marine snow

[big tuna]

been adding marine snow for about 4 days and have noticed alot of suspended particles in the tank. i only added 1 cap a day in my 80 gal tank were the directions call for 1 per 20 gals. looks like its snowing. water parameters are fine, cal up a little @ 500, but everything else is fine. anyone else have this prob, or any suggestions would be welcome. thanks

 

[templar]

your dosage should be based on how many filter feeders you have. The directions on the bottle are usually to much.

 

[big dave]

Ive never used this product. I assume this is the Plankton system sold by Two Little Fishies? Has anyone had success wiht it??

 

[templar]

I use the product but you still have to be careful not to overdose it. Has worked good so far for me.

 

[y2says]

I've been using it and so far everything is ok I guess.

 

[wrigley11]

The stuff is a waste of money... it's mostly water. Plus the few organisms that are present are not the best. Use something else... if the product causes problems in the tank I guess it's not being used.
Try some of the new stuff by liquidlifeusa, they have a web page.
Hope that helps

 

[mal]

I use Marine Snow and DT's, no problems here. Your calcium may be high, and it could be precipitating out, I don't know what ppm it does this though, just guessing. I agree to not dose as much as recommended. I use 2 capfuls about twice a week and have a heavy load of lps and a few sps corals.

 

[dburr]

I would not feed this eveyday. 1-2 times a week is good.

 

[big tuna]

thanks everyone who responded. i did a 10% water change and it helped alittle. i stoped using marine snow and i guess i'll have to wait till it clears up. water parameters are still fine with cal @ 500. haven't added any supplements since sun. everything still looks great. any ideas to get your cal down besides water changes?