Caring for Rose Anemones the right way

 The ViaAqua just wasn't dependable enough to do the job and with
all of the  pooping going on in the tank I needed bigger and better ones.
The Seaclones sure do  pull the junk
out of the water.
They take a few days to adjust but are worth it and are reasonably priced.
I am sure that you all know what Skimmate is?
If not, it is proteins, that is, poop and Urine and other things that are proteins in the water.
I will never have a tank without a Skimmer on it.
Can you imagine all of that crud in the tank building up day after day,
 week after week if you
didn't have a way to get it out?
Even water changes won't do that much good but would help.

The skimmer cups  are emptied every 2 to 4 days.
They pull out black glue like gunk,
I run one on each  of my tanks and they work great..

I had a problem with one of the skimmers. The part where
the uptake tube attaches to the skimmer bottom cracked.
I tried super glue but no good.
Since I can not use the skimmer without fixing the crack
and not wanting to toss the whole thing just because of that
I contacted the manufacture.
Explained the problem and also included pictures of the crack,
They offered, at no charge to replace the skimmer unit, without the
pump and skimmer collection cup since I still had them.
It arrived within 5 days, and NO Charge!!
What a great company.

The first picture is of the gunk that it pulled out in just 2 days on my
125 gallon tank.
The cup holds about a cup of liquid.
Also, I have taken plastic drinking cups and cut a slot in them. (see cup
on the left in the pictures)
I then place them on top of the collection cup to keep the skim mate from bubbling over the top of the lid and over the sides.
They don't look great but sure do the job, as sometimes the gunk will bubble over the top
out of the vent hole in the lid and all over the walls and down the back of the tank.
So I added them to all of my skimmers and now the walls stay clean.
They are easily to clean with a toothbrush to, your husbands or wifes will work just fine.


And the collection cup after 3 days
 

Some new pictures of the skimmer cup and how great it works.
These are after just 3 days on the 75 gallon tank.
And many people say these skimmers are junk. I say poo to that.
Just look at this stuff, yuck.
 

And the lovely foam that comes out of the hole on top when it needs cleaning out.



So don't let people tell you that more expensive is better.
Sure they hang on the back of the tank.
But with the light fixture on top, you can not see the skimmer at all.
It is a great skimmer and comes in 2 sizes for large and small tank.
So give them a look.
Also, don't get your nose to close to it, it sure does stink

Power heads:

The power heads that I use are two different ones and l really like the new
Hydor Koralia Turbo pump.
brand much better then the Seio that I have been using.
The Koralia use suction cups and magnets to mount on the tank and I especially
like the magnet to keep them in place.
It allows me to put the powerhead down low in the tank so that it can move the
junk around on the sand without it laying on the sand itself.
It works with a propeller that simply moves water, no sucking in water
action like all other powerheads before it.
They come in 3 different sizes and I have  2 large and 2 medium from
Dr.Foster and Smith when they were on sale.
They are fabulous and quiet so give them a try.
Here is what they look like, as you can see, they take no mount over the ledge
of the tank, I love that about them.

Another Note on these new powerheads.
I have found them to be much safer then using any other suction powerhead that sucks
in water and then blows it out, these use a red fan that is right inside of the end of these
new powerheads that only move the water by pushing it out the front.
It does now suck in water .
I did an test with some xenia to see what this powerhead would do to it.
It battered the heads just a bit, but did not chew it up like other powerheads do.
So I think it is fairly safe for anemones.
But I do watch them for any movement just in case they get around them.




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