dcr
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Hi all,
I have been a bad, bad, bad tank keeper and have really been neglecting my tank since I have been extremely busy with life in general. This hobby can burn you out, and it is easy to get distracted from your tank duties.
I have a 30g Tall with a broken, leaking Fluval canister filter, Coralife Compact Lighting, a Seaclone 100 Protein Skimmer, and 2 powerheads.
Basically, I have red and green algae all over the place that comes right back after about a week of cleaning, etc. Amazingly enough, my two fish (Clownfish and Firefish) have been doing fine up to now, and I think I owe it to them to get back into this full steam, so, here are my questions:
1. I want to replace my Seaclone skimmer. I hate the design, and noise. I was looking at a Prizm, but I need more research to come on that. I don't want to sink a ton of money into it since the tank is only 30 gallons, so advice is welcome.
2. Would a fuge help me? I HATE the Fluval canister, and want to avoid one altogether. I see the terms sump and refugium together around here, but are they one in the same in some cases? In other words, can I just hand a refugium on the back of my 30 gal and a skimmer and be done? I don't have room under my stand for another tank or anything.
3. More water flow. I have read that algae blooms can come from poor flow, so would a larger power heads help? Water quality is key too, and I will get back on that, though the tank is crystal clear when you can see in there
The constant attention I have had to put into that Fluval is probably 90% of my burnout, but the future is bright. I have tried searching for my answers on the fuge, but I am really lost on if there are all-in-one units, etc.
Thanks!
I have been a bad, bad, bad tank keeper and have really been neglecting my tank since I have been extremely busy with life in general. This hobby can burn you out, and it is easy to get distracted from your tank duties.
I have a 30g Tall with a broken, leaking Fluval canister filter, Coralife Compact Lighting, a Seaclone 100 Protein Skimmer, and 2 powerheads.
Basically, I have red and green algae all over the place that comes right back after about a week of cleaning, etc. Amazingly enough, my two fish (Clownfish and Firefish) have been doing fine up to now, and I think I owe it to them to get back into this full steam, so, here are my questions:
1. I want to replace my Seaclone skimmer. I hate the design, and noise. I was looking at a Prizm, but I need more research to come on that. I don't want to sink a ton of money into it since the tank is only 30 gallons, so advice is welcome.
2. Would a fuge help me? I HATE the Fluval canister, and want to avoid one altogether. I see the terms sump and refugium together around here, but are they one in the same in some cases? In other words, can I just hand a refugium on the back of my 30 gal and a skimmer and be done? I don't have room under my stand for another tank or anything.
3. More water flow. I have read that algae blooms can come from poor flow, so would a larger power heads help? Water quality is key too, and I will get back on that, though the tank is crystal clear when you can see in there
The constant attention I have had to put into that Fluval is probably 90% of my burnout, but the future is bright. I have tried searching for my answers on the fuge, but I am really lost on if there are all-in-one units, etc.
Thanks!
