terry b help

[k salt]

iam brand new to this game have a75 gal with live rock 15lbs 10 damsiels 1 naso tang iwrasse 3clowns i have a slimmy white substance at the top of my tank by my bio wheels water outlets is this normal

 

[mr . salty]

Do you have a skimmer???Is it working properly??? This could be disolved organics(fish waste) or excess nutrients...Try skimming it off with a coffee cup.Or point a powerhead across the surface of the water.That will mix it into the water and your filter will be able to pick it up...DID YOU SAY "10" DAMSELS??? You really need to get rid of about 9 of them...
[ October 04, 2001: Message edited by: MR . SALTY ]
[ October 04, 2001: Message edited by: MR . SALTY ]

 

[k salt]

have a prizum skimmer why get rid of damsiels

 

[mr . salty]

First off they are a paticularily NAST little fish..Second,they are territorial,and mean..Third,,10 of anything is 9 too many in a small tank...They are taking up valubal space in your tank.Overcrouding is a factor here.Your tank is also young.You are flirting with disaster by overstocking a young/immature tank...

 

[k salt]

I BETTER EXPLAIN I HAVE 2BLACK DOTS 2YELLOW TAIL BLUES 1BLK WHT STRIPED 3 BLUES 3 CLOWNS 1 TOMATO CLOWN 1 NASO TAN DO I STILL HAVE TO MANY THE IFS TOLD ME I NEED ALL THESE TO BALANCE MY TANK

 

[goldfish]

15 fish in a 75 gallon tank??????? HMOC! (In the honor of Trey who is missed here..Holy Mother Of Crap!) That is wayyyyy too many!
Follow Mr. Salty's recommendations and get rid of about 9 of them. YIKES!!!

 

[k salt]

TERRY B I HAVE 2 FILTERS 1ST IS APEGUIM 400 THE 2ND IS A MAGNUM 350 PRO 2 POWER HEADS 1 PROTEIN SKIMMER ALL THIS IVE DONE WAS ON MY LFS ADVICE

 

[blutang]

I will have to agree with the other.....there are wayyy to many fish in your tank for it being so new.....secondly if you are planning on introducing any other fish into the tank, I would suggest to remove the damsels, simply because they will pick poke and prod your other fish into death. Damsels are an extremly territorial fish that sometimes have to be removed. Be very careful right now, simple because you have a very highly loaded tank that could possibly be a cemetery very soon. By the way the filtration that you have seems to be adequate, you just have to many fish in my opinion.
Later

 

[k salt]

I REMOVED THE 4 BLUES LAST NIGHT ON ADVICE SHOULD I GET OUT THE 2 DOMINOS AND THE BLK/WHT STRIPED ALSO . WHAT ABOUT THE CLOWNS
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[ October 05, 2001: Message edited by: k salt ]

 

[blutang]

Leave the clowns, what type are they?.....what did you do with the ones you removed?

 

[k salt]

BLU TANG MOVED TO A NEW 20GAL STARTER TOMATO AND PELCIN . WHAT ABOUT THE OTHERS.