Well my old Hippo (10year+) is starting to look old, his blue is starting to leave him. He is getting spotty clear looking skin. I hope he makes it alot longer, I am going to start giving more vitamins and see if that helps but I never had an old fish so I am not sure what they should look like...
I am looking at getting the Tunze Wavebox for my 180 with corner overflows but I look at videos and read the threads about the noise and wave moving the water up 1" or more, does anyone have one in the old style AGA with the corner overflow. if so do you have any problems with the wave going to...
After 3 treatments about 6 months ago the red bugs are back and I have not added anything. I think I am going to try natural with a fish or something. What has everyone else done when they came back. I know there were a few people that said they had fish eat them, that are they?
I only did one treatment about two weeks ago and so far everything is good. Some have told me to do the rest because the bugs can build up resistance to the meds, but I looked at Eric B's thoughts and my tank after one dose and will do a second one again if I see any more.
Water change 100gal a month, I pulled the algae,added snail, scabs, fish, sea slugs, toothbrushed some of it. Dts not as long as I have had the algae. I have even cover the algae and afer a month is was gone from that area but came right back
1. Is strong light enough to keep bryopsis algae growing, the reason for asking is ever since I upgraded my lights 3years ago I have gotten this algae and it will not go away
my tests are as follows
PH 8.15
CA 475ppm/425ppm with Sr test
KH 13.8dKH or 4.91 meq/L
Mg 1260ppm
Sr 10 mg/l
Si 0ppm
PO4...