Caring for these beautiful creatures
In living color with more pictures then you will find anywhere
Skimming the tank
I now use SEACLONE 150 skimmers on my rose tank.
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 3 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.
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 they are junk. I say poo to that.
Just look at this stuff, yuck.
The cup on the left is a regular plastic cup, I cut out a portion
to sit over the top of the collection cup to keep it from letting the foam
pop all over the back of the tank and wall.
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.
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.
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 3 to 4 days.
They pull out black glue like gunk,
I run one on each of my tanks and they work great..
(update) 7-6-08
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.
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 they are junk. I say poo to that.
Just look at this stuff, yuck.
The cup on the left is a regular plastic cup, I cut out a portion
to sit over the top of the collection cup to keep it from letting the foam
pop all over the back of the tank and wall.
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.
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.
