got a bak pak off of ebay for $103 shipped. The seller was Aquarium Addicts. From some of the prices I've seen online and especially locally I thought it was a great deal. Dave Link to comment
jay2k2 Posted June 11, 2003 Author Share Posted June 11, 2003 where i live that skimmer is 300 bucks! Link to comment
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