filtrating with eel

[zemuro114]

My snowflake is 20 inches long and i have a yellow tang and 2 blue damsels and a 5 inch volitan. I have 2 fluvals for filtration and i'm beginning to think it isnt enough. My tank gets dirty fast full of algae and the sand bed ger gross. I have an undergravel filter with 2 powerheads that pump out 1000 gph (it is a 110 gallon) Any thought on what else i need?? What does eberyone else have for filtration on tank same size (or close) with a big eel???? HIs waste is ENORMOUS and eats 3 jumbo shrimp every 2 days
please help!!!
DJ

 

[gasguzzler]

On my 125 I have a Fluval 404, a 40 gal. sump with 2 700 gal/hr pumps, a Magnum 350 canister, 3 200 gal/hr powerheads, a skimmer and a 36W sterilizer. It is populated with 2 bamboo sharks (a 24" female and a 15" male), 2 California rays (a 10" female and a 12" male), a 12" Volatin lion and a 30" Zebra moray. The rays do a good job with sand turnover and everything stays really clean. How big are your Fluvals? How long are your lights on and what kind are they? Do you use RO/DI water? All of these could be contributing factors. IMO, I would keep one Fluval just to run some carbon and invest in a wet/dry.

 

[moraym]

What kind of clean-up crew do you have?
RO/DI water?
How often do you feed the other fish in the tank?
How long are your lights on per day?
Is the algae in your tank red cyano?

 

[moto757]

i'd say the lights too i used to leave mine on for a long time and now i got them on a timer and a good clean up crew well until my trigger eats them but i don't get anything on my sand just some spots on my glass and i have a messy trigger and a 16" moray eel

 

[zemuro114]

i use to keep my lights on to long but i cut back (i use to stay out reallly late) what is RO/RI water??? fluval 404 and 304 on them and 2 powerheads... clean up crew is tons of hermits and snails... i get perrywinkles at the beach and they do a good job.. it is the red algae mostly but also a dark green... i got some grass shrimp (2 reasons: 1) to feed lion, and 2) to eat algae.. i hope this works, i am going to upgrade in the winter, i think i need to! thanks

 

[moto757]

that ro/di is a device in a simple way to put it you hook it up to your new water when you do a water change and it takes out all the crap and that is what causes the red alage instead of using straight tap

 

[ndpb6b]

What are perrywinkles? How do you catch them? I just moved to Florida so all and almost any beach terminology is new to me.
Thanks

 

[zemuro114]

perrywinkles are black snails that are near me... I live in MASS. I woudl think in florida there would be tons of stuff to put for a natural clean up crew. I just go to the beach and catch snails, crabs, shrimp and hermit crabs to clean up... workin so far... i hope they stay clean!