Zach's 24g Nano Cube diary
- Thread starter catfishcity
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catfishcity
Member
yea not right now. still to much algae and i seem to have another diatom outbreak. but i get my new carbon tomorrow so i will see what that does, hopefully a lot, then post pics sometime this week.
spanko
Active Member
Catfish I did not go back through the thread to see but do you have any powerhead(s) in the tank? To me if youu are
1. having this algae outbreak the excess nutrient in the tank is not being removed by your filtration and is sitting in the sand. A power head strategically aimed will help to get the lighter stuff off the bottom and into the water column for removal by your mechanical filtration.
2. The reason I bring this up is a new diatom outbreak is again a sign that :
a: Your cycle is not yet complete
b: Your tank does not have enough flow in it.
1. having this algae outbreak the excess nutrient in the tank is not being removed by your filtration and is sitting in the sand. A power head strategically aimed will help to get the lighter stuff off the bottom and into the water column for removal by your mechanical filtration.
2. The reason I bring this up is a new diatom outbreak is again a sign that :
a: Your cycle is not yet complete
b: Your tank does not have enough flow in it.
rebelprettyboy
Active Member
Do u have fish? Sorry if it missed that already
catfishcity
Member
i have a powerhead in the tank but it is at the top, where the standard nano cube pumps are. i have a little air pump that i use for mixing saltwater, so should i use that to point at the sandbed? i keep checking my params and they are still stable so i know the tank is cycled. and rebel i dont have fish in there right now. prob wont for about a month cause i am going to quarantine them in a seperate tank(which is still cycling)
rebelprettyboy
Active Member
R u feeding the tank?
catfishcity
Member
ok thanks spanko. i have been ghost feeding every couple of days.
spanko
Active Member
Originally Posted by catfishcity
http:///forum/post/2795082
ok thanks spanko. i have been ghost feeding every couple of days.
Hmmmm..........I would stop this also. Nothing in there to feed except the pesky algae!
http:///forum/post/2795082
ok thanks spanko. i have been ghost feeding every couple of days.
Hmmmm..........I would stop this also. Nothing in there to feed except the pesky algae!
catfishcity
Member
ok thanks for the info spanks, you have been a lot of help. nissan i know i got to control the algae, i am trying as hard as i can.
catfishcity
Member
YAYYYYYY!!!!!! page 4!!!!
nissan577
Active Member
Originally Posted by catfishcity
http:///forum/post/2796426
YAYYYYYY!!!!!! page 4!!!!
you forgot the dance!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! do i have to do it to everybody?
and its good that your controlling it. get a blenny lol
http:///forum/post/2796426
YAYYYYYY!!!!!! page 4!!!!
you forgot the dance!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! do i have to do it to everybody?
and its good that your controlling it. get a blenny lol
catfishcity
Member
lol. i will.......eventually
vasilithegreek
Member
how long did your tank stay cloudy when you added your sand
catfishcity
Member
well i cleared up after about 3-4 hours, but i kept adding more in because i only added it in small proportions, so it didnt clear up for a couple of days. but usually it only took 3 hours after each addin
vasilithegreek
Member
yeah i dont know why but my tank after a day is still cloudy. I dont know why. When I have setup up my last two tanks I dont rember them being so cloudy. Its milky cloudy. Did you use anything else besides the filter options your tank came with....I used the caribsea aragonite non live stuff, the smallest grain.
How cloudy was your tank for the day...........I just read on the bag that your suppose to rinse it off woops.
How cloudy was your tank for the day...........I just read on the bag that your suppose to rinse it off woops.