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04-01-2007, 10:20 PM
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Big Fishy
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Transparent film stuff floating in my water
What are these transparent film looking stuff that is floating in my water? My foxface just ate one. Does anyone know what I am talking about here? Can't really get a picture of it.
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04-02-2007, 12:02 AM
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moddin aint easy
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is it just on the surface? it could be jellies too.
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04-02-2007, 09:54 AM
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It can be rebuilt.
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if it is mainly on the surface, than it is just a biofilm. you should point a PH up at the water surface to break this up in order to allow the skimmer to get it.
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04-02-2007, 10:03 AM
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hey Geoff... I shouldn't have to worry about this if I have the water going through the teeth of an overflow, right?
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04-02-2007, 10:14 AM
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It can be rebuilt.
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not necessarily. if the water level in the overflow is not a bit lower than the water level in the tank, the film will not actually leave the tank. the water will flow through the teeth under the scum.
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04-02-2007, 12:56 PM
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Big Fishy
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same thing happens to me, I put a powerhead at the top of the tank aiming up to move/dispurse the stuff,
whats weird is it seems to be worse after I dose the calcium chloride and baking sode, its not crystalizing in the column but I can't help but notice the film seems to coinside with the dosing.
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04-02-2007, 01:35 PM
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Big Fishy
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I guess this could have started at the top of the tank but when I saw it is was floating in the water column. It looked like little wisps of smoke or saran wrap blowing around and the foxface was eating it.
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04-02-2007, 01:36 PM
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Big Fishy
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike01z
same thing happens to me, I put a powerhead at the top of the tank aiming up to move/dispurse the stuff,
whats weird is it seems to be worse after I dose the calcium chloride and baking sode, its not crystalizing in the column but I can't help but notice the film seems to coinside with the dosing.
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Oh....I had just dosed some alk and calcium 2 part.......but why would the foxface eat it?
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04-02-2007, 04:12 PM
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Shark
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do you have any wrasse?
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04-02-2007, 06:57 PM
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Big Fishy
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Quote:
Originally Posted by partobe
do you have any wrasse?
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No....a foxface, maroon clown, and a royal dottyback.
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04-02-2007, 08:51 PM
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It can be rebuilt.
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fish will eat anything floating in the water. 
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04-02-2007, 09:15 PM
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Big Fishy
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Originally Posted by Geoff
fish will eat anything floating in the water.
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I just hope it's not something that could hurt him.
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04-02-2007, 09:41 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jerseyguy1996
I guess this could have started at the top of the tank but when I saw it is was floating in the water column. It looked like little wisps of smoke or saran wrap blowing around and the foxface was eating it.
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Any Corals in the tank when my leather sheds the film floats around like that
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04-03-2007, 08:26 AM
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Big Fishy
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Originally Posted by dobejazz
Any Corals in the tank when my leather sheds the film floats around like that
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Shedding corals.....that could be it.....to tell you the truth I didn't know that corals shed. I have a small zoa colony, 3 tonga mushrooms, and some small pieces of encrusting monti.
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04-03-2007, 08:49 AM
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I've got the REEF rash!
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Yes you need to break it up.
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