O-man21 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Protein skimmer may not help that much in such a small tank. It might do more harm than good actually. Less food and more often water changes will be for effective in clearing up your algae problem. Link to comment
pismo_reefer Posted December 18, 2008 Author Share Posted December 18, 2008 how often should i be doing WC's? i do 50% once a week atm...(the cyano is cuz i waay overfed.) Link to comment
O-man21 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Well I have a 3 gallon JBJ and I do them once every 2 days. Everyday if I have time. If you're feeding so much then you definitely need to pick up on the water changes. Link to comment
pismo_reefer Posted December 18, 2008 Author Share Posted December 18, 2008 ohhhh....thats alotta wc's... is everyday really okay? i know its a small space and the bacteria repopulate the water column quickly, but i's jus wundren? hom much evryday? Link to comment
Steffo Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Actually, there should'nt be much bacteria in the water column to begin with. At least that's what they taught me at marine biology class... So everyday water changes should'nt hurt. The amount of bacteria in the tank also corresponds to the amount of nutrients for them to consume. If the nutrients are removed mechanically the bacteria wont be needed to such a large extent. Best of luck Link to comment
pismo_reefer Posted December 18, 2008 Author Share Posted December 18, 2008 ohh...thanks. Link to comment
O-man21 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Yea, removing water has a very minimal effect on the bacteria population. I make sure to match the salinity and temp. just right, and then it's basically like nothing happened to the tank, it just got cleaner. You don't have to do them everyday by any means, I'm just letting you know what I think would help and what works for me. Link to comment
pismo_reefer Posted December 19, 2008 Author Share Posted December 19, 2008 i just finished doing a 60% WC....i cleaned my glass w/ a razor and sucked up all the cyano. im thinkin 60% every 2 days from now on... overfeeding wont happen again, as i only have sexy's in here now...(and they eat pellets). any suggestion on CUC? atm i only have an astrea, a baby nassarius, and a boatload of stomatella's....and the 4 sexy's. Link to comment
lakshwadeep Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 I think your CUC is fine. Actually, the most effective CUC member is yourself, especially if you siphon out detritus and unwanted algae during your water changes. Link to comment
pismo_reefer Posted December 19, 2008 Author Share Posted December 19, 2008 I think your CUC is fine. Actually, the most effective CUC member is yourself, especially if you siphon out detritus and unwanted algae during your water changes. i never thot about it, but i guess thats pretty true. Link to comment
pismo_reefer Posted December 19, 2008 Author Share Posted December 19, 2008 so...i did a massive algae scraping and a 60% WC, and all appears to be well. no more fish, and no more overfeeding for this guy! no sir. i learned that lesson.just sexy's and WC's every 2days from now on...heres some nice, clean, happy pics of the pico.... hey look...its a sexy! someone's turning blue... (if its not already named, im calling it a 'texas blizzard') lookin great! these amaze me right now. macro-ish tanks shots from the right side. FTS! so waddya think? Link to comment
luv-the-rics Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 lookin great! when this multiplies i want a head or two. lol. i like how poofy the tentacles look in this pic. Link to comment
pismo_reefer Posted December 19, 2008 Author Share Posted December 19, 2008 ya. its lil chubby-skirt...i still cant figure out if its a PPEmorph or what? wheres lalani when you need her? Link to comment
cuboy Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 damn that is definately a sweet looking zoa. Link to comment
pismo_reefer Posted December 19, 2008 Author Share Posted December 19, 2008 damn that is definately a sweet looking zoa. thanks. im gonna grow these into a huge mother colony and frag em out locally cuz no one else hs em round here. edit: woot! 1000th post!!! Link to comment
luv-the-rics Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 woot!! 196th post!!!! Link to comment
evilc66 Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 I think your 60% water change plan might be a little overkill. There was mention on these forums a while back that some people noticed a decline in coral growth and health from such frequent water changes. Stick to 20-25% once a week, and stop over feeding (which it seems you are now doing). Link to comment
debbeach13 Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Good job cleaning up the tank. I have never done daily WC but it seems like overkill unless you are still having a problem. Link to comment
Lalani Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 wheres lalani when you need her? You rang? I have no idea about IDing polyps.. I just call them zoas and palys, sorries! edit: woot! 1000th post!!! Noob. Link to comment
pismo_reefer Posted December 19, 2008 Author Share Posted December 19, 2008 Noob. I think your 60% water change plan might be a little overkill. There was mention on these forums a while back that some people noticed a decline in coral growth and health from such frequent water changes. Stick to 20-25% once a week, and stop over feeding (which it seems you are now doing). ya...i just wasnt sure. i think im stickin with about 50% weekly. (and pellet foods only) Good job cleaning up the tank. I have never done daily WC but it seems like overkill unless you are still having a problem. thanks, only tooko me abut 15 minutes start to finish. and for real...im a lil tooo lazy for daily WC's...and it just seems a little wrong. Link to comment
pismo_reefer Posted December 20, 2008 Author Share Posted December 20, 2008 i added chemi pure today...and a kenya tree frag. sexy's... sexy fight! tank shots... left center right FTS! any opinions? Link to comment
luv-the-rics Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 You rang? I have no idea about IDing polyps.. I just call them zoas and palys, sorries! Noob. yeah dahlia is the zoo freak. lol Link to comment
pismo_reefer Posted December 20, 2008 Author Share Posted December 20, 2008 ya...i got em mixed up. so shoot me. Link to comment
schaferfred Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 Looking good Pismo. I think when the time is right, I am totally going sexie. Do you feed pellets everyday to keep them from picking at corals? Link to comment
pismo_reefer Posted December 20, 2008 Author Share Posted December 20, 2008 ya, 2x a day...with tweezers Link to comment
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