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saltnmyeye

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Are protein skimmers designed to remove detritus. I have a little forming on my live rock, sand bed and glass. I dose with Kent Calcium and Strontium. I dont want it to kill my algea. help please.... :)
 

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Protien skimmers are mainly there to remove ammonia from your water. You want to get snail, hermits, etc to help remove detritus from your tank.
 
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Actually, protein skimmer removes proteins and other chemicals from the water column so that the protein won't be decompose into ammonia.

The detritoviors like hermits and worms will help.
 
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Blast the detritus into the water column with a turkey baster, or power head. The protien skimmer will remove that which is in the water column.

Louey
 
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LEW! How could you??? :x You fascist.. :lol:

Btw, did you get Roasty's letter regarding the draft this weekend?

Consider also that the natural way to be rid of a small bit of detritus is to get a crew of detrivores (assuming your tank's been set up long enough). Detritus shouldn't be forming on your glass, that's probably a microalgae of some sort.

A quick question for you, saltnmyeye.. did you pick your nick from that one "Kids in the Hall" skit, where that guy kept putting salt in his eye?
 

saltnmyeye

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Well seamaiden, i got my quip from the last time i mixed salt. I got some in my eye, hence the name. I have two hermits and a scarlet cleaner shrimp should i also put snails?? I have a 55 gal. how many of these cleaner crew players should i have?? and thanks to all for replying.
 
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Seamaiden said:


LEW! How could you??? You fascist..

Didn't you see the sump thread? I am sporting the lovely and charming Ann Coulter avatar in honor of SpaceAce's 2K squat.

And

Btw, did you get Roasty's letter regarding the draft this weekend?

Yup. And I, like you, haven't ranked the players yet. Gotta do that tonight.

Sorry saltnmyeye. Sometimes threads lose their focus. :wink:

Louey
 

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