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06-18-2002, 02:32 AM
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Hi,
I am surprised that the micron filter didn't work. Umm...did it do anything ? - Victor. 
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06-18-2002, 03:03 AM
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Victor:
It's gotten pretty dirty in the past day - I'm going to clean it tomorrow as recommended by magnum. We'll give it 2 days. But no, it hasn't cleared up the situation. I hate to say, "not at all" but I cannot notice a difference since yesterday, except the colour change of the filter itself. It's now greenish-brown, from white. And the tank seems more radiant, if that is possible. Very strange, yet water readings are like usual, and the kit is still quite new. The fellows on RC with similar experiences state similar symptoms - water tests well, looks like h@ll. Ah, well. Thanks for your interest. Alan -------------------- Disclaimer: My tank runs on different principles and ideas than those of the norm. I tend to run a phytoplankton farm. [ 17 June 2002, 23:04: Message edited by: AJ_77 ]
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06-18-2002, 02:20 PM
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Hi,
Opps...I forgot to tell you to clean it fairly often (like every couple of hours to a 1/2 hour). So the filter clogged (i.e. likes like it collapsed) ? Yah, the green water stuff will make your levels look quite nice. This is because the green water is consuming all of the nutrients. This is the same problem with most algae problems...levels look good...tank looks like a green garden. Say...what type of gravel do you have ? We could build a sand filter with your gravel if it was fine enough. Basically, you pump water through the sand and the sand will trap green particles. Be sure to use a small pump or else.... BTW, your skimmer won't pickup a lot of the green water since it isn't polar particles. Similar to skimmer's inability to skim DT...we have the same problem here. - Victor.
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06-18-2002, 02:34 PM
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Hi,
No the filter didn't collapse, it's just close to brown. Yich. I suppose frequent cleaning would make sense. My sand bed is oo-litic, almost too fine. Do you recommend putting a small PH intake under the sand? You're making me nervous... ;) And what about these phosphate removers? Any good? Thanks, Alan -------------------- Disclaimer: My tank runs on different principles and ideas than those of the norm. I tend to run a phytoplankton farm.
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06-18-2002, 05:06 PM
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#26
06-18-2002, 05:56 PM
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Stop asking you question my friend your tank is not realy getting in balance yet you just have finish you normal nitrogen cycle and at this point your tank is very fragile to any change you have probably only overfeed it. New tank could only process a litle food. Feed it every day have get you cross the balance and you tank react in protecting is self by produce the easyest nutriment eater "algea" if she have not doing this you will have amonia or nitrite so in your case the algea have been only beneficial and give you a chance. Now go get rid of it sometime take more time than other deppend of who nutriment you have there. ALL nutriment need to be process 100% in other form than algea I will try to explane it better That way. tink about if you have 1000 algea cell in you tank and now you feed so you feed them up an they reproduce. If you stop feed them dont tink they will dies all living cell proces only 20% off all they feed on 80% of it stay in your water colum + when they dies because they starve, the one that die feed the other one that live and so reproduce. but normal balance will be create and algea overgrow by other like coraline and nutriment suck by coral who feed at algea and alway keep the 20% in them so sometime it take more longuer but time will be your best friend and medication you enemy since it will kill the algea but stop normal evolution of the tank IMO Even water change for the next month will disturb to much wait be patient. REDUCE feeding to 2 or 3 time a week for a month or until ting go better dont add ANYTING until a couple of month [ 18 June 2002, 14:00: Message edited by: stephane ]
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06-19-2002, 04:43 AM
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For How long did you have this problem alan
+ how your tank habitant look did the coral look fine? tell us more about the tank? for who long it run what do you keep what do you add wich light and what age the bulb. Wath do you feed? But IMO patience and maintenance will do it and there the only way to go. but unless you tell more about the tank any recomendation has no value there to mutch parameter to covert and to much interogation and as I tell you before you need to find the cause because you always gone have problem of any kind If you try to much you will stess only more you system and he will not like it About testing phosphate most of the time it will showing a big zero since the algea suck it azap the test only work before the algea bloom after you dont see notting but algea algea algea algea.....
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