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by benjamin
Thu Jun 23, 2011 7:44 pm
Forum: General Reefkeeping
Topic: green hair algea
Replies: 7
Views: 2020

Re: green hair algea

I have tried everything and anything over the last year to fight my algae. I finally got desperate and used Algaefix about a week ago and it has almost cleared my tank of all algae. Anyone else had good experience with this product?
by benjamin
Fri Jun 10, 2011 7:03 pm
Forum: General Reefkeeping
Topic: HOB skimmer
Replies: 8
Views: 2400

Re: HOB skimmer

I've heard and done a little reading on magnesium treatment to kill it. Anyone have experience on this?
by benjamin
Thu Jun 09, 2011 7:41 pm
Forum: General Reefkeeping
Topic: HOB skimmer
Replies: 8
Views: 2400

Re: HOB skimmer

I did the cleaning that you stated and got a new brush to get in the nozzle spray area better. The amount of gunk is almost night and day now. Lots of foam coming up and lots of nasty stuff in the cup. Thanks for the help. Now, any ideas on how to rid my tank of algae?
by benjamin
Sun Jun 05, 2011 7:26 pm
Forum: General Reefkeeping
Topic: HOB skimmer
Replies: 8
Views: 2400

Re: HOB skimmer

My fish are....Foxface, Blue Hippo Tang, Yellow Tang, and Lawnmower Blenny. I also have 1 serpent starfish, 3 sea urchins, and various snails, hermits, and shrimp. Few corals. My salinity is at 1.026 and the only additives that i add are Alkaline 8.3, Koralle-VM, and Koral Color. Each are added my m...
by benjamin
Sun Jun 05, 2011 7:41 am
Forum: General Reefkeeping
Topic: HOB skimmer
Replies: 8
Views: 2400

Re: HOB skimmer

On the collection cup, the cylinder leading up to the collection cup, I clean that out and scrub it once a week. The part inside the skimmer that you clean. Is that the middle section where all the water turbulence seems to be? Do you just take a sponge on a stick and scrub it that way? How often do...
by benjamin
Fri Jun 03, 2011 8:54 pm
Forum: General Reefkeeping
Topic: HOB skimmer
Replies: 8
Views: 2400

HOB skimmer

I need information regarding this please. I have an Aqua C skimmer on my 55 gallon tank. Since I have had it, it is loud and doesn't seem to pull gunk out consistently. I have tried cleaning it out and it helped, but seems to clog again. I have put on another jet, but it makes the skimmer louder. Si...
by benjamin
Sun Mar 20, 2011 4:02 pm
Forum: General Reefkeeping
Topic: aqua C skimmer
Replies: 3
Views: 1483

Re: aqua C skimmer

Thank you for the help guys. I took out the screw and cleaned beneath it. Totally forgot about that and it was clogged. Pulling a lot of nasty stuff back out of the water again and lots of it. Thanks again.
by benjamin
Fri Mar 18, 2011 6:37 pm
Forum: General Reefkeeping
Topic: aqua C skimmer
Replies: 3
Views: 1483

aqua C skimmer

I have an aqua C remora skimmer. I purchased it used on these forums about 3 years ago. It has done well, but has started to pull less and less "gunk" out of the water. It hardly pulls much out of the water now. I also have recently had a really bad algae outbreak. I have pretty much clear...