I think I have flatworms

[atxchris1234]

Thanks tony, your protien skimmer works great man!

many exuberant thanks for that pal!



Im not in the clear by any means, there are still plenty of mistakes to be made, but at least I have avoided an impending doom for the time being.

[tony]

its your skimmer now ;)

if that accella pump is a little loud for you when it comes time to replace it do it with a rio. ive ran the maxijet, rio, and accella and the rio was the quietest of them all.

i also liked the fact that i had the extra chamber with it to run carbon or phosban as needed. it should kick some butt on your 30g

[atxchris1234]

i also liked the fact that i had the extra chamber with it to run carbon or phosban as needed.

Huh?

Uh.... Yyyeah. Gotcha.

One day I'll know what you're talking about and then I'll really love that skimmer!

[tony]

Huh?

Uh.... Yyyeah. Gotcha.

One day I'll know what you're talking about and then I'll really love that skimmer!

lol, the left hand side of the skimmer came with a biobale which i removed (the blue stuff in the below picture)

you can now use that compartment to run carbon which will polish your water or phosban which is a phosphate sponge (removes phosphates which cause algae)

you would just buy a filter sock or use something like pantyhose and run the media in it and just hang it inside the compartment by the bag. i just hung the bag over the triangle shaped piece of plexiglass that holds the skimmer on the edge of the tank.

[atxchris1234]

oooh. Another thing I can add to hold me over while my tank stabilizes...

And where might I find this..... media?

[tony]

oooh. Another thing I can add to hold me over while my tank stabilizes...

And where might I find this..... media?

any lfs or petstore. i run black diamond carbon and highly recommend it. you will notice a huge difference.