bugs?? and an update

by **Snowboss4492** » Sun Apr 06, 2008 11:11 pm

...well MANY MANY thanks to all who swear by RO water..as I have posted, I found it at wally world and have been useing it for 3 weeks now..... and will never go back, lol

the tank has cleared up amazingly ...the brown diatom algae comes in very lightly during the day when the white lights are on but is getting less and less ...................I used to blow this crap off everyday sometimes a couple times a day...........now i hit it every 4-5 days just to keep the liverock clean

the liverock is starting to show some nice color, greens, purples etc etc...

the water is clear enough now that I can see the detail on the live rock again ...and today I noticed a few little.."bugs" - -they are very tiny and resemble a cross between a shrimp and a potatoe bug {if you all know what they are, lol} are these copepods? baby shrimp? something that wil grow up and be dangerous, lol - -i know bugs are good but I'm just curious on others thoughts....................Snowboss

by **angus4481** » Sun Apr 06, 2008 11:27 pm

i gots the bugs myself, they are anthropods and copods. do you have an LED flashlight? when you turn ur lights off at night, wait 10 min, and shine it on the glass of the tank. you will see them in a big group around the light, like mesquitos. if you do it long enough, your fish get a free meal!lol

by **Snowboss4492** » Sun Apr 06, 2008 11:45 pm

just a regular led flashlight? no red cover or anything?

by **angus4481** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 1:06 am

yep just the regular old led light. i havent tried the colored covers yet

by **Snowboss4492** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 1:36 am

only reaason i asked is a while back Pimp said something about useing a red cover over a light to see something in the tank .................i think it was so the light wouldn't scare whatever it was he was looking for...............Boss

by **Snowboss4492** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 1:37 am

or maybe he just watches to much CSI...........................................?

by **angus4481** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 2:52 am

the ace ventura of fish....lol..... you got any more of that gum ace? lol

by **amadeo** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 7:36 am

noob q here . RO do you mean Reverse Osmosis or real ocean water.

by **Snowboss4492** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 12:45 pm

reverse osmosis ....sorry man, lol .........walmarts culligan "fill it yourself" stations are reverse osmosis and UV sterilized....for 33 cents a gallon

by **eazy4647** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 4:29 pm

but in dat case...i have heard that nothing compares to actual ocean water :) u can pick it up @ pet stores. its real ocean water so u have to mix nothing..just preheat and put it in the tank. das wat i use for my water changes. and use RO as top off water. my lvls have been as stable as ever with those two kinds of water.

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