what are your opinions on PH's in fuge

quads4_lif

quads4_lif

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I am not getting enough flow in my fuge so I am wondering if there is any reason I could or should not put a power head in my fuge.?
 
sergeant

sergeant

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I have a pump strong enough to circulate water in my main tank. Adding small pumps in my tank has resulted in lifestock loss due to malfunction and power heads burning up releasing chemicals in the water stream. Copepods and chaetomorpha algae is what lives in my sump and so far so good.
 
lion_crazz

lion_crazz

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-Where is your fuge located (inside sump, outside sump)?
-What are you keeping the fuge for (copepods, macroalgae)?
 
quads4_lif

quads4_lif

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Inside sump.
Mostly chaeto, LR and LS to grow pods.
It is a 55 gal tank Here is a pic of it before I installed it in the tank?
 
lion_crazz

lion_crazz

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Where is water entering the fuge? Just the little top part?
If so, I would probably add a very small powerhead, as that is hardly any flow at all.
 
alyssia

alyssia

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I had to add a PH to my HOB fuge b/c of cyano. Since
I added the PH the cyano has gone away and everything else seems fine.
 
quads4_lif

quads4_lif

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Originally Posted by alyssia
I had to add a PH to my HOB fuge b/c of cyano. Since
I added the PH the cyano has gone away and everything else seems fine.

See that is the problem I am haveing very bad cyno in my fuge. almost none in my DT just my fuge.
Let me find some batteries for my camera and I will show you just how bad
 
alyssia

alyssia

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The cyano in my fuge was completely covering the glass- you couldn't even see into the fuge. I really felt like I had to add more circulation.
 
alyssia

alyssia

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Originally Posted by quads4_lif
I just used my mag float so I could see my chaeto


I use my magfloat on it too. Can wiping it off cause it to spread?
 
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