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MarkoD 12-25-2011 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by christyf5 (Post 664535)
Another reefing mystery. Perhaps you have a very light outbreak of green algae?

Can't see anything in the water column. I replaced my carbon this morning

christyf5 12-25-2011 07:58 PM

thats why I said light outbreak. the stuff in our skimmer is pretty concentrated, you would likely not see it in the water column. hopefully the carbon helps though :biggrin:

fishytime 12-25-2011 08:10 PM

any chance some "little one" could have put something in the tank or sump???:noidea:

MarkoD 12-25-2011 08:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fishytime (Post 664541)
any chance some "little one" could have put something in the tank or sump???:noidea:

No little ones here. Plus sump and top of tank are enclosed

untamed 12-25-2011 08:19 PM

I've found that the colour of my skimmate is directly related to the colour of the pellets I feed.

vanreefer 12-25-2011 11:11 PM

Christmas skimate... not uncommon this time of year

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarkoD (Post 664513)
i woke up this morning and looked at my skimmer and the skimmate is blueish green.

anyone know what would cause this?

http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/s...5at10215PM.png


paddyob 12-26-2011 12:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by asmodeus (Post 664522)
your skimmer is running somewhat wet. that is what that is I have it all the time with my skimmer its pulling nutrients out while running somewhat wet.

+1.

Seems obviously wet.

paddyob 12-26-2011 12:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by untamed (Post 664544)
I've found that the colour of my skimmate is directly related to the colour of the pellets I feed.

How so?

You change food and the color changes???

Mine is nothing close to my pellet color. I would say coincidence. Not matter what I feed... Green.

Maybe you over feed ha ha. Joke.

Nate 12-26-2011 05:37 AM

Food
 
I maintain about 50 tanks... Change in Pellet colour in almost every tank results in change of skim mate colour

MarkoD 12-26-2011 12:21 PM

I've never fed anything but brown nls pellets


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