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04-21-2007, 12:35 AM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: berkely, ca
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I am new to this hobby. Had my biocube 29g for 3 going on 4 weeks. Am fully cycled. I have 16lbs of live rock, live sand, and am using b-ionic everyday. I have stock everything in the biocube. I kept the filter and am facing it toward my second chamber instead of how the instructions say. Heater (79 degress), in the chamber with filter. Live rock in second chamber, no bioballs. And I did keep my blue sponge in the last chamber with the pump.
Have 9 inverts, and true perc clown fish. Some coral. Feather duster hitchhikiers (about 5-9). And different type of hitchhiker worms.
QUESTION:
My powerhead is shooting out "white dots", for the past week or so. I don't know what it is. Is it bubble algae? is it some type of insect? Or what can this be? How do I get rid of it? I don't think it's the sand, since it's shooting out of the powerhead, and my sand isn't moving around a lot. | 
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04-21-2007, 12:44 AM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: oakley,ca Age: 27
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do you have any pics of your tank
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tank: 55gal, coralife super skimmer , odyssea 260w 48" compact light, Fluval 304 canister filter, power head, 50 lbs live rock
dragon goby, 20 red legged crabs,9 blue legged crabs,7 nassarious snails,5 zebra snails | |
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04-21-2007, 01:01 AM
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#3 (permalink)
| | Plankton
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: berkely, ca
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no I don't have any pictures. its just a lot of whit dotty things coming out og the powerhead and its all over my water. | |
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04-21-2007, 01:22 AM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: oakley,ca Age: 27
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hmmm thats an odd one not to sure about that. does it float or sink of just suspended in the water | |
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04-21-2007, 11:59 AM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: berkely, ca
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It suspends in the water and there are so many of them... | |
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04-21-2007, 02:01 PM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 38
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It's probably micro bubbles. | |
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04-21-2007, 07:07 PM
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#7 (permalink)
| | Plankton
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: berkely, ca
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How do I get rid of them? | |
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04-21-2007, 08:07 PM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Apr 2007
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I had the same prob. Look at the window on the side and see it its at the maxline if not Shut off the pump for about 5 mins and add like 12 oz of water then turn it back on and slowly add water until its at the max line. That should fix it. If it does fix it get a ATO or make one or just fill it everyday to that line. I have since replace my pump with a rio 6hf and that all stopped for me.
Post and let us know what happened
Good Luck
Mike
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29gal Bio-Cube w/ 30lbs Live Rock
3 Damsels for now until i decide what to rplc them with
2 Red leg hemit crabs
2 Tiny Electric blue hermit crabs
1 Blendy scooter
1 Emerald Crab
1 Coral banded Shrimp
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70 Gallon Fish only (For now)
2 Totato Clowns, 1 Purple Tang, 1 Yellow Tang, 1 passer Angel, 1 Fresh water puffer | |
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04-21-2007, 08:09 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 44
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They are micro bubbles and really aren't that bad for you tank as they help to increase DO in your water column IMO. You could put a pre filter foam/cheese sock to decrease the amount of the micro bubbles, though you will still have them to some extent...
Worst thing would be to any sponge you may have in your tank, or Tridacna Clams, and salt creep from possible spray! _________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Ceriantharia Orn.Shrimp and Stars Hermits Queen Conch asst. snails> Stars Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria(large+small polyp) Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa) Leathers <35+75gal.reef tank as well> 
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04-21-2007, 08:50 PM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: berkely, ca
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Thanks about to try to fill up to the maxline...
If I buy a sock where do I put it?
Also I thought microbubbles are bad for fish?
Last edited by cassey; 04-21-2007 at 09:24 PM.
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