how can i help my anthais with popeye ?
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3bavboys
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all paratmers are zero except nitrates which are high - currently about 75 down from 100 or more - in the midlle of my 7th week of 30% water changes -
90G FOWLR up 13 months -
125#LR and 80#LS
proclear wet dry and skimmer
4 units of chemi-pure in the sump
all readings perfect, except trates = 75 pmm ish
9 small fish - all between 2" and 5"
racoon butterfly
yellow tang
blue/green chromis
coral beauty
royal gramma
pj cardinal
pr of clowns
lyrteail anthais
2 starfish -
mix of hermits and snails - about 2 dozen combined
90G FOWLR up 13 months -
125#LR and 80#LS
proclear wet dry and skimmer
4 units of chemi-pure in the sump
all readings perfect, except trates = 75 pmm ish
9 small fish - all between 2" and 5"
racoon butterfly
yellow tang
blue/green chromis
coral beauty
royal gramma
pj cardinal
pr of clowns
lyrteail anthais
2 starfish -
mix of hermits and snails - about 2 dozen combined
jmick
Active Member
Originally Posted by 3bavboys
i feed 4x a day - small pinches of flake - 3x and then 1 cube of mysys adn a cube of angel and butterfly diet -
i have NEVER cleaned my bio-balls - 13 months now - should i ? how ?
chemi-pure elite to reduce phostpates and silicates and to keep ph stable , chyrstal clean water
You are over feeding your fish, I'd cut it down to every other day or every third day.
i feed 4x a day - small pinches of flake - 3x and then 1 cube of mysys adn a cube of angel and butterfly diet -
i have NEVER cleaned my bio-balls - 13 months now - should i ? how ?
chemi-pure elite to reduce phostpates and silicates and to keep ph stable , chyrstal clean water
You are over feeding your fish, I'd cut it down to every other day or every third day.
renogaw
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very much over feeding, if your fish aren't eating it all.
if you drop those cubes in your tank you are also introducing a ton of phosphates.
how dirty are your bioballs? if there's nothing on them, don't bother cleaning them. how deep is your sand?
i ddon't like the feeding on every third day, but some people do it. I drop some food in the morning, some in the night, but only enough to have them eat it all. every 2 or 3 days my tank gets some good luvin cause i feed my sun coral in the tank and everyone gets extras.
if you drop those cubes in your tank you are also introducing a ton of phosphates.
how dirty are your bioballs? if there's nothing on them, don't bother cleaning them. how deep is your sand?
i ddon't like the feeding on every third day, but some people do it. I drop some food in the morning, some in the night, but only enough to have them eat it all. every 2 or 3 days my tank gets some good luvin cause i feed my sun coral in the tank and everyone gets extras.
sepulatian
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Originally Posted by 3bavboys
i feed 4x a day - small pinches of flake - 3x and then 1 cube of mysys adn a cube of angel and butterfly diet -
i have NEVER cleaned my bio-balls - 13 months now - should i ? how ?
chemi-pure elite to reduce phostpates and silicates and to keep ph stable , chyrstal clean water
Here lies your problems. You are feeding way too often and you are feeding foods that are not very nutritious. Pick up some frozen formula foods. Feed twice a day max. Make the morning meal the smaller meal. Do 15-20% water changes every 3-4 days until those nitrates are around 10.
i feed 4x a day - small pinches of flake - 3x and then 1 cube of mysys adn a cube of angel and butterfly diet -
i have NEVER cleaned my bio-balls - 13 months now - should i ? how ?
chemi-pure elite to reduce phostpates and silicates and to keep ph stable , chyrstal clean water
Here lies your problems. You are feeding way too often and you are feeding foods that are not very nutritious. Pick up some frozen formula foods. Feed twice a day max. Make the morning meal the smaller meal. Do 15-20% water changes every 3-4 days until those nitrates are around 10.