PLEASE HELP: Need Hardy Hair Algae Eaters For Reef Tank - Page 2

kospaintball · 01-13-2009, 02:45 PM

Woaahhh 1 cube a day? dang thats alot of food

TheMinicks · 01-13-2009, 03:31 PM

So one cube a day is too much?

sheren · 01-13-2009, 03:37 PM

I use to feed a whole cube but now I feed half a cube becasue I was having a problem with green hair algea

BigAl07 · 01-13-2009, 03:40 PM

Well in comparison I feed (granted I have DIFFERENT types of fish than you) 1 cube's worth of food every 3 days or so. My tank is a heavily stocked 90g system. Granted different types of fish eat different amounts but you are most likely way over feeding. Fish will ALWAYS act hungry and eat as often as you will feed them. In their minds they aren't sure when the next meal is coming so they eat every change they get

TheMinicks · 01-13-2009, 03:43 PM

so what about 1 every other day still too much. Yea I can't understand why the guys aquarist told him to feed 2 cubes a day she was probably trying to rip him off lol

TheMinicks · 01-13-2009, 03:44 PM

also do you think if my leather is dying that could cause an influx in nitrates if I don't remove it (he fell WAY down I would have to pull everything out of the tank)

BigAl07 · 01-13-2009, 03:44 PM

The more you feed the more STUFF (food, supplies, HA remover, HA eaters, this that CRAP).

BigAl07 · 01-13-2009, 03:45 PM

Any dead and/or decaying matter can affect your NO3 levels. It's all part of the Nitrogen Cycle.

BigAl07 · 01-13-2009, 03:47 PM

It's also WHAT you feed. Packaged food is often loaded with Preservatives to longer shelf (even freezer) life. Preservatives = ROCKET FUEL for Algae

TheMinicks · 01-13-2009, 03:51 PM

Ok I'll get my husband to pull him out I think he's got tomorrow off yea I forgot that my nitrates were down to 10 but now are back up to 30 I think he's dead I completely forgot about that also what is the best thing to feed all my guys since I'm gonna be cutting back on the food

01-13-2009, 02:45 PM	#16 (permalink)
kospaintball Scopas Tang Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 453 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: PLEASE HELP: Need Hardy Hair Algae Eaters For Reef Tank Woaahhh 1 cube a day? dang thats alot of food __________________ 14 gal nano 1 maroon, 1 clown goby, metalic green hairy mushroom, trumpets, Devil's hand leather, Frog spawn, kenya tree short tentacled plate, cinularis tree, zoas, clove coral

01-13-2009, 03:31 PM	#17 (permalink)
TheMinicks Tunicate Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 12 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: PLEASE HELP: Need Hardy Hair Algae Eaters For Reef Tank So one cube a day is too much?

01-13-2009, 03:37 PM	#18 (permalink)
sheren Limpet Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 147 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: PLEASE HELP: Need Hardy Hair Algae Eaters For Reef Tank I use to feed a whole cube but now I feed half a cube becasue I was having a problem with green hair algea __________________ 150 gallon tank 2-96 Watt bulbs ( 2-03 actinic) 2 mht 250 watts 20,000k 1 ca4000 3 koralia 4s 1 koralia 1 White Candy Cane Green Candy Cane Purple Mushroom Rock Green Mushroom Rock Kenya Tree 3 clown fish

01-13-2009, 03:40 PM	#19 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,547 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: PLEASE HELP: Need Hardy Hair Algae Eaters For Reef Tank Well in comparison I feed (granted I have DIFFERENT types of fish than you) 1 cube's worth of food every 3 days or so. My tank is a heavily stocked 90g system. Granted different types of fish eat different amounts but you are most likely way over feeding. Fish will ALWAYS act hungry and eat as often as you will feed them. In their minds they aren't sure when the next meal is coming so they eat every change they get __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

01-13-2009, 03:43 PM	#20 (permalink)
TheMinicks Tunicate Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 12 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: PLEASE HELP: Need Hardy Hair Algae Eaters For Reef Tank so what about 1 every other day still too much. Yea I can't understand why the guys aquarist told him to feed 2 cubes a day she was probably trying to rip him off lol

01-13-2009, 03:44 PM	#21 (permalink)
TheMinicks Tunicate Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 12 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: PLEASE HELP: Need Hardy Hair Algae Eaters For Reef Tank also do you think if my leather is dying that could cause an influx in nitrates if I don't remove it (he fell WAY down I would have to pull everything out of the tank)

01-13-2009, 03:44 PM	#22 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,547 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: PLEASE HELP: Need Hardy Hair Algae Eaters For Reef Tank The more you feed the more STUFF (food, supplies, HA remover, HA eaters, this that CRAP). __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

01-13-2009, 03:45 PM	#23 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,547 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: PLEASE HELP: Need Hardy Hair Algae Eaters For Reef Tank Any dead and/or decaying matter can affect your NO3 levels. It's all part of the Nitrogen Cycle. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

01-13-2009, 03:47 PM	#24 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,547 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: PLEASE HELP: Need Hardy Hair Algae Eaters For Reef Tank It's also WHAT you feed. Packaged food is often loaded with Preservatives to longer shelf (even freezer) life. Preservatives = ROCKET FUEL for Algae __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

01-13-2009, 03:51 PM	#25 (permalink)
TheMinicks Tunicate Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 12 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: PLEASE HELP: Need Hardy Hair Algae Eaters For Reef Tank Ok I'll get my husband to pull him out I think he's got tomorrow off yea I forgot that my nitrates were down to 10 but now are back up to 30 I think he's dead I completely forgot about that also what is the best thing to feed all my guys since I'm gonna be cutting back on the food

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