why do i get a bit of green on my screen then it goes oily black . ?
OC
Type: Posts; User: ocean rock
why do i get a bit of green on my screen then it goes oily black . ?
OC
give me your pipe size ,pipe length and slot length and i will sort you one out ,
OC
new bulbs i month old just moved from 14w up to 23 w .
hi all
can anyone tell me why the algae has gone like this after 2 month?
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh210/recoilphotos/DSCF1099.jpg
stewart
are you in uk or usa?
have a very thin box with a screen in it thats 10x3 then light it with 2 15w t5 on each side .
do skimmers remove phosphate ?
cleaned screen to day
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh210/recoilphotos/2010-10-16091154.jpg
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The bulbs do have reflectors behind them its taped to the glass will stop the feed. The bulbs are in the middle of the screen. Its now working well. Thanks fof the advise sm
here are the test results after 4weeks of scrubbing to be far the green was'nt showing on 25w
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh210/recoilphotos/2010-09-30174911.jpg
i have incressed the...
i have added 2 more bulbs so i now have 2 20w cfl bulbs 2700k on each side of the screen the the flows good the tanks only 30g and feeding oyster feast , i will take a picture next week before i...
hi
feeding tank now with oyster feast , been feeding a few days screen still brown , should i add the extra bulbs , ?
cheers
already have 25w on each side should i move to 50w each side tanks...
yeh the bulbs are 100x equivalent , cleaning off black sluge , as soon as it appearers, the no fish in the tank just corals
when you plumb it in put a ball value ,on so you get the flow correct ,
hi
iam not getting the green i've started feeding the tank on lobseter eggs and brine shrimp , the coral bay is 30g uk, the screens 10x6 the lighting are 2 x 25w cfls , i've ordered some oyster...
how rough is that screen ,?
clean the black slime off?
you should see the green soon keep at it dont worry too much .
iggy the question was meant for rascal
if you can i would go longer rather than taller , when you say your have mayor proplems can you elaborate ???? thanks stew
looks good mate any algae yet ?
heres a quick picture , working
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh210/recoilphotos/tureclowns13th910008.jpg
hi sm do you have a link , car'nt find it on tinternet ? cheers
hi sm , screen is very very rough , the tank has nothing in it , its one iam setting up for my coral bay , i've chucked some prawns in , get the bacteria going , hoping screeen will kick in and sort...
been running now 6 days just got brown alage , will it start to go green after a few cleans ???????????????????
just built a quick ats to keep the water nice and healthy on my 30 g coral bay , people now that are coming to buy stock from me iam having very involving conversations about them going down the ats...
very clever design if you put the ats screen into the water you would get hardly any noise at all .
some of you guys might have already done it like this router jig , made of a few bits of old skirting board and a bit of chipboard , and some timber for a straight edge , and a clamp to hold the pipe...
how bigs the skimmer and what make .?
just get the scrubber up and running soon has
the kelvin on the bulbs are high at 6500k try them at 2700k might help
hi sm if you click on the quote box on the first thread it brings up the drawing
is that reef central ?
does it not make any sence?
just thought id as as i have not seen a post on here from him for quite some time .
its a nice build . the light might even get you in the mood for love with a bit of Barry white on in the back ground , :lol:
that is some very healthy algae ,
:D
just watched the vids looks good
carnt see any cyano
its looking good .
led light unit they have come on leaps and bounds .
welcome chip
its always nice to have a new face
if you have any questions ask :D
if you go to quote it might make a nit more sense hopefully
with maybe a few better ideas
so iam building a fish house to house my stock
what i wont to do is run 3 tanks verticaly one on top of the other with space between to get my hands in to net the...
the scrubber show start to get on top of it soon i would think ,
hi SM i'am not sure what your last post means could you explain in more detail thanks oc
hi SM how big will they need to be if i wont to liquid feed i can't go longer but i could go higher . and iam doubling the screens ? thanks oc
hi there post pic of tank , and sump if it has one and we can have a look over it .
just watched the full film very good just goes to show , you dont need expensive mechanical filtration , ats must be the way forward not just for the healthy keeping of marine reefs or fowlr but for...
hi SM hopefully no leaks it will be out of 15mm glass ,
the two scrubbers i mentioned in the first post should be strong enough ?
the salty box forum
hi rumpy
have we not spoke on the TSB
the tank will be 15mm glass
well i got both screens up and running and the tank was looking very good ,
came home a week ago to find the tank had cracked and there was hundred gallon of water all over the floor , any way...
hi g
i think youve dont well to get them pics