Green Hair will not go away!
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Paul B
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In 5 minutes I am having a bunch of it on linguini and clams.
Fresh, live clams, none of that frozen stuff for me.
And I don't have any paracites on me.
I doubt it does much for fish but I have not tested it so if you like garlic, use it, especially on linguini and clams. (my favorite meal)
Fresh, live clams, none of that frozen stuff for me.
And I don't have any paracites on me.
I doubt it does much for fish but I have not tested it so if you like garlic, use it, especially on linguini and clams. (my favorite meal)
Aquarist007
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I can send you some of my "slop" for sauce if you like
Thanks again for the info on feeding.
Aquarist007
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raw shrimp
silversides minnows
oyster
clam
scallops
crab
mysis and brine shrimp
octopus
krill
marine snow
garlic guard
vitachem
ocean flake with spirulina algae
does three dozen small ice cube sized pieces
Aquarist007
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I hear you---having two army kids--I been able to savour the down home cooking of a ration pack:lol:
Paul B
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I even eat nori. Great stuff, I can see why tangs like it. Maybe I will put some Selcon on it the next time I make Sushi.
Fish oil capsules are also on my meal plan. It's good for the fish and it's good for us. I do stop at flakes though.
The C rations I ate in Nam were put in the can before I was born :eek1:
leoslizards
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LOL Nasty! I'd rather eat bugs!
This is a good thread, thanks for all the great info guys. I also have a big problem with hair algae, green and red cyano also. I blame it all in my lack of maintenance and in the fact that I use tap water.
I'm gonna try some of these tips and hopefully it'll solve my problems.
Aquarist007
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13060788#post13060788 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by leoslizards
LOL Nasty! I'd rather eat bugs!
This is a good thread, thanks for all the great info guys. I also have a big problem with hair algae, green and red cyano also. I blame it all in my lack of maintenance and in the fact that I use tap water.
your welcome and thanks for bringing the thread back on track.
leoslizards
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13061006#post13061006 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by capn_hylinur
your welcome and thanks for bringing the thread back on track.
LOL Actually my original post was really long, about a page long and getting even more off track but then I decided to delete it all and start a new thread.
Paul B
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Cyano is another animal (actually it is part animal and part plant.
It's a bacteria) That can grow in a clean or dirty tank. If it starts taking over everything, then you really have a bad pollution problem and may need grenades. You would have a bunch of organics in there. If you use tap water it is pot luck because even though tap water is fine for people providing us with needed minerals like zinc, iron and copper, our tanks need much lower levels of these trace elements. Algae loves iron.
You need to stop changing water, harvest the algae, cyano, and Loch Ness Monsters, then get some RO water, or some other water besides Tap. If nothing else at least run it through a PVC pipe full of carbon, resins would be better.
Good Luck
leoslizards
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Thanks for the info Paul.
I can't afford a ro/di unit atm. Haven't had a job in about 5 months now. When I set up my tank in October, I used a Tap Water Filter. I bought it about 6 years ago. I know a lot of people say it's garbage but It's actually pretty darn good for $30.00. Way better then using tap water. The only draw back about it is that the replacement filters are too expensive at $20 each. I've spent around $200 in replacement filter since then. In the long run, I was better off buying a quality RO/DI unit. :lmao: Back then I used it on my FW planted tank and it did wonders! My plants were growing really quick, they where pearling, actually flowering, and best of all, NO ALGAE! After awhile the replacement filters became to expensive at about a filter a month and I stopped using it. Started using tap water with dechlor. Soon after, everything went through hell. Plants started dieing, no more flowers or pearling, and an explosion of algae that I'm still battling to this very day. Anyways, I broke it out again in October and used it for about 3 or 4 months. I bought a 3pk and another TWF used off ebay. Then I gave up on it again and started using tap water with Prime. It's basically "a PVC pipe full of carbon, resins".
I think I found a better use for it now. I bought some GFO from bulkreefsupply but didn't have enough for the reactor so I decided to make my own DIY reactor using the TWF.
I'm going to disturb and pull out as much as I can. How much was the diatom filter?
I can't afford a ro/di unit atm. Haven't had a job in about 5 months now. When I set up my tank in October, I used a Tap Water Filter. I bought it about 6 years ago. I know a lot of people say it's garbage but It's actually pretty darn good for $30.00. Way better then using tap water. The only draw back about it is that the replacement filters are too expensive at $20 each. I've spent around $200 in replacement filter since then. In the long run, I was better off buying a quality RO/DI unit. :lmao: Back then I used it on my FW planted tank and it did wonders! My plants were growing really quick, they where pearling, actually flowering, and best of all, NO ALGAE! After awhile the replacement filters became to expensive at about a filter a month and I stopped using it. Started using tap water with dechlor. Soon after, everything went through hell. Plants started dieing, no more flowers or pearling, and an explosion of algae that I'm still battling to this very day. Anyways, I broke it out again in October and used it for about 3 or 4 months. I bought a 3pk and another TWF used off ebay. Then I gave up on it again and started using tap water with Prime. It's basically "a PVC pipe full of carbon, resins".
I think I found a better use for it now. I bought some GFO from bulkreefsupply but didn't have enough for the reactor so I decided to make my own DIY reactor using the TWF.
I'm going to disturb and pull out as much as I can. How much was the diatom filter?
