Hello Reef2Reef.
I set up an IceCap algae turf scrubber on my RSR250 about 4 weeks ago and have been having persistent hair algae outbreak in my display ever since. I kept GFO and AF Zeomix online for the first week, but then weened it off shortly thereafter. I can see some brown algae and hair...
Hi all,
My skimmer has been overflowing/going crazy for over a month at the recommended height of 9.58in. Playing around with it I've found that if I raise it to around 5-6in water height it will operate with the bubbles right where they should be.
Initially I thought I might build some legs...
Hi all,
So I'm having problems with my skimmer in my first reef tank. I have a well cycled algae growing (maybe some coralline) 5x2x2 mixed reef; sump with internal skimmer and fuge. Current population: 6 fish, 4 LPS frags, 1 Mushroom frag, 2 stars, 3 emerald crabs, and a snail cleanup crew...
My skimmer is making a load noise so I replaced it. Since skimmer takes a break in how should I approach this, would break in make tank dirty as no skimate ks being pulled.
PS I did all I could do with the skimmer, vinegar bath, tweezrs n cleaning every speck.
Happy Sunday everyone!
I've got my tank/stand up. Rock and sand is in. Plumbing is done water flowing beautifully.
I'm now ready to cycle my tank. I will be using Dr Tim's.
When do I start my Bubble Magus A8 skimmer and get it broken in? Do I need to have it broken in BEFORE cycling, or...