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qn5
Guest
i have no idea what caused this. there is a film of jelly or maybe protein on the water surface. anyone dealt with this? please help
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qn5
Guest
my tank is 20 long. i have a skimmer. ir's prizm. i know how bad those things are. so basically, i need to do more water change. right? i do 15% bi-weekly though. thanks,
michaeltx
Moderator
how much are you pulling from the water with the skimmer? You might want to adlust the skimmer to try to get more of it out of the water plus skim the top of the water when you do water changes will help.
and just as a FYI thing if you spray any chemicals in the air like air freshners and febreeze or carper freshners like the vacum free stuff it can acumulate in the top of the water and should be avoided being sprayed around the tank.
Mike
and just as a FYI thing if you spray any chemicals in the air like air freshners and febreeze or carper freshners like the vacum free stuff it can acumulate in the top of the water and should be avoided being sprayed around the tank.
Mike
fighting0
Member
I figured my issue out.. my hermit crab molted EVERYTHING (and lost a few appendages in the process...) completely. Pretty nasty. I think that's what was causing the jelly film for me, some sort of break down of the claws..I've had them molt before, but it was just shell left at the bottom of the tank. This was absolutely everything all in one shot. Still sticking together, and not falling apart when I tried to net it out, so that tells me there's some sort of fleshy stuff still in the shell.
-Scott
-Scott
mikeyjer
Active Member
Originally Posted by fighting0
I figured my issue out.. my hermit crab molted EVERYTHING (and lost a few appendages in the process...) completely. Pretty nasty. I think that's what was causing the jelly film for me, some sort of break down of the claws..I've had them molt before, but it was just shell left at the bottom of the tank. This was absolutely everything all in one shot. Still sticking together, and not falling apart when I tried to net it out, so that tells me there's some sort of fleshy stuff still in the shell.
-Scott
That's not enough to cause your surface to film up. It's excess protein waste!!! Need to get more surface aggitation! Surface skimmer would work wonders!!! :happyfish
I figured my issue out.. my hermit crab molted EVERYTHING (and lost a few appendages in the process...) completely. Pretty nasty. I think that's what was causing the jelly film for me, some sort of break down of the claws..I've had them molt before, but it was just shell left at the bottom of the tank. This was absolutely everything all in one shot. Still sticking together, and not falling apart when I tried to net it out, so that tells me there's some sort of fleshy stuff still in the shell.
-Scott
That's not enough to cause your surface to film up. It's excess protein waste!!! Need to get more surface aggitation! Surface skimmer would work wonders!!! :happyfish
fighting0
Member
Originally Posted by Mikeyjer
That's not enough to cause your surface to film up. It's excess protein waste!!! Need to get more surface aggitation! Surface skimmer would work wonders!!! :happyfish
damn! lol i'll probably have to go that route.
gives me an excuse to go to the saltwater store..
That's not enough to cause your surface to film up. It's excess protein waste!!! Need to get more surface aggitation! Surface skimmer would work wonders!!! :happyfish
damn! lol i'll probably have to go that route.
gives me an excuse to go to the saltwater store.. 
mandarin w
Member
Like any of us really needs a reason to go the to LFS. :hilarious