Re: red sand

I feed pelletized feed on occasion, but aminly feed frozen food that I
buy at the LFS here that they make...It has all kinds of natural stuff
in it, and no matter how much you feed there is not enough phosphates
in it to make a problem. It has krill, mussles, clams, squid, shrimp,
2 or three kinds of fish, nori algae and garlic.....I also feed
chopped fresh raw shrimp on occasion as well. Most all factory
prepared foods have phosphates, but flake seems to be the worst of the
feeds in regards to junk that makes algae grow....One thing a lot of
prepared foods be it flake or pellet has and thats a binder which
holds it all together.....which also gets into ther system over
time.....I know its only a small tiny amount but over time this stuff
adds up. I know when I fed flake my skimmer would get all kinds of
scummy buildup in the cup, now its not anywhere near as bad, yet I
have added a heap more corals..

On Thu, 15 Dec 2005 15:39:38 GMT, "Susan" <susan-mancuso@xxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
What kind of food do you feed the fish if not flake food?

Thanks,
Susan :)
"Roy" <Sonoma1720@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> The sponges can be just submerged in the water anywhere but for best
> results its best to have water flow through them, so if its possible
> put it as the last stage of any filtration so you do not get a load of
> other debri built up on the sponge.......
>
> I had always been told, do not feed flake food.as it causes problems,
> and I had always been on the assumption, yea right, food is food, but
> like I said ever since I started to pay attention to feeds and their
> contents besides the nutritional end of the labeling, and started with
> frozen and pelletized feeds, red slime algae is a thing of the
> past.....but its still definately possible to get it if you do not pay
> attention to the amounts of feed used. While its nice to ensure your
> little buddies have a full belly its not a real necessity.odds are in
> the wild they will never be completely filled either, so I now tend to
> feed to the point they do not loose any body mass but certainly not
> enough to make em put on weight either...guess you could call it a
> maintenance feeding, as its enough to sustain them, and keep em
> healthy without any extra, much like they do with horses.
>
> On Mon, 12 Dec 2005 05:47:52 GMT, "TekCat" <DUMPTHISpsp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> Yep, I used flake food :(((((( formula two.
> Phosphate sponge, do I drop it in sump and have it free floating?
>
> "Roy" <Sonoma1720@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:439e466f.64941146@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Soiunds like your have cyano algae, or commonly called the red slime.
>> Its usually caused by improper water flow in areaas, as it will build
>> up quicker in dead or very low flow areas and its fueld by excessive
>> nutrients mainly phosphates.....Reduce your feedings and do a partial
>> water change to dilute the nutrients thats available for it to use.
>> Flake foods are perhaps the worst food when it comes to adding
>> phosphates in the tank, and also use RODI water for best results.
>>
>> You can also buy a phospate sponge or bag of granular stuff in most
>> lfs, that does a good job of removing excessive nutrients such as
>> nitrogen and phospates, but usually its caused by a slip up on proper
>> maintenance or feeding.....Its not uncommon for a new tank to get it,
>> so to remove it, shut off any filtration, and water flow, and use an
>> piece of airline tube to syphon it out. Then turn on the filtration
>> again when you have it syphoned out.
>>
>>
>> n Sun, 11 Dec 2005 06:56:41 GMT, "TekCat" <DUMPTHISpsp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>> My tank is fairly new. I noticed that some of my sand is turning in
>> red
>> color. Does anyone know that it is? And if it is bad, how could I
>> remedy
>> this situation.
>> Thanks in advance,
>> TekCat
>>
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