Brown Algae??!
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leakyfaucet
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I have the same problem in my tank... let's hope someone knows of a solution. good luck!
nichols_scott
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The protein skimmer should help, and you weren't taken, especially if you have fish in your reef tank. The skimmer will save you having to clean you aquarium every week, and it removes fish waste, normally only removed through water changes. Just make sure you empty the skimmer's container every day of so. It feels up quickly, and does no good if its full.
I have the fission skimmer for my 24g nano installed for about a month and my tank has never looked better. I've really seen an increase in purple coralline algae, and a decrease in the soft algaes which is a good thing.
You can calculate when the break even point will be in the future of the skimmer purchase. There's a break even point because it will allow you not to have to clean your tank as often and this reduce costs. In the example below, I have included my estimate on sea salt mix. This example doesn't include the savings you will benefit from of not having to purchase as much carbon and other consumables that need to be purchased too.
Skimmer Price: $25.00 online.
Weekly Sea Salt mix price: $2.00 (estimate)
Monthly Sea Salt without skimmer: $8.00 (estimate)
Monthly Sea Salt with skimmer: $4.00 (estimate)
$ 25.00 / $4 = 6.25 (break even point or ROI point: Approx 6 months)
It will take approximately six months to break even on your purchase of the skimmer if the salt costs $2.00 a week and the skimmer lets you get away with only cleaning your tank twice a month. I didn't take into consideration the additional cost of electricity for the skimmer, but it's low wattage and should be negligible.
Although, I know many posters in this forum pride themselves in not having to purchase extra filters and doing weekly water changes instead. It seems to be the nano-culture.
I have the fission skimmer for my 24g nano installed for about a month and my tank has never looked better. I've really seen an increase in purple coralline algae, and a decrease in the soft algaes which is a good thing.
You can calculate when the break even point will be in the future of the skimmer purchase. There's a break even point because it will allow you not to have to clean your tank as often and this reduce costs. In the example below, I have included my estimate on sea salt mix. This example doesn't include the savings you will benefit from of not having to purchase as much carbon and other consumables that need to be purchased too.
Skimmer Price: $25.00 online.
Weekly Sea Salt mix price: $2.00 (estimate)
Monthly Sea Salt without skimmer: $8.00 (estimate)
Monthly Sea Salt with skimmer: $4.00 (estimate)
$ 25.00 / $4 = 6.25 (break even point or ROI point: Approx 6 months)
It will take approximately six months to break even on your purchase of the skimmer if the salt costs $2.00 a week and the skimmer lets you get away with only cleaning your tank twice a month. I didn't take into consideration the additional cost of electricity for the skimmer, but it's low wattage and should be negligible.
Although, I know many posters in this forum pride themselves in not having to purchase extra filters and doing weekly water changes instead. It seems to be the nano-culture.
I dont agree that you can or should cut back on your weekly water changes with the skimmer. You still must replenish the trace elements with water changes...this is the best way to do it. But I do agree that the nano skimmer is better than no skimmer...use it along with a surface skimmer and you will have very clean water.
Jesse
Jesse
nichols_scott
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I'm just saying with my aquarium, the protein skimmer allows me to get away with cleaning my aquarium twice a month insteady of weekly, and my tank has never looked better since it was installed. Cyno, hair, bubble and soft green aglaes are gone. Purple coraline algaes are encrusting all rocks and starting to encrust the back wall too.
Just make sure you empty the protein skimmer container every day or two or it does no good if its full.
If you believe you need to clean your aquarium once a week, and from reading your comments you probably enjoy it the go for it.
I don't mind cleaning it once a week but a puts a strain on my personal life unless I clean during odd hours. Cleaning twice a month isn't bad and I know its more then a lot people do, but most people are not as serious about the hobby as those that belong to this forum are.
Just make sure you empty the protein skimmer container every day or two or it does no good if its full.
If you believe you need to clean your aquarium once a week, and from reading your comments you probably enjoy it the go for it.
I don't mind cleaning it once a week but a puts a strain on my personal life unless I clean during odd hours. Cleaning twice a month isn't bad and I know its more then a lot people do, but most people are not as serious about the hobby as those that belong to this forum are.