Algae and Fish Food

[Oscar]

Originally Posted by Myka

I think you said you were already giving the HA hair cuts didn't you? That's even better than just sucking on it. When you just siphon on it you're only pulling out the stuff that is dead or already partly compromised.

Most tanks do quite well without fish in relation to algae. People who leave their tanks with no fish for awhile notice the algaes as soon as they bring in new fish. The system just has to balance out, and you have to help it by not overfeeding, and getting rid of the excess nutrients before they become an issue.

Did we talk about your skimmer at all? I don't remember...do you have one? What brand?

I hope you're joking about the !!

Myka: You are probably right, adding the fish just brought things out of balance and I will just have to wait for it to settle down again. Weekly haircuts, watching the feeding and phosphate capture should help.

I am currently running Seachem carbon and Phosban in media bags. You appear to be a fan of the Bulk Reef products. Are they more efficient?

I do have a no-name pin wheel skimmer that came as part of the tank package. It has a vague similarity to the Euro-Reef. It is apparently rated for 100G and certainly seems to work well from my limited experience, about 2 cups of green tea per week.

And yes I was just kidding about the

Thanks for the Chaeto and the delivery service.