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09-29-2008, 10:05 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Winona, MN
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Could I reaim my powerhead in some way that it would do that???
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09-29-2008, 10:09 PM
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L.A.R.K. Plumbing Guru
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Sparta, WI
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Sure... Just put it lower or if you can aim it from the back into the rock pile you have... This will definately cloud up your water with debris so I would be ready to do a water change to try to get some of this stuff out ASAP.
Jason
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125 AGA w/ 75 AGA sump, Dolphin 3600 SP pump, MRC-3 Skimmer w/ Blueline #70 Pump, 1/5 HP Cyclone Chiller w/ temp controller, as well as a 70 gallon tank that is linked into the system to use as a frag growout*
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09-29-2008, 10:23 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Winona, MN
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Sweet! Thanks!!
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09-30-2008, 07:31 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 1,617
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are you dosing 2 part solution for Calcium? If so, the two parts were mixed to close together and caused precipitation....I hope that's the explanation for the cloudiness.
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09-30-2008, 09:54 AM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Winona, MN
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The only supplements I put in are coral accel and coral vite.
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09-30-2008, 06:21 PM
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REEFer In Progress
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: La Crosse, WI
Posts: 1,294
Reviews: 6
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welcome to the site aqua
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09-30-2008, 07:47 PM
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little reefer
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: tomah/sparta
Posts: 63
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welcome
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10-02-2008, 10:36 AM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Winona, MN
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Water is GREEN!! Should I wait it out or do water changes?
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10-02-2008, 10:49 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 1,617
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Water changes won't hurt...
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10-02-2008, 11:32 AM
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The Watcher
Join Date: May 2007
Location: La Crosse WI
Posts: 1,517
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definitely more water changes!
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10-02-2008, 05:35 PM
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L.A.R.K. Plumbing Guru
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Sparta, WI
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Definately water change as you are currently going through an algae bloom. You need to find the cause of your extra phosphates because if my hunch is right your PO4 is going to be SKY high... If you have a sump do you have any kind of macroalgae in there to assist in removing extra phospates/nitrates? If not stop in at the fish store and see if you can get a phosphate sponge... Seeing you are using a canister filter you can just add this directly to your filter... This could be another reason for the bloom... As the canister could be harboring the bad stuff that is causing the tank to not run properly.
http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_Aquari...nt_marine.html
That's just an example of what I'm talking about.
Jason
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Last edited by Jrmass; 10-02-2008 at 05:43 PM.
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10-02-2008, 09:43 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Winona, MN
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I am now using a megaflow 2 sump with a turboflotor 1000 skimmer. Still the same problem with the water....GREEN. I changed out 30 gallons today and it doesn't look like I did anything!! Going back to freshwater now....haha just kidding!! But seriously....grrrrrrr
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10-02-2008, 09:57 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Wisconsin
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Glad you've got a sump, and good skimmer. The sump/skimmer combo will certainly make things much easier, but the skimmer cannot pull out phosphates. You can put in some chaeto algae (macro=big algae, good) to use the phosphate and out-compete the bad stuff. I use a phosphate reactor in my sump and phosban, changed every 3 months or so, to help keep the number low. I also use chaeto, but it doesn't grow well because the low phosphate level. Get a phosphate sponge, or continue doing water changes with good quality water. my 2cents
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10-02-2008, 09:57 PM
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The Watcher
Join Date: May 2007
Location: La Crosse WI
Posts: 1,517
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Are you getting skimmate out of the skimmer yet?
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10-03-2008, 12:07 AM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Winona, MN
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Yea, only greyish skimate....not any of the serious sludge junk. I havent gotten the exhaust ports on the skimmer to shoot out and hit the wall on the overflow box like you said they did. It just kind of dribbles out. It is skimming and working correctly from what I can tell. Did it just do that cuz you had the powerhead hooked up to the skimmer? I just have a siphon going to it.
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