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09/02/2012, 07:36 PM
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Location: S. Central Indiana
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Why is my skimmate green?
Is this a good sign, or if it's not please help me someone.
 Sent from my tank on my T-Mobile G2 using Tapatalk 2
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55g as of 11/17/13 2False ocellaris,1Cardinalfish,4Margarita Snails,5Astraea snails,2Nassarius snail,1Turban snail,5Blue-legged Hermit Crabs, 1Toadstool coral, 2Green Star polyps, mushrooms Current Tank Info: 55g FOWLR |
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09/02/2012, 07:43 PM
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Location: Pardeeville Wi
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.....I have not seen that before. Sorry for being unhelpful but here is a free bump.
PS have you tried a heavier skim? Sent from my SCH-I500 using Tapatalk 2
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125 in wall with end overflow, 50&100 rubbermaid basement sump, 2x250 20k halides, 200+ of live rock, aqua C ev180 skimmer w/mag 9.5, Apex AquaController Current Tank Info: 20L custom AIO, Kessil A150, Budget build |
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09/02/2012, 08:03 PM
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algae bloom?
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09/02/2012, 08:05 PM
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wow i have never seen that color skimmate i hope someone has the answer...tagging along
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09/02/2012, 08:57 PM
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Hi
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: NC
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sea hare? had ond ink once but it turned purple.
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Red Sea Max 130d and 125 gallon mixed reef. Current Tank Info: 125 gallon oceanic tank, Lighthouse Pro XLS, 72" outer orbit fixture, H&S 150-F2000/1 skimmer, H&S 110 Calcium Reactor, Tunze 7096, 2 Tunze 6105's , Tunze Osmolator, Prime 1/4hp drop-in chiller. 5 years running. Red Sea Max, 3 years. |
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09/02/2012, 08:58 PM
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I was thinking an algae bloom until I saw the pic...it looks like creme de menthe...do you have any vodka?.....LOL
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09/02/2012, 09:08 PM
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Do you add/dose anything to the tank that is green or may skim out green? Any chemicals/supplements?
I was thinking like copper, phyto, some dechlor or something like that
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09/02/2012, 09:30 PM
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Location: IN
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it is phyto or anything else like that you dose. I have seen this many times...
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09/03/2012, 04:55 AM
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My skimmer produces a greenish color sometimes. It's probably a mixture of free floating algea and phyto. Do you add phyto to your tank?
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09/03/2012, 06:30 AM
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I clean a tank that feeds WAY too much spirulina flake and that's what their skim looks like everyweek.
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