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  1. K

    Creatures in my coral?!

    Check out a spaghetti worm. That could be it.
  2. K

    Reef Octopus BH2000 trouble

    The website is WWW.coralvue.com go to help tab, select FAQ/troubleshooting then go to protein skimmers. Your problem should be listed. I would suggest going there first and try puff of air method before disassembly. As for sweet spot... set it up on your tank and let it run for a couple of days...
  3. K

    Reef Octopus BH2000 trouble

    Go to FAQs on their website. As I understand it the pump not priming and making a rattling noise could be due to stuck impeller. They recommended small puff of air in the tube. Worked for me. As for water .... test parameters on your tap water it is no where near the purity of rodi water. Your...
  4. K

    Reef Octopus BH2000 trouble

    We had trouble with our same model HOB. Just finally let it run after set up and it found the sweet spot. Runs great. We have noticed after five months of pretty much constant use that the pump doesn't start right back up after shutting down for water changes. It made loud knocking noise and did...
  5. K

    What is this coral?

    Look like partially opened buttons. Are they green?
  6. K

    Red slime driving me nuts!

    Did you test your source water? We had same problem and took same steps. We did not use chemicals.... don't like that idea. We were using tap water. Finally tested tap and found the root of all evils. We switched to rodi water and one week later all clear. We are now two months and no problems...
  7. K

    Clear tube

    Looks like pineapple sponge it is a filter feeder.
  8. K

    Skimmer

    I have a 90 gallon reef w bh2000 hob skimmer. It's awesome. Watch online videos for assembly instructions as the ones that come in box aren't great. Getting it going requires some trial and error but once you get it running let it go. It will take a few days for it to find sweetspot but once it...
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