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[blondie_00]

i have had my bio cube about 6 months and the actinic light went out. so i orderd one at the lfs and its the whole top that is bad....so now i have to wait anather two weeks for anather NEW hood....i have one plate coral xenia and some star pollps. i also have one mushroom and some other like green pollps there is also one christmas tree coral in there , and...a feather duster. i have one cleaner shrimp 2 pjama cardnail fish one fire fish and one SMALL coral beauty.And a scooter blenny then i got a free green bristle star becasue he was in an agressive tank and something ate his legs off so the lfs gave him to me because i was the one that was appauld by it and couldnt stand to see him doing so badly. now he is growing back and doing great. BUT i have two questions...i do 2 water changes a week and use RO water from the lfs. i feed 2 times a week and i have SOOOO much hair algie that i can litterly take handfulls off things. i am constantly haveing to clean and work in it to get it off....but then 2 days later its thick and harry again. SO i guess i need advice on how to get rid of the stuff...i have by the way tried some hair algie remover stuff that you put in this bag and put in your filter...that didnt touch it. i have as i forgot to mention gotten an emerald green crab.I ALSO have about 10 hermet crabs and 8 nasirus snails and some other just reg snails and two bumble bee snails i did have a rainfordi goby but he didnt make it...he is the only fish i have lost. BUT will my corals be ok till the new hood comes from the pet store(they are giving me a new one)i still have the one compact 10,000 36 watt just not the actinic blue light... and HOW TO GET RID OF THE ALGIE.....PLEASE HELP ME I AM DESPRATE. I WOULD LOVE TO POST PIC ON HERE BUT I AM TOO ASHAMED WITH ALL THE ALGIE

 

[blondie_00]

ok ok...ill poast a pic so you guys can see the train wreck in person

 

[blondie_00]

Omg I Went In To Take Some Pic And I Earler In The Day Moved A Power Head And My Colt Coral....wich I Forgot To Mention In The First Post ....some Of It Got Stuck Inside The Intake. I Was Able To Unplug It And Pull It Out But Now Its All Mad And Sucked In...so I Will Wait About An Hr And Hope It Comes Out If So Ill Post A Pic In A Coupple Of Hours...

 

[bruder]

Even if you have the largest bio-cube, which is the 29 model (that holds about 24 gallons) your tank is way overloaded. I think that this could be the force behind your algae problems. Just my .02.

 

[blondie_00]

Originally Posted by Bruder
Even if you have the largest bio-cube, which is the 29 model (that holds about 24 gallons) your tank is way overloaded. I think that this could be the force behind your algae problems. Just my .02.

it caint be overloaded in fish. i have seen ppl with MUCH more in fish. and the corals are mostly frags. i have 2 med sized pices...but look at everyone elses tanks they all have LOADS of things. and yes it is a 29 gal. so for fish wise you think that 2 small pj cards once small coral beauty and one small fire fish and a baby scooter blenny is too much?????btw...the feather duster is no bigger than about an inch..and all the crabs and snails except for 3 of the snails are no bigger than my pinki nail.....

 

[bruder]

Again, just my opinion. Take it with a grain of salt if you please. When you say people's tanks have loads of things, what do you mean? Corals? Corals do not give of a large of a bio-load as fish. I have always read that the general rule is 1 inch of fish per 5 gallons of water. Your tank holds roughly 24-25 gallons of water, so I would say that unless all of your fish are under 1, you are probably over the "limit". Again, many other factors come into play. You said you do 2 water changes a week - that probably helps. Do you have a skimmer? A skimmer would help the bio-load. I am fairly new to the hobby and still learning like everyone else, just sharing what I have read.

 

[1journeyman]

Originally Posted by blondie_00
so for fish wise you think that 2 small pj cards once small coral beauty and one small fire fish and a baby scooter blenny is too much?????...
How much live rock do you have? What are you feeding? Do you have a skimmer functioning well?
The 5 inch rule is a very basic, very broad "suggestion". You've got five fish in less than 25 gallons of water. That's too much.

 

[blondie_00]

Originally Posted by Bruder
Again, just my opinion. Take it with a grain of salt if you please. When you say people's tanks have loads of things, what do you mean? Corals? Corals do not give of a large of a bio-load as fish. I have always read that the general rule is 1 inch of fish per 5 gallons of water. Your tank holds roughly 24-25 gallons of water, so I would say that unless all of your fish are under 1, you are probably over the "limit". Again, many other factors come into play. You said you do 2 water changes a week - that probably helps. Do you have a skimmer? A skimmer would help the bio-load. I am fairly new to the hobby and still learning like everyone else, just sharing what I have read.
yes i have a skimmer and my biggest fish is 2 inches

 

[blondie_00]

Originally Posted by 1journeyman
How much live rock do you have? What are you feeding? Do you have a skimmer functioning well?
The 5 inch rule is a very basic, very broad "suggestion". You've got five fish in less than 25 gallons of water. That's too much.
i have 30 lbs of lr and 40 lbs of live sand. i am running a skimmer rinsing the sponge filter every other day and changing the filter with carbon once a week. and as far as food i change it up.. like 2 times a month i feed live brine shrimp. sometimes i feed a few shrimp pelets for the crabs. sometimes i feed marine flake and sometimes they get frozen brine or krill. then once a month i feed the coral thawed out sliversides pices. i dont like them to have the same thing all the time. my fish have wonderful color...i can get a pic on here tomrrow.i have 16 fresh water tanks and have had a cichlid breeding program for 4 years now. i have had tanks for 10 years. i worked in a pet store for about a year and went with the bio cube for space reasons......lol my other tanks are taking up much room. i have a three bed 2 bath and full finished basement full....i do have a 125 that i would love making into salt but the cash flow doesnt allow that. but i just dont know what is going on....i know my coral arent happy with me having to always pick algie and bothering them.
thanks for all your help...hopefully we will figgure this out.

 

[bruder]

Have you tried a sally lightfoot? I've heard wonders about these guys and hair algae. It sounds like you are making your fish situation work, so don't fix it if it isn't broken! Everyone likes fish :happyfish

 

[scarbone]

your lfs should have a rental for the light situation, as for the hair get a lawnmower blenny it did wonders on my tank

 

[blondie_00]

Originally Posted by Bruder
Have you tried a sally lightfoot? I've heard wonders about these guys and hair algae. It sounds like you are making your fish situation work, so don't fix it if it isn't broken! Everyone likes fish :happyfish
i wouldnt mind a sally light foot...but i dont want to add anymore bio load.....plus to me they kinda look like evil spiders...lol. but i dont know about adding more because of the bio load.

 

[blondie_00]

Originally Posted by scarbone
your lfs should have a rental for the light situation, as for the hair get a lawnmower blenny it did wonders on my tank
i would love to have a lawnmower blenny they are beautiful.but what about the bio load i read about them and they say that they are great for getting rid of the algie...and i didnt know this. THANKS FOR THE SUGGESTION i would post a pic tonight but my b.f misplaced the digital so hopefully we can find it tomrrow. sure do appreate the suggestions...lord only knows that i need them....and the lfs doesnt have any nano's in for me to borrow a light. everything else they have is WAYYY to strong and large and would burn my tank right up. and they only get orders every 2 weeks. heck untill i started my tank they wouldnt recomend anything smaller than a 55 for a sw tank. then i had them specially order in the bio cube and then they did a 12 gal sea horse tank....copy cats..lmao

 

[blondie_00]

Originally Posted by blondie_00
i would love to have a lawnmower blenny they are beautiful.but what about the bio load i read about them and they say that they are great for getting rid of the algie...and i didnt know this. THANKS FOR THE SUGGESTION i would post a pic tonight but my b.f misplaced the digital so hopefully we can find it tomrrow. sure do appreate the suggestions...lord only knows that i need them....and the lfs doesnt have any nano's in for me to borrow a light. everything else they have is WAYYY to strong and large and would burn my tank right up. and they only get orders every 2 weeks. heck untill i started my tank they wouldnt recomend anything smaller than a 55 for a sw tank. then i had them specially order in the bio cube and then they did a 12 gal sea horse tank....copy cats..lmao

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