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01-07-2005, 10:24 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Marietta, GA
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surface scum ...
My 75G tank had an overflow so I never had this problem. My new 10G nanoreef gets bad surface scum ... without an overflow any bright ways to get rid of it?
thanks!
Craig
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01-08-2005, 10:11 AM
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Plankton
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Daytona Beach, FL
Posts: 31
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skimmer! and make sure you have an appropriate amount of water movement, especially at the surface to break up the scum.
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01-08-2005, 11:52 AM
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lazy reefer
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: MI, clarkston
Posts: 873
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it may also be the food you are feeding. I feed a very oily food and get a SCUM of oil and dead algae GRODY!!!!
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01-08-2005, 02:20 PM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
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Like Rick O said it's neat and really works great.You regulate between top and low return,but you should have a skimmer too!
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01-08-2005, 09:06 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Marietta, GA
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I haven't been feeding - no fish yet ;-) just coral and crabs ... I did put a tiny bit of food in each week, I am trying this tank without skimming! yeah ... I know ... but I have seen it done, however that surface skimmer looks cool, will check it out! thanks
Craig
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01-08-2005, 09:19 PM
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lazy reefer
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: MI, clarkston
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my 20 is skimmerless and its jsut fine but last time i messed with my button polopys they slimed all over the tank and really made the hammers angry so have carbon ready if u plain on going skimmerless to remove all the bad things coral slimes etc
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01-08-2005, 09:42 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Marietta, GA
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hahahaha that link is awesome LOL - ahhh I love the internet!
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01-09-2005, 08:15 AM
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Good boy
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Marietta, GA, USA
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You can only put so much equipment on a nano. On a 10 gal you can do water changes in less time than it takes to maintain a skimmer. 
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01-09-2005, 03:38 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Watkinsville, GA
Posts: 375
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I use a hang-on filter with live rubble on my ten gallon. I take the rubble out if I need to run carbon for a while. My water is always crystal clear, and the water pouring back into the tank creates some movement. I don't use a skimmer, but I don't have any fish...just a mantis shrimp, other inverts. |
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01-10-2005, 12:49 AM
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lazy reefer
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: MI, clarkston
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if its just a mantis he wont mind at all just make sure the Ca and iodine are in the proper and feeed a varying diet and it will love you and color up alot if its a peacock
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01-10-2005, 09:09 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Marietta, GA
Posts: 97
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I have ordered one of those surface skimmers .... should be perfect!
thanks
Craig
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01-28-2005, 11:52 PM
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onetwentythree
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Chandler, Az
Posts: 482
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just use a surface skimmer i had one for my 5.5 gal tank... works like a champ.
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02-22-2005, 12:31 PM
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squid
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: tampa
Posts: 9
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sufrace skimmer
The aqua clear, does that fit in the pump chamber of a JBJ 12dx
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02-24-2005, 02:16 PM
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onetwentythree
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Chandler, Az
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it might, if u try an AC mini, that might work, i really dont know, never tried it.
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