Yes i've been using a swc mini s cone skimmer, it does it's job pretty well, no carbon, no gfo, water temp is steadily at 76°, circulation i have a 700gph pump, forgot the brand.
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Yes i've been using a swc mini s cone skimmer, it does it's job pretty well, no carbon, no gfo, water temp is steadily at 76°, circulation i have a 700gph pump, forgot the brand.
Your using a UV now as well correct?
Yes, it's been on for a week as of now
Yes water is clear, slime growth is pretty much everywhere now, usually i use a tube and a filter sock to clean the tank manually of the slime, but after a couple of hours is back again...but if i didn't do that oh boy i wouldn't even want to see how my tank would look like.
Green Chromis
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:fish1: I would try using carbon and GFO, can't hurt, and it may help to cure the problem. This may be a bacterial or nutrient problem, so the GFO and carbon would help if it is a nutrient problem. :fish1:
Thank u i will look into that, right now i'm just gonna do a 50% water change as it help.on the past, i really think the waste away actually help the bacteria grow more. Never been like this
Green Chromis
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:fish1: I believe you are right, it is similar to Vibrant, which is also a bacteria additive, that suppose to help clean up a dirty tank. :fish1:
I think im going to give a little more time to see if it works and just siphon the tank.like twice a day and see what happens, thanks for the help i appreciate it
FamilyTank
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In the early days of my tank and occasionally when I let i get away from me, I use a super thin vinyl tube to vacuum my rockwork. Thin tubing gives you more time to vacuum without depleting as much water.
This is not the first time, the other like 2 times i just changed water until it got fixed but i do not know why it comes back after a while, i try to trace back my steps as to what could i be doing wrong but haven't found anything out of the normal thinks i do to the tank. Also i stop using the waste away, it clearly was helping the bacteria grow like 100x faster.
