brown film on top of tank?

[silverdak]

water lower it crystal clear, but at the very top or surface there is a brown filth or film covering it... anyone have any ideas?

 

[coastie81]

Originally Posted by SilverDak
http:///forum/post/2741742
water lower it crystal clear, but at the very top or surface there is a brown filth or film covering it... anyone have any ideas?
Do you have a protein skimmer? what size tank? water parameters?

 

[silverdak]

no i dont have a protein skimmer... maybe time to invest?? nothing as far as parameters is off or weird, nitrates are like 10 (give or take) and I have a water change coming up mid week... ammonia is 0 nitrites are 0 ph is holding at 8.2

 

[coastie81]

I would try to invest in a skimmer. That might be your problem. Also what kind of water are you using? (I.E. tap, RO, RO/DI)

 

[silverdak]

I use Ro water from my LFS

 

[coastie81]

Originally Posted by SilverDak
http:///forum/post/2741771
I use Ro water from my LFS
ok well I would try a skimmer and do a water change when it is due. Then see what happens after that.

 

[silverdak]

alright thanks!

 

[subielover]

What skimmer do you wanna get silverdak? I don't think there are too many out there for a Biocube 14.

 

[silverdak]

oceanic makes a skimmer for the 14G and the 29G

 

[subielover]

Well I have seen those and heard they are junk not worth even the $30 bucks that they are

Hopefully if you get one though it will work well for you. I was hoping you knew of one that worked well in our tanks.

 

[spiderwoman]

How's the flow in the tank? You probably need more surface aggitation.

 

[silverdak]

Originally Posted by subielover
http:///forum/post/2741899
Well I have seen those and heard they are junk not worth even the $30 bucks that they are

Hopefully if you get one though it will work well for you. I was hoping you knew of one that worked well in our tanks.
a buddy of mine says they work fine for the 14's but not too great for the 29's... so hopefully??
the flow in the tank is stock so to speak, I dont have any powerheads, but from the looks of it the surfaces moves plenty

 

[subielover]

Just so you have an idea, in my 14, I have a Maxijet 900 in place of the stock pump and a koralia 1. I am thinking of getting a nano or another 1. I think with higher flow all the corals look really nice swaying in the current. Currently I have my return pointed towards the surface to agitate it, and the k1 is pointed lower to help with current down near the substrate.

HTH

 

[alexknight]

I had the same problem I fixed it by pointing the water flow at the top so it would mix it, after a couple of days it went away.. I did do a water change after though.. just my .02