Re: red sand

I wonder how Prime Reef frozen would be? I believe it's made by Ocean
Nutrition.

Susan :)
"Roy" <Sonoma1720@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>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
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>>> 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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