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07-11-2007, 06:32 PM
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| | Skunk Shrimp
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Newtown, PA Age: 21
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|  How to rid the scum from the water surface
I have a 5.5 gallon saltwater tank with 4 lbs. of live rock. It has been running for a little over a month and I have a cloudy scum on the water surface. Can anyone give me advice on how to get rid of this cloudy water surface? Page 1 | 
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07-11-2007, 07:18 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 40
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How or what are you using for filtration? _________ Scott 265g (Peninsula)
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07-11-2007, 07:32 PM
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| | 3reef Sponsor
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Va/Ct
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Simpliest way would be to hook ip a airstone ,air pump _________ Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible (Doug Larson) | |
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07-11-2007, 07:43 PM
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| | Montipora Capricornis
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You could always build a simple OZ REEF - Surface Skimmer surface skimmer to remove it  _________ 4x24w T5ho 135ltr/35gal marine cube 15kg of liverock Mandarin Goby, Zoanthids(orange and yellow) Hammer coral , red and blue coralmorphs.  Got Questions? Need Answers?
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07-11-2007, 08:58 PM
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| | Skunk Shrimp
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Newtown, PA Age: 21
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I am using a Rio 180 (120 GPH). I am using the 4 punds of live rock as my biological filter and do not have an external filter. | |
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07-12-2007, 04:10 AM
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| | Bristle Worm
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Increase your skimmer ablity and add more water flow. _________  120 RR AGA, 2000gph, 840watts lighting, Aqua C- 150 (w/ mag12), DIY Kalk Reactor, 7 years reef keeping
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07-12-2007, 05:30 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 40
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You can use something like this if you are planing on a canister filter in the future. Other then that a overflow to a sump would be your best bet and the you could run a skimmer. They also have hang on tank skimmers too. | |
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07-12-2007, 06:03 AM
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| | Ritteri Anemone
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Naperville IL Age: 29
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For a cheap solution that you may have to do every few days you can just place a paper-towel on the top of the tank and then toss it out. A good amount of the crud will stick to it. However you will have to do it frequently and also have to worry about the little particles of the paper-towel ending up in the tank. I personally would not do this but I have seen it done.
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