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briant0625

briant0625

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:help: My first Item I need addressed is I have a black film on the sand and LR does anyone know what it is and how to get rid of it All my levels are good I do use tap water without a purifier I read somthing about that. In my 55 gallon tank I have a yellow tang, clown fish, and a triggerfish, my trigger fish is kinda mean and I want to put some kind of clean up crew in my tank because of the alge but I am afraid he will eat them any suggestions? Any help will be greatly helpful, thank you in advance. :help:
 
thejdshow

thejdshow

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Welcome to the SWF Message Board! If you could get a picture of the black film it would greatly help. You will find out people are extremely knowledgable and helpful here. Sorry I couldn't help
 
snipe

snipe

Active Member
Most likly cyano bacteria or slime algae. Most of the time the problem is current not enough flow on the sand.
 
bigb

bigb

Member
Originally Posted by briant0625
:help: I do use tap water without a purifier . :help:
Probably your main problem right here.
 
briant0625

briant0625

Member
my tank is 3 month old and I have not added anything to it I paid the extra money and got some already cured live rocks :mad:
 
mudplayerx

mudplayerx

Active Member
Do yourself a favor and either buy distilled water at the grocery store or buy a RO machine. Unfiltered tap water will lead to crazy microalgae growth, diatom growth and even dieoff of beneficial bacteria.
You can also do what my cheap arse does. I save my gallon water jugs and goto walmart to refill them. The machine there uses carbon filtration, RO filtration, UV filtration, and one more that I forget. Only costs me 33 cents per gallon.
 
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