Greenish Scum on the bottom of the rots tank

dalilgriffith · 08-21-2008, 12:04 AM

What is it?

To remove it i have disturbing it to the surface and skimming into a bottle and chucking it. The Culture has a standard 20" FW fixture on top of it. Could this be causing this or is it just the way cultures go?

How often should I cultivate the rots. I have been dumping them into my display. What will eat rots. Can my adult clowns even see them? I hope I am not just dumping useless rots in. Anyone know of any corals that will eat rots as food... I got rots by the handful. I am running out of nano phyto. i am just too lazy to make new water :| lol

sandyc · 08-21-2008, 04:48 PM

My rots gets "bottom scum" too. I remove it. You should harvest 1/3 of your rots daily to keep the culture fresh. I put extras into my reef tank. Many corals will consume them. My adult clowns do not find them interesting. Hope this helps.

Woodstock · 08-21-2008, 08:40 PM

Ditto to Sandy. Every two-three days I wipe all the sides and bottom with a sponge, let the funk settle, and then vacuum it out during a water change.
I TRY to cultivate 1/3 every day (via water changes) but it usually ends up being every 2nd or 3rd day.
The muck at the bottom is a combination of sticky bacteria, dead rotifers, and settled algae.

08-21-2008, 12:04 AM	#1 (permalink)
dalilgriffith Bryozoan Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 56 View Gallery Karma Komment	Greenish Scum on the bottom of the rots tank What is it? To remove it i have disturbing it to the surface and skimming into a bottle and chucking it. The Culture has a standard 20" FW fixture on top of it. Could this be causing this or is it just the way cultures go? How often should I cultivate the rots. I have been dumping them into my display. What will eat rots. Can my adult clowns even see them? I hope I am not just dumping useless rots in. Anyone know of any corals that will eat rots as food... I got rots by the handful. I am running out of nano phyto. i am just too lazy to make new water :\| lol

08-21-2008, 04:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
sandyc Torch coral Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 526 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Greenish Scum on the bottom of the rots tank My rots gets "bottom scum" too. I remove it. You should harvest 1/3 of your rots daily to keep the culture fresh. I put extras into my reef tank. Many corals will consume them. My adult clowns do not find them interesting. Hope this helps. __________________ http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...h-me-luck.html - my breeding adventure

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Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 25,501 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Greenish Scum on the bottom of the rots tank Ditto to Sandy. Every two-three days I wipe all the sides and bottom with a sponge, let the funk settle, and then vacuum it out during a water change. I TRY to cultivate 1/3 every day (via water changes) but it usually ends up being every 2nd or 3rd day. The muck at the bottom is a combination of sticky bacteria, dead rotifers, and settled algae. __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* *My Victorious Battle with ICH* 120 Reef Chronicle ~ *Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* *Massive 300 gal growout~* *My Anemone & Picasso Tank ~* *Picasso & Snowcasso for sale~* "Energy and persistance conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

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