AboutPaul Expertise technical and non technical questions about marine tank set up, with a few radical hardware ideas. the compatibility of livestock. i am not much of a coral buff but i know about the more common types.
if you are asking a question please add in your tank spec, including type of filtration, amount of live rock, type of skimmer etc. it helps in the acurate answering of questions.
thanks
Experience i have kept fish for over 8 years
Education/Credentials none in the marine world, only experiance.
Expert: Paul Date: 1/20/2008 Subject: micro bubbles
Question QUESTION:
hi after adding 40 k of living rock to my aquarium i have turned my skimmer
on now i have tiny bubbles in my tank the chamber where the skimmer is
housed is filling with bubbles then getting pumped to the trickle filter is
this norm or should air not get in to this chamber the skimmer is aqua medic
Needle wheel protein skimmer the one with the percula 90 also my water level
in this chamber is at the correct level to the manual be greatfull for any
help steve
ANSWER: the skimmer will bed in over time, if not try reducing the flow through it this should stop the bubbles from entering the tank
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QUESTION: hi again my aquarium is coming on nice now the trouble is now my supplier is telling me the fish i want are better off in pairs the fish in question are anthias (indo) and bi colour damsals after taken is advice i pushiest two bi coloured damsals of which i ad to get rid of one due to aggression towards the other damsal and the anthias which iav only just added now the slightly larger anthias is now showing aggression towards the other anthias nipping its Finns all the time. i was hoping to get 2 false percula clowns on my next purchase in 4 weeks time are these going to be ok as iam paying the price of 2 fish and ending up with 1, i live in York and the nearest place to me who stock marine is this store in Beverley. i am now thinking of getting the other things i want by Internet is this a safe option thanx steve
Answer hi, sorry its taken so long to reply, been on night shift!
the problem your having with the anthias is they are a shoal fish and are usually kept in 5 or more, odd numbers work best for some reason. any damsel is aggressive it just varies in intensity.
its always a risk buying from the internet, most fish are not handled with care by curriers. if your fish shop is a good one they will be able to get you most fish you wan't, i know mine certainly does
