About the throw in the towl

Captainhemo · #1 08-31-2010, 07:35 PM

If you are removing your fish etc, try this:http://www.jlaquatics.com/phpstore/s..._ID=ulf-slimer
I used it years ago and it actually worked, follow directions .
Also, get rid of the fluval or at least the sponges, use the rest for carbon etc

Red Coral Aquariums · #2 08-31-2010, 10:29 PM

freerider pop into the new Red Coral store opening on Saturday Sept. 04 and we can go over some options. I will be there all day.

Kevin

Slick Fork · #3 08-31-2010, 11:07 PM

I'll add another vote to ditching the cannister. Try a 3 day blackout... no lights at all and then actinics only on the 4th back to regular lighting on the 5th.

The Grizz · #4 09-01-2010, 01:31 AM

I had a mass break out when I first started with a 65gal and a canister filter. I had to clean out the filter weekly, used a high quality carbon and a phos remover. I then started Coral Snow and a UV and with in a week I noticed a big reduction of ALL algea. Just my 2 cents.

marie · #5 09-01-2010, 02:37 AM

The other thing to check is to make sure it's cyano and not dinoflagellates. If your corals are dying I would suspect dino's (aka brown snot algae)

Madreefer · #6 09-01-2010, 02:39 AM

I used to run a cannister when I first started as well. Who has'nt? If you do plan on running your tank with what you have than I recommend you do this. Take everything out of the cannister and just use live rock rubble instead. You can also put a bag of carbon in as well. Just like others have said, "it's just a nitrate trap."

outacontrol · #7 09-01-2010, 03:25 AM

+10 on getting rid of the fluval, when I started out I was running a fluval 404 and after about a year I started having big algae problems, ditched the filter added a few mexican turbo snails and things turned around completely.