Skimmer doesnt skim this?? (PICS)

kumanan · 02/14/2008, 10:14 PM

Okay firstly, I got a turkey baster and blow my rocks so all this stuff gets suspended and floats around the water... but i dont think my skimmer is even skimming this stuff...
How do i get rid of it? It seems like its just landing back on the rocks....

1. What is this stuff? Is it hair algae???
2. How can i get it out ?
3. If its hair algae, i got 10 hermit crabs working.... should i install a phospate reactor?

Madman133 · 02/14/2008, 10:17 PM

edit: Forget about what I said earlier...maybe try adding some more water flow to your tank to keep it from settling on the rocks.

kumanan · 02/14/2008, 10:18 PM

sorry.. i updated the pics

teamdulski · 02/14/2008, 10:38 PM

You could possibly need more flow. How long has your tank been set up?

kumanan · 02/14/2008, 10:39 PM

1 year... just seen this recently after adding more live rock.
i have a aqua medic multi turboflotor SL w/ Ocean runner 2500 pump

Larah · 02/14/2008, 11:48 PM

I have that "Dusty" looking stuff too... I baste and baste and figure my sock or the skimmer will get it, but when I baste, it's there again.... Looks like floating tiny dandruff.... Very frustrating.....

Mel-E-Mel · 02/15/2008, 12:25 AM

Sorry, didnt realize you had turbos already!

SEAN888 · 02/15/2008, 01:40 AM

a couple of power-heads maybe? though you probably have some and if you do you could angle them to unsettle that stuff.

kumanan · 02/15/2008, 09:57 AM

i have two koralia 4's

WinnipegDragon · 02/15/2008, 10:24 AM

What kind of overflow do you have?

thecichlidpleco · 02/15/2008, 10:26 AM

Same thing happens to me, I have 3 maxi jet 900s.

miwoodar · 02/15/2008, 10:30 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by kumanan
i have two koralia 4's

I get the sort of stuff you're seeing in your tank but it's only in a few small spots where flow is the weakest.

I have a lot more flow than you do and my tank is almost half the size.

ssbreef · 02/15/2008, 10:41 AM

1 more vote for more flow.

Mattmcf · 02/15/2008, 10:49 AM

I agree with more flow. What you can do instead of the turkey baster is take a syphin tube and clamp it into your filter sock. Then just syphon everything you want out into your sock/sump.

erbio · 02/15/2008, 11:31 AM

I hate to copy everyone else but you definitely more flow on the rock to keep them clean and keep the junk suspended so that they can be skimmed.

Not only for the above but also to prevent cyano and the like.

02/14/2008, 10:14 PM	#1
kumanan Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 28	Skimmer doesnt skim this?? (PICS) Okay firstly, I got a turkey baster and blow my rocks so all this stuff gets suspended and floats around the water... but i dont think my skimmer is even skimming this stuff... How do i get rid of it? It seems like its just landing back on the rocks.... 1. What is this stuff? Is it hair algae??? 2. How can i get it out ? 3. If its hair algae, i got 10 hermit crabs working.... should i install a phospate reactor? __________________ 110 Gallon In-Wall setup Aquamedic Turboflotor MultiSL skimmer Aquamedic 2x250W MH 2 Koralia 4s 70 lbs of Live rock 2 Clown fish 4 Damzels 2 Sea Urchins 2 Brittle Starfish 5 Conches & 3 Turbos

02/14/2008, 10:17 PM	#2
Madman133 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Castle Rock, CO Posts: 523	edit: Forget about what I said earlier...maybe try adding some more water flow to your tank to keep it from settling on the rocks. __________________ -Taylor "Some people see the glass half full. Others see it half empty. I see a glass that's twice as big as it needs to be." - George Carlin Current Tank Info: 55 mixed reef (mostly lps & softies) Last edited by Madman133; 02/14/2008 at 10:27 PM.

02/14/2008, 10:18 PM	#3
kumanan Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 28	sorry.. i updated the pics __________________ 110 Gallon In-Wall setup Aquamedic Turboflotor MultiSL skimmer Aquamedic 2x250W MH 2 Koralia 4s 70 lbs of Live rock 2 Clown fish 4 Damzels 2 Sea Urchins 2 Brittle Starfish 5 Conches & 3 Turbos

02/14/2008, 10:38 PM	#4
teamdulski The Saltiest! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Rochester/Canandaigua, NY Posts: 1,028	You could possibly need more flow. How long has your tank been set up? __________________ -Adam Current Tank Info: 34 gal solana, gen 2 radion, MP-10, Reef Octopus HOB

02/14/2008, 10:39 PM	#5
kumanan Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 28	1 year... just seen this recently after adding more live rock. i have a aqua medic multi turboflotor SL w/ Ocean runner 2500 pump __________________ 110 Gallon In-Wall setup Aquamedic Turboflotor MultiSL skimmer Aquamedic 2x250W MH 2 Koralia 4s 70 lbs of Live rock 2 Clown fish 4 Damzels 2 Sea Urchins 2 Brittle Starfish 5 Conches & 3 Turbos

02/14/2008, 11:48 PM	#6
Larah Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Portland, Oregon USA Posts: 1,932	I have that "Dusty" looking stuff too... I baste and baste and figure my sock or the skimmer will get it, but when I baste, it's there again.... Looks like floating tiny dandruff.... Very frustrating.....

02/15/2008, 12:25 AM	#7
Mel-E-Mel Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Shark City San Jose, CA Posts: 1,950	Sorry, didnt realize you had turbos already!

02/15/2008, 01:40 AM	#8
SEAN888 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 88	a couple of power-heads maybe? though you probably have some and if you do you could angle them to unsettle that stuff. __________________ I want a saltwater tank NOW!!!!!! lol Current Tank Info: 55g discus tank

02/15/2008, 09:57 AM	#9
kumanan Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 28	i have two koralia 4's __________________ 110 Gallon In-Wall setup Aquamedic Turboflotor MultiSL skimmer Aquamedic 2x250W MH 2 Koralia 4s 70 lbs of Live rock 2 Clown fish 4 Damzels 2 Sea Urchins 2 Brittle Starfish 5 Conches & 3 Turbos

02/15/2008, 10:24 AM	#10
WinnipegDragon Canuckian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Winnipeg, MB Posts: 1,276	What kind of overflow do you have? __________________ Working on a neeew tank! http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?p=25596043

02/15/2008, 10:26 AM	#11
thecichlidpleco Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ann Arbor Posts: 1,227	Same thing happens to me, I have 3 maxi jet 900s. __________________ knowledge is power, power leads to abuse, study hard, be evil Owning a tank is like being with that girlfriend who could care less about you, but you couldn't stand being without her. Current Tank Info: 125 Reef, (3) 250w aquamedic oceanlights ETSS 600 skimmer, mag12 return, (2) Tunze 6055's with 7095 controller, 100 gallon sump

02/15/2008, 10:41 AM	#13
ssbreef Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Montreal Posts: 862	1 more vote for more flow. __________________ 180g inwall, 89Xturnover, Deltec Ap1004 Skimmer, Deltec PF1001 CR, Deltec KM 500S KS, Octopus 3000, AquaZone Ozone, 1218Watts-MH+VHO+T5, 120g sump, 77g Refuge Current Tank Info: 180g inwall SPS, 225G Softy

02/15/2008, 10:49 AM	#14
Mattmcf Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando Posts: 299	I agree with more flow. What you can do instead of the turkey baster is take a syphin tube and clamp it into your filter sock. Then just syphon everything you want out into your sock/sump.

02/15/2008, 11:31 AM	#15
erbio Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NY Posts: 625	I hate to copy everyone else but you definitely more flow on the rock to keep them clean and keep the junk suspended so that they can be skimmed. Not only for the above but also to prevent cyano and the like.