Recent content by gstewart

thanks for that just being inquisitive ! Yeah the skimmer spout where the water flows back in is very near the actinic lamp so that would explain high algae build up.. like i said i am just getting over a bloom so only to be expected ! Cheers Gary

Hi just a quick question to see if algae build up on the water flow spout on a protein skimmer is normal ?? everything is fine with my aquarium and my algae is coming under control thanks to phosphate sponge and regular RO changes however noticed the protein skimmer flow spout was covered in a...

Right ! Done a nice big water change and added some tropic marine Elimi phos bags to my filter. The aquarium was second hand so i have a few polyps and a soft trumpet coral so the light has to stay as is. I wouldn't say its really bad but it takes about a week to start to cover the glass - is...

Thanks thats pretty much what i am doing. So when the algae dies off do the rocks still stay green ? They look pretty stained to me. I have only removed two to try and clean them up and I cant see the green ever coming off them. Does the algae give something back into the aquarium that is...

OK i didn't think my algae bloom was that bad but deciding to have an aquarium maintenance day and thought about getting some excess algae of my rocks. ( green slime and hair kind ) It is now pretty clear just how green my rocks are as underneath the contrast is HUGE ! they were off white and...

Already doing that. I have 3 turbo snails ( ok admittedly i need a few more for a 260 litre tank !! ) And as for water changes this will explain it.. Tank was a second hand setup so only 50% of water came with it. the rest was treated tap water. however doing 20 litre changes weekly with RO...

Hi everyone. Hope you all had a good xmas. I have got an algae problem, well i am not sure if it is a problem. These photos were taken after a cleanup of the glass, but the algae is still on the rocks - i know you are to remove it but wanted to get some pictures first. It is a green hair algae...

thanks for that - flake does sound like a better option. Will try that if this fails miserably ! :lol:

Hi, the problem is the pellets go unoticed !! So they dont see them get dropped into the tank. The frozen food used to swirl around as it was lighter - then the fish would see it - these things sink like lead balloons and they just blend into the sand. I will see how it goes but i hear you...

Hi guys, still starting off but going well ! :) I have 2 yellow chromis, 1 blue damsel, 1 mono ( brackish ), 1 blood shrimp, I have been feeding frozen food but would like to start on an alternative to frozen meat foods. the lfs pointed me in the direction of Kent platinum - reef...

Thanks guys.. I feel very annoyed that i wasn't told this they knew I was starting out. :x Now like you say the chances are hes not going to last long... I know now to consult this forum before choosing anything else. Gary

Steve Hi, i have recently found this out about acclimating the poor fella. I also posted that question in the sick fish section. Unfortunately i was not told this by the lfs unusual as they are very good..maybe they thought i would know this. He was introduced in the bag for about 10mins...

Hi yes it seems to be one of those. It was last weekend he was added - sunday. He seemed fine at first - noticed him go al bobbly and he was giving off something that looked like steam ?? ( some chemical i am sure ). I dont understand the gash either ?? All i can say is my local marine centre...

I added a Blue starfish recently and he doesn't look very well. the first i noticed is apparently they can leave there stomachs with the food they are eating and grow new ones - which happened - it became dis attached from its body, then where the stomach was resting on the starfish when i moved...

Hi i have a second hand marine setup that came with some livestock and is showing good readings. I am noticing the sand is getting covered in a dark brown almost black layer - if you disturb the sand and break the algae up it looks like charcoal from a fire in its appearance - its just a quick...