Need some advice... Tank not doing well.

cathyg_99 · #1 04-13-2011, 01:26 AM

my only other thinking is that the hair algae may be sucking the air out of the water suffocating the fish and corals? it wouldnt hurt you to add a air stone for a day or two....

can anyone else chime in?

Oxymoron · #2 04-13-2011, 01:38 AM

Hi Cathy,
While I was away the tank was topped up with tap water, Since arriving home I have installed a ro/di system and have been topping it up with ro/di water. The two water changes were done with RO/DI.

cathyg_99 · #3 04-13-2011, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Oxymoron

Hi Cathy,
While I was away the tank was topped up with tap water, Since arriving home I have installed a ro/di system and have been topping it up with ro/di water. The two water changes were done with RO/DI.

yeah with the snow melting and everything else its just not a good idea to use tap water (for me anyways) so stick with the RO add some phospholoc and carbon and other than scraping it off by hand (i used a travel toothbrush haha) and add an airstone that should help with the fish at least... what are your parameters? when i had bad algae my phosphate was at 0, dont bother buying the hair algae treatments they never worked for me you just have to ride it out... if by chance you cant find any filter socks its not a longterm fix but just get a tube sock and put it over the drain to the sump it will catch the big chunks your scraping off...