I hate my tank!

landshark · #1 01-25-2009, 06:24 AM

Could you be referring to Cyano? Check and make sure you have enough water movement in your display tank. What are you using for powerhead(s)?

Chowder · #2 01-25-2009, 06:38 AM

How long did you take in aclimatting the snails? And how was it done?

chevyjaxon · #3 01-25-2009, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by chowder

how long did you take in aclimatting the snails? And how was it done?

+1

whatcaneyedo · #4 01-25-2009, 07:39 AM

Your phosphate, nitrate and calcium scare me. At those levels of NO3 and PO4 I'm not at all surprised that you have algae and slime problems. I am surprised that you dont have calcium precipitation.

Marine Invertebrates: 500 Essential.... By R. Shimek provides some excellent insight on keeping snails and The Reef Aquarium Vol 3 by Delbeek and Sprung is the best book I've read on aquarium chemistry and setup. Or spend some time reading through www.reefkeeping.com and www.advancedaquarist.com (two online magazines) for some detailed direction on how to get you system healthier.

+1 for larger weekly water changes.

Boomboy · #5 01-25-2009, 07:49 AM

looks like you got alot of help. no such thing as a bad question. i hope things to out for you, i understand what your going through with the cyano, i had it but with corals. work hard at it, maybe invest in a ro/di unit you wont look back. hope everything turns out well.

lobsterboy · #6 01-25-2009, 08:20 AM

i know what you are talking about, i started were you started, diatom blooms, red cyno outbreaks, green cyno out breaks, green hair algae every where, snails dying, and i could go on.
have patience, with all of this

for your outbreaks, have you tried, a phosphate remover? and IMO, i have found that stablity by seachem, helps abit for the cyno outbreaks

i have crabs · #7 01-25-2009, 02:35 PM

sounds like your using tap water corect? if so stop, i used it for a long time and battled algae the whole time invest in a ro/di unit it will save you in the end
since your using tap water have you been adding prime to detoxify? if you dont i would think that could be the snail problem.

why the heck is your calcium so high? calcium will aid coraline growth but yours is way to high and the type of calcium you add will determine whether the coraline will use it quickly or not,liquid calcium additive is best. but you need to get yours down in the 400-500 range,what tesk kits are you using?