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02-03-2008, 11:05 PM
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| | Fire Shrimp
Join Date: Jan 2008
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 |  algea
ok this is wat going on, i have a layer of film algea on my font side panel, but not the back panel, i use ro water for everything, i used phosgard to treat it, no help, my para are nitrate <10, ph8.1 salinity 1.020, however, i just changed my bulbs from blueline 50/50 and it look really blue more atinic then daylight, i dont know that would cause the problem another thing, i have my tank sit right next to the window, now i had the blind open for some sunlight i think that is wat causing the problem. help plz
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55g AGA 55lb LR, 55lb sand, CPR skimmer, magnum 350, koralia 1.
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120g RR, 40 sump/fuge, panworld 50pxx, 2 x 250 Lumen Bright Reeflux 12k coralvue ballst, 2x54 t5 current usa, 24 led moonlight, shallow sand bed, 2x Koralia 4, around 200lbs rock, msx 200, aquac phosphate reactor... If you see something better out there, let me know. most of the parts still being process. | 
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02-03-2008, 11:28 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: ohio Age: 32
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direct sunlight definately causes a problem...
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02-03-2008, 11:35 PM
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| | Kole Tang
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: joliet,il Age: 41
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i have my tank sit right next to the window, now i had the blind open for some sunlight i think that is wat causing the problem.
| yup, that would be my guess
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02-04-2008, 09:13 AM
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| | Fire Shrimp
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well i that case i have my window blinded and light turn off for the next 2 days to decrease the problem, i have my moonlight on and maybe just like an hr worth of light for the bta | |
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02-04-2008, 09:14 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: ohio Age: 32
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Just having your window blinded will help alot.. I wouldn't leave your light off for that long, just cut the time down to like 6 hours..... | |
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02-04-2008, 09:43 AM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
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ditto the blinds, and get that salinity up to about 1.024 for your inverts. Also if I read your sig correctly and you have an emperor angel make plans to move him soon, he's going to get way to big for that tank
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55gal,260 watt PC(2x65 actinic,2x65 10k daylight,8 lunar LED) 45#LR, 45#LS, 3 maxi-jet 900's on a natural wavemaker timer,phosban reactor, 5 gal fuge (built out of standard 10 gallon tank) with chaeto, grape, and feather caulerpa, sealife systems protein skimmer, wet/dry, 4 blue/green chromi, 1 skunk cleaner shrimp, 2 lyretail anthias, 1 royal gramma,1 true perc 5 mexican turbo snails, assorted dwarf blue leg hermits, astrea snails, and nerite snails | |
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02-04-2008, 10:45 AM
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| | Teardrop Maxima Clam
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Quebec City
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for sure the sunlight wont help,
However a small thin film of algae is not uncommon in a marine tank perhapts you just can not see it on the back glass . I have to clean the algae of my front and side glass1-2 times a week I think its normal thats why aquarium magnet manufacturera are still in buissnes LOL | |
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02-04-2008, 12:32 PM
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#8 (permalink)
| | Fire Shrimp
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he is removed as he didnt like me, need to update my sig | |
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02-04-2008, 12:33 PM
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| | Fire Shrimp
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at first i have a mag float and they work great but now seem nothing is working on it. | |
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02-04-2008, 12:38 PM
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#10 (permalink)
| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami Age: 39
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A 4" razor blade will do the trick. _________ 9YR OLD 90G 30G w/d Mag18 150G skimmer 692w MH,yel&kole tang,foxface,midas&convict blenny,B&G chromies,Blk/yel fin chromie blackcap,nemo,neon goby,6line; Blastomussa Merleti,Acan ,BUBBLE,Torch,LTA, Goniopora(2), Acropora(2),Brain, Moon, assort zoas, yel& G star polyps, R&G open brain, P&B ricordia, montiporas, cup&candy corals, enias,B/G mush,flower ane(2), cherry red mussa, dusters,cleaning crew  | |
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