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06-07-2004, 05:42 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Portland, OR
Posts: 22
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film on top of water???
I have a weird thin film on top of the water in my tank. I would like to know what it is and how to get rid of it. Any help would be cool. Thanks!
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06-07-2004, 05:47 PM
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Nothing to See Here
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: South Cali
Posts: 1,541
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what color, texture, thickness, smell
does it look oily?
any description will help  |
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06-07-2004, 05:52 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Portland, OR
Posts: 22
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It looks oily with what looks like small dust particles in it. no odor that i can smell, of course my alergies prevent that pretty good....heh. Its very thin from what i can see and it leaves little to none clinging to the glass when the water evaps out a little bit. Just showed up about 2 days ago. the rest of the tank is really clear.
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06-07-2004, 05:59 PM
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Nothing to See Here
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: South Cali
Posts: 1,541
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any chance you spilled anything in the tank, foreign chemicals, did you run a test to see if anything showed up
when was last H2O change
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06-07-2004, 06:05 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Portland, OR
Posts: 22
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Last water change was yesterday, about a 25%. I make sure to wash my hands pretty good when i have to reach in. My tests show up normal nitrate 0 amm 0 and nitrite 0. Could oil from your skin cause this?? IM new so im at a loss here...
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06-07-2004, 06:07 PM
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Nothing to See Here
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: South Cali
Posts: 1,541
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no I put my hands in alot even though you should not I've never heard of this I'm at a loss, hopefully a veteran will come soon......whers Doug, Casey or Geoff when you need em
-I'll do my best to look it up
-adam
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06-07-2004, 06:17 PM
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Jaguar Shark
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: MA
Posts: 1,083
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Do you have a sump or any surface skimming going on?
Open top or full canopy?
Sound like a build-up of proteins / dust. You may want to agitate the surface of the water with a powerhead. That will break it uo and keep it from forming.
Need a little info on the set up. Sump? Skimmer? Circulation? Size? Canopy? Location? |
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06-07-2004, 06:20 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Portland, OR
Posts: 22
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i have a hang on modifyed seal clone (clown). ill try the power head and that should work pretty good. thanks! |
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06-07-2004, 06:22 PM
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Nothing to See Here
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: South Cali
Posts: 1,541
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see I knew I forgot something, I should have rememberred that duh, protein skimmer, I guess I take those things for granted |
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06-07-2004, 06:29 PM
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Jaguar Shark
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: MA
Posts: 1,083
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That is exactly the stuff a protein skimmer should be removing. How is the skimmer set up? I assume its a hang on, but how far under the surface is the pump. You may want to think about adding some sort of skimmer box to the pump. This will allow the pump to skim the surface of the water where the proteins build up, making it much more effective.
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06-07-2004, 06:30 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Portland, OR
Posts: 22
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modifyed hang on seaclone. No sump just a canaster filter. Tank size- 30 gallon cube with a glass top. the canaster filter exaust is all i have now for flow, and the protein skimmer.
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06-07-2004, 06:32 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Portland, OR
Posts: 22
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the pump is about 3" under the water. where would i find a skimmer box? would i have to build one? sounds like an idea i wanna look into. thanks!
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06-07-2004, 06:36 PM
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Jaguar Shark
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: MA
Posts: 1,083
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Yeah, you are going to need more flow, surface agitation and you may want to think about removing the glass top.
I like those cube tanks, how long has it been up? Will this be fish only of reef?
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06-07-2004, 06:39 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Kalamazoo, MI
Posts: 647
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Do a seach online for DIY surface skimmer, protein skimmer modifications, etc. There should be several links that will provide detailed descriptions on how to set up a surface skimmer on your protein skimmer.
AEB |
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06-07-2004, 06:40 PM
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Nothing to See Here
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: South Cali
Posts: 1,541
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post pics, cube tanks are awesome, sorry i could not help more, had dental surgery today, kind of woozy
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