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blau
12/19/2007, 10:18 PM
Ok so I now seem to be able to keep my parameters correct and my tank is a few months old. My question is I have some brown algea/diatoms that look like christmas trees. I have been pulling them out by hand and it all seems to be dying off now. Is there any decent way to get it all out. I tried syphoning it out when I did a water change but that really did a number on the sand. If I leave it go will it cause significant problems with parameters or will it just stay around as an ugly muck. Any suggestions would be apreciated.

I don't have much of any cleanup crew either just one turbo and two crabs.

Thanks,
Brian

PH = 8.05 - 8.15
temp = 73
ORP = 320 - 350

kau_cinta_ku
12/19/2007, 10:26 PM
i suggest upping your cleanup crew with some nass. certh snails, and maybe a sandsifting goby to help keep the sandbed stired up and clean.

kau_cinta_ku
12/19/2007, 10:27 PM
oh and why is your temp so low? I would raise it to around 78-80 slowly.

blau
12/19/2007, 10:28 PM
i have seen clenup crews for a 180 gallon like mine but I hate to put that much in all at once.

blau
12/19/2007, 10:29 PM
oh and the temp is low because it is a new tank at that is one of the problems that showed up this winter. I am going to need to get the sump off the concrete floor and put some styrofoam under it....Or get a bigger heater

kau_cinta_ku
12/19/2007, 10:32 PM
i would say for a 180 gal. I would start with about 50 each of the snails and 2 diamond watchman gobys. and go from there.

BTW the snails are more for the sand and won't go on the rock much.

blau
12/19/2007, 10:34 PM
really all at once?

kau_cinta_ku
12/19/2007, 10:38 PM
i would, that is still small for a cleanup crew for that size tank.