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weird film on surface
Hey all,
I am having a bit of an issue keeping my tank clean.. I have a weird film on the top of the tank. The film is red in color. I also have red algae on some of the rock I currently have a 40 gallon tank with two clowns, two benggai cardinals, an orange diamond goby and a few blue legged hermit crabs. currently for cleaning I have an eheim easy 60 pro and I do perform regular water changes. Any ideas what this film might be, and how to remedy that and the red algae? Thanks! |
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What are you running for water circulation?
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I have a Koralia power head.. I can't remember the output though.
Last edited by mark1187; 12-20-2013 at 04:40 AM. |
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Biggest problem is not enough flow and no surface skimming due to the fact you are using a canister filter. With canisters you will not have the surface skim that is required of a SW system.
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If you dont have enough circulation or filtration i would think that a film would build up on the surface. You can get a surface skimmer that hooks up to your canister filter. They work pretty good
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I had that issue with a 20g I ran. I added a small AC with surface skimmer attachment. Worked like a charm.
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NEED MO FLO CAPTIAN
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