bhuamani32
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Alright so should I give the sea hare a try or take all the rocks out and scrub them? Which Is the best option or route to go?
Alright so should I give the sea hare a try or take all the rocks out and scrub them? Which Is the best option or route to go?
I would start by cleaning the rock Then try to find whats feeding the algae. How much/often do you feed? what type of filter are you using? How often do you clean it?
There's your problem. Feeding flakes that often is where the algae nutrients are coming from. Try some frozen foods in smaller quantities, what the fish can clean up in less than 5 minutes. Drain off the water the food was frozen in as that's loaded with phosphate, if you can, just rinse it in RO water. . And try feeding every other day. I feed small amounts daily, but have huge filtration to accommodate this bio load.I barely clean the tank. Do 10 gallon water changes a week. I scrub walls with the magnet and run halides for 7 hours a day. I havent tried taking out all rocks yet because it will stir up my aqaurium and make a big mess. I Feed them flakes and pellets one to two times a day.
Mysis shrimp is hard to beat. Krill is also good. Several mixes like Marine Cuisine are good as well. Many of us make our own foods from the grocery store. Several threads on this topic.Alright what sorts of frozen food should I get. I've never fed the fish anything but flakes before and don't know how this works and how much?
get a few sea urchin and about 10 mexican turbo snails those are the best cleaners in my tank, other "cleaners" are always chilling and hanging out with the fish
Alright thanks and I will take all of your suggestions thank. I just ordered a cleanup crew that is coming in this week. I will look into the sea urchins instead of the sea hare. Wi the urchins hurt the fish?
Alright thanks and I will take all of your suggestions thank. I just ordered a cleanup crew that is coming in this week. I will look into the sea urchins instead of the sea hare. Wi the urchins hurt the fish?
Alright I'll try pulling some off and starting with one to two urchins. I'll pull out the Rocks and try to scrub them. Should I take the 100 lbs of live rock out individually and scrub them or leave it in the tank. And should I do it before my cleanup crew arrives on Thursday or Friday?